Product Manager You Are…

Building a product is like making a song. The band is composed of marketing, sales, engineering, support, manufacturing, PR, legal. And the product manager is the producer—making sure everyone knows the melody, that nobody is out of tune and everyone is doing their part. They’re the only person who can see and hear how all the pieces are coming tog... See more

Product management is a career, not just a role you play on a team. The product manager deeply understands both the business and the customer to identify the right opportunities to produce value. They are responsible for synthesizing multiple pieces of data, including user analytics, customer feedback, market research, and stakeholder opinions, and... See more

In my experience, echoed by a few people I’ve chatted with, there is a general rule of thumb vis-a-vis the categories of work above:

A “Great PM” is

excellent in one area,

good in at least one other,

and doesn’t have time for more than two.

Using “Great PM” language, you should strive to be “Great,” as superlative as possible, in one of those four are

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Eight ways product managers and org designers are similar 1) You’re ruthless about solving real problems.2) You know how to run a true experiment.3) You can lead without authority.4) You’re always looking to get better as a facilitator.5) You’re a generalist (generally).6) You work well with folks who have different skills and background than you.7... See more