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20 Oct, 6 tweets, 2 min read
3 book recos for PMs, by level

Entry level (APM/PM1/2):
Inspired
Getting Things Done
7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Mid-level (SrPM/GPM):
Super Thinking
High Output Management
Understanding Michael Porter

Leadership (Dir/VP):
7 Powers
Are Your Lights On
The Charisma Myth
Why book recos by level?

- Book lists for product ppl are often one-size-fits-all.

- A great book can be career-changing.

- But the timing is almost as important as the actual content.

- We can only appreciate certain lessons & frameworks based on our accumulated experience.
For more books, check out this thread:
Do share your book recos (based on the above levels)👇🏾
Related, a thread with my principles & tactics for making the most out of books:
Related, PM skills by level:

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17 Oct
PM feedback framework:

Skills—to build/enhance (level-specific)

Mindset—for ⬆️effectiveness (agency, even keel..)

Activities—to improve product/team (better process, horizontals..)

Results—expected Outputs+Outcomes

Training—resources to achieve all this

Review plan monthly.
Product Manager feedback tends to be unstructured & is often not easily actionable.

This had bugged me for years, until I starting applying this framework a few years ago.
Structuring feedback in these 5 categories forces more specificity & action-orientation.

It's a joint plan in which the manager is equally accountable.

How to start?

Managers: write up to 3 prioritized points per category

All others: share this framework with your manager🙂
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16 Oct
In my 20s:
I was sure other people knew the answer.

In my 30s:
I was sure I knew the answer.

In my 40s:
I try not to be so sure about such things.
If you enjoyed this tweet, you might also enjoy these threads👇🏾
What I learned in my 30s about living a peaceful life, through setbacks, reading, and introspection
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15 Oct
Most Execution problems are really
1) Strategy problems, or
2) Interpersonal problems, or
3) Culture problems

Good leaders execute well because they understand this. They fix the root problem.

Bad leaders struggle because they are always applying band-aids.
Of course, at times it is a real Execution problem.

Real Execution problems include:
A) Funding constraints
B) Team skill gaps
C) Tool issues
D) Org structure
E) Process problems
F) External dependencies
G) Technical complexity
H) Coordination complexity
In the majority of cases though, what is initially expressed as an Execution problem isn't an Execution problem at all.

It's more convenient to point a finger at these Execution problems when the root cause is actually a Strategy / Interpersonal / Culture problem.
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12 Oct
The day you became a clearer thinker, you:

-started by identifying the real goal
-decomposed vague concepts
-framed the right questions
-sought more data or experience
-listened to multiple perspectives
-assessed upsides & downsides
-examined your own biases
-acted like an owner
Related resources👇🏾
What Are You Really Trying To Do
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11 Oct
2 approaches for professional growth:

A) Goal-driven: What do I need to learn to immediately solve this concrete problem?

B) Interest-driven: What can I learn about this domain that I don’t already know?

To excel in the long haul:
Make B your default & use A when necessary

👇🏾
An observation:
Majority of people tend solely toward Goal-driven growth.

They don't seek to learn things without a clear & immediate problem.

They don't make this choice explicitly.

It's just how they are pre-wired.

The trick then is to:
1) recognize this
2) re-wire oneself
Why?

Growth isn’t a straight line.

It isn’t fully Cause & Effect

The brain makes connections in ways you can’t predict upfront.

You can’t plan proficiency.

So get comfortable with learning without an immediate problem or purpose.

And grow in ways you never thought possible.
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10 Oct
I’m late to the party, but this recent Founders Field Guide episode with @rahulvohra is a masterclass for product folks

Most folks can learn more from this one episode than several years of building products, reading 10+ books, etc.

I’ve listened to it twice & will listen again
The frameworks & examples shared by @rahulvohra are superb

But perhaps even more important is the product philosophy: deeply understanding user motivations & psychology, and conceiving creative product solutions rather than the “safe” ones

I cannot stress how important this is.
Apple podcasts link:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rah…

Spotify link:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Z1xGR…

If you want to check out the content right away,
@chrishlad has created a nice thread summarizing this episode (but don't forget to also listen to the episode):
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