Time for a meta-thread on the Product Management content I’ve posted over the past 6 months.
This one is long, but I hope it can serve as a useful & quick reference for PMs.
It has 4 sections:
1. The PM Role
2. PM Skills
3. Strategy
4. PM Leadership
Are you ready?
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This one is long, but I hope it can serve as a useful & quick reference for PMs.
It has 4 sections:
1. The PM Role
2. PM Skills
3. Strategy
4. PM Leadership
Are you ready?
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Section 1: The PM Role
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I really enjoyed summarizing Product Management in 1 tweet.
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I really enjoyed summarizing Product Management in 1 tweet.
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Tackling the eternal question "Is the PM the CEO of the product?"
Tackling the eternal question "Is the PM the CEO of the product?"
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Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers
Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers
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Why Product Management is an important role
Why Product Management is an important role
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Product Management can be a lonely job
Product Management can be a lonely job
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The 4 possible stages of Product Management at companies
The 4 possible stages of Product Management at companies
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A B2B Product Management Story
A B2B Product Management Story
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On Managing B2B Products
On Managing B2B Products
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On Managing Consumer Products
On Managing Consumer Products
Let's move on to the next section.
Section 2: PM Skills
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Section 2: PM Skills
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PM Career Skills Map, a thread
PM Career Skills Map, a thread
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Key to success in Product Management, in 2 words
The thread progressively builds up to 26 words
Key to success in Product Management, in 2 words
The thread progressively builds up to 26 words
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Probabilistic Thinking, its importance and how to build that skill
Probabilistic Thinking, its importance and how to build that skill
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High Agency, what it is, why it's important, and how to cultivate it
High Agency, what it is, why it's important, and how to cultivate it
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Be careful about how to tackle Proof of Worth tasks
Be careful about how to tackle Proof of Worth tasks
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Greatly improve your effectiveness as a PM with the LNO Effectiveness Framework.
As a bonus: can help reduce the stress of the PM job.
Greatly improve your effectiveness as a PM with the LNO Effectiveness Framework.
As a bonus: can help reduce the stress of the PM job.
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The Agreed Target Quality Framework
The Agreed Target Quality Framework
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The 2 modes in which PMs operate
The 2 modes in which PMs operate
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Pre-mortems are good. You should do them. This thread lays out how to make them fun and effective.
Pre-mortems are good. You should do them. This thread lays out how to make them fun and effective.
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A useful question to ask in B2B Product Management
A useful question to ask in B2B Product Management
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Understanding and improving Product Sense
Understanding and improving Product Sense
Section 3: Strategy
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Product Strategy, in 1 tweet
The thread has a number of additional resources, including my main book recommendations for strategy
Product Strategy, in 1 tweet
The thread has a number of additional resources, including my main book recommendations for strategy
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Good Product Strategy, Bad Product Strategy
Good Product Strategy, Bad Product Strategy
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Also important to understand what is NOT strategy
Also important to understand what is NOT strategy
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More strategy books
More strategy books
Section 4: PM Leadership
Last section, stay with me
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Last section, stay with me
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Be intentional about your PM Leadership approach
Be intentional about your PM Leadership approach
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A list of questions for evaluating product features
Learn about the power of asking the right questions as a PM leader
A list of questions for evaluating product features
Learn about the power of asking the right questions as a PM leader
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Leaders need to get comfortable with asking questions
There is power, not weakness, in asking questions
Leaders need to get comfortable with asking questions
There is power, not weakness, in asking questions
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Product Reviews and Competent/Incompetent Executives
Product Reviews and Competent/Incompetent Executives
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Book recommendations for new & aspiring managers, with a one-line summary of each book
Book recommendations for new & aspiring managers, with a one-line summary of each book
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Look out for the perils of OKR setting & planning
Look out for the perils of OKR setting & planning
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Don’t let your teams waste years because they were unwilling to “waste” weeks
Don’t let your teams waste years because they were unwilling to “waste” weeks
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Thread and video of my talk for PMs and leaders at SVPMA
(this was in Dec 2019, so not strictly within the past 6 months, but close enough)
Thread and video of my talk for PMs and leaders at SVPMA
(this was in Dec 2019, so not strictly within the past 6 months, but close enough)
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Thread of my PM leadership talk at Products That Count
(this is older, but I find myself linking to this thread all the time when talking about PM career management & PM leadership)
Thread of my PM leadership talk at Products That Count
(this is older, but I find myself linking to this thread all the time when talking about PM career management & PM leadership)
And that's it.
I hope this is useful.
Thanks for getting this far, and I wish you all the best!
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I hope this is useful.
Thanks for getting this far, and I wish you all the best!
🙏🏾❤️👍🏾
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