Product Management

Big, transfomational projects are all the rage, but the risk is usually worth the effort. But a lack of transparency, and overcommitment can harm trust relationships

When Leadership can't actually lead, they default to using frameworks and consultants to fill the gap. No framework can fix bad organization.

Being one of the mythical FAANG companies is great, until it isn't. Netflix is feeling some pain as their subscriptions decline, missing analysts expectation.

New opportunites arise all the time, but as you get older, you get wiser. Asking what success means when you are being pitched a role or responsibility shift can reduce heartburn

Late career product management is stressful. People want to know why you are still doing it. Something must be wrong to not want to advance.

Was it all a mistake? Is product management worth the headaches, the heart attack, the stent, the other drains on life's precious bodily fluids?

For one brief slice of his career, the Dude had a really awesome compensation plan. Unique in the product management world, it influenced behavior well

Scandal Plagued Facebook makes the Dude wonder if there are any product managers there with a conscience. Apparently there is/was only one.

Product Manager Types: The quiet competent sort. They fly beneath the radar, building consensus, and delivering year after year. Celebrate them.