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What Product Managers Should Do When the Sales Team Is Hostile
November 5, 2018
What Product Managers Should Do When the Sales Team Is Hostile

You rely heavily on other teams for product success. That is the story of being a product manager. So naturally, it makes your job a lot tougher when other teams are not…

The Unfortunate Trend of Workplace “Ghosting”
October 30, 2018
The Unfortunate Trend of Workplace “Ghosting”

Shhh. Do you hear anything? That silence is the sound of somebody not communicating with you at work. You pinged them with a question. You invited them to a meeting. But…

Tips for Product Management Resource Allocation
October 29, 2018
Tips for Product Management Resource Allocation

Three product teams enter. One product team leaves triumphant, two stumble away bruised. Do your resource allocation meetings ever feel like a knock-down, drag-out fight?…

How to Keep Learning at Work — Despite an Unhelpful Boss
October 23, 2018
How to Keep Learning at Work — Despite an Unhelpful Boss

The Dunning-Kruger effect. It is a mouthful to say, but the concept itself is pretty simple. It refers to a cognitive bias where people confidently assess themselves as…

The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Respond Instantly When You Are Super Busy?
October 16, 2018
The Founder’s Paradox: How Do You Respond Instantly When You Are Super Busy?

You are so busy that you are tired. Really tired. Seven-days-a-week, 12-hours-a-day tired. And you still have more to do, more than seems possible for just one person.…

4 Signs That Your Company Is About to Reorganize Product Management
October 9, 2018
4 Signs That Your Company Is About to Reorganize Product Management

“Reorg.” This word tends to spark a ripple of fear at work. But there is a type of organizational change that is happening at many of the world’s largest enterprises and…

How to Stay Motivated at Work When No One Else Cares
October 8, 2018
How to Stay Motivated at Work When No One Else Cares

Does it feel like you are the only person motivated at work? Follow these tips for staying motivated when nobody else on your team seems to care.

How Product Managers Deal With a Meddling CEO
October 1, 2018
How Product Managers Deal With a Meddling CEO

Dealing with a meddling CEO? Use your strategy to guide you and try to approach each interaction with your CEO as an opportunity to grow.

No One Has a Vision for Your Product — Now What?
September 25, 2018
No One Has a Vision for Your Product — Now What?

“Why are we building this?” This is a painful question for product managers. Maybe you have mumbled it when sales pushed through a new feature to close a deal. Or when…

Hey Product Manager: Stop Listening to the Sales Team
September 24, 2018
Hey Product Manager: Stop Listening to the Sales Team

Being a product manager is a balancing act. You need to be super responsive to the requests of colleagues and customers. But you also need to give them what they actually…

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