What Do We Owe Our Teams?
Many of my discussions with product leaders (CPOs, VPs and others who manage teams of product folks) are about the…
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Product Coaching and “Show, Don’t Tell”
I sometimes find product management teams composed entirely of first-timers,
where not a single person has any previous experience as…
We’re In A Product Candidate’s Job Market
Every CPO/VP Product I talk with is in a battle for product talent. It’s even
harder than normal…
Exiting Gracefully
Longevity for product executives is pretty short: typically between 2 and 2.5 years. So in the course of a…
Coaching With Heart
One of my VP Product coachees raised a topic that comes up often:“I want to
become a much better…
Delegation for Product Leaders
A topic that’s come up several times recently in my product leader coaching
sessions: how much to delegate to…
What Do Product Leaders Do?
My last post briefly listed some broad responsibilities of product leaders which are distinct from the direct work of managing…
The Product Leadership Career Ladder
In addition to my formal coaching of product leaders (Directors, VPs and CPOs who directly manage teams of product managers)…
7 Ways to Know That You Need a Head of Product
Over the last year or so, I’ve seen more than a dozen companies with a
meta-product management problem that…
What Do Recruiters Look For in a Product Management Resume?
(originally posted on Quora
[https://www.quora.com/What-do-recruiters-look-for-in-a-resume-for-the-role-of-Product-Management/answer/Rich-Mironov]
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Q: What Do Recruiters Look For in a Product…
Eight Mistakes You’ll (Probably) Make in Your First Product Management Job
Here are some mistakes that I expect most first-time product managers to make –
even after coursework, certificates, and online tutorials.…
What Do Product Leaders Worry About?
I spend much of my time with product leaders – folks who manage teams of product
managers – including at a recent…