Product Management
The Talk ...
It is predictable, you start a new product management job, you have some early successes, and people begin noticing. Then it is time for the "talk", and your role and responsibilities expand
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Life as a Contract Product Manager
What is life like as a Product Manager Contractor? It turns out that it is a lot like a regular product manager, but with less certainty
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When it is Time to Leave
In any job, you get to a point where you wonder what's next Product Management is no different. What signs are there that it is time to move on? This post helps decide the "best by" date.
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How Long to Stay?
How long in a position is optimal for a product manager? Not a simple answer, but there are some practical rules of thumb, and this post might help you decide what is right for you
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Reading People
Successful product managers are masters of reading people. Peers, Collaborators, and customers, quickly understanding them, and their motivations is key, and a worthy skill to learn and master
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The Future of Work
The concept of "Work" is changing, and unlike earlier disruptions, this one might stretch the social fabric to its breaking point. How we respond as a society will be key
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Forecast Time
Forecasting, seemingly a tangential Product Management task, is fraught with worry and stress. But it is crucial to understanding the business
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The Email Monster
Email, a curse and a blessing, remains one of the Achille's heels of Product Management. Once a quarter or so, we bite the bullet and deal with it
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The Sales Cycle - Observations
Common throughout all my employers, and all my career is the sales hockey stick, where the bulk of the orders come in the last week of a quarter
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Customer Success - a key role
Customer Success, a role that is growing in criticality in the realm of digital transformation, helps drive renewal and adoption. Product Management should be close to the CSM's
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Product Management Time Management - Meetings
Product Management is a role that is consistently overloaded. One major time sink is meeting load. Some tips for how to control this beast
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Product Marketing Vs. Product Management
Revisiting the product marketing versus product management discussion, this time in the context of contracting, and how that affects the role