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The key to lifelong success in product management, in 2 words:

Understanding People
Alright, since it looks like some folks are interested, here comes the extended version.

Keys to PM Success—in 4 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
Keys to PM Success—in 6 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
Keys to PM Success—in 8 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
Keys to PM Success—in 10 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
Keys to PM Success—in 12 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
Keys to PM Success—in 14 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
- Listen Carefully
Keys to PM Success—in 16 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
- Listen Carefully
- Reason Critically
Keys to PM Success—in 18 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
- Listen Carefully
- Reason Critically
- Exude Optimism
Keys to PM Success—in 20 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
- Listen Carefully
- Reason Critically
- Exude Optimism
- Create Clarity
Keys to PM Success—in 22 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
- Listen Carefully
- Reason Critically
- Exude Optimism
- Create Clarity
- Communicate Sincerely
Keys to PM Success—in 24 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
- Listen Carefully
- Reason Critically
- Exude Optimism
- Create Clarity
- Communicate Sincerely
- Know Oneself
Keys to PM Success—in 26 words:

- Understand People
- Propel Action
- Get Results
- Seek Evidence
- Take Ownership
- Think Different
- Listen Carefully
- Reason Critically
- Exude Optimism
- Create Clarity
- Communicate Sincerely
- Know Oneself
- Learn Continually
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Clearly there could be more, but hopefully this is a useful prompt.

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Proof of Worth, a gentle product management rant:

When an early-career PM starts on a team, they might be told that they must build credibility with the builders (eng, design, analytics…)

They must prove their worth.

Fine advice, but it can go wrong long-term.

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PMs might be told that the PM title doesn't itself give them the RIGHT to be in the room with the real product builders

"Build cred"

It might not be fun to hear, but it’s a pragmatic perspective & it isn't necessarily wrong.

Now, how can our valiant PM act on this advice?
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PMs are told:

“You should fix a bug so engineers begin to respect you”

“You should create wireframes so your designers know you empathize with them”

“You should run SQL queries; bring independent insights”

“You should stay on top of everything; be instantly responsive”
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I like the Me+20 Conjecture a lot.

It goes like this:

• What will I know in 20 years that I don’t know now?

• How can I understand & learn that now instead of learning from mistakes over the next 20 years?

• What current beliefs might be getting in the way of this inquiry?
I've used the Me+20 Conjecture for things that fall in the category of "wisdom", not so much for "facts".

It probably also works for facts, but I can't be sure.

Besides life decisions, it can be useful for business decisions (usually on a shorter timescale, say 3 yrs or 5 yrs).
A couple of notes, for any skeptics:

• First step is realizing that personal growth means that one's beliefs could be very different N years from now

• A further test: Are your current beliefs identical to those held by You-20?
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PM Career Skills Map:
Analytical, Execution, Product Sense
Commercial Sense
PM Mentorship & Management
Product Vision & Strategy
Organizational Design & Development
Company Strategy & Execution

Tech, Design Sense is nice
Influential Communication & Critical Thinking is vital
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How does the Product Management Career Skills Map relate to role, scope, career progression?

Entry-level PM → CPO

Product Feature → All Products

Impossible to accurately fit to every situation, but here’s a model:
Influential Communication & Critical Thinking are not pictured above for simplicity, but they must be constantly honed for each higher level.

They are the walls of the vessel.

Everything can (and often does) fall apart without Influential Communication & Critical Thinking.
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