Insights and advice from the deeper layers of product leadership
As product leaders, we need to make so many decisions. Moreover, these decisions are hardly ever straightforward or simple. Here are a few techniques to help you decide nonetheless.
There comes a time with every product when there is a focus on sales. Money time. But like pregnancy, sales processes take time and can’t always be rushed. Surely, there are things you can do to speed up the process, but it’s usually not selling. What is it then? The answer is below.
Bad product feedback is a bummer. But contrary to what you might think, it doesn’t always mean your product is bad. Products are always meant to serve someone, and if it wasn’t built for the person who gave you the feedback, there is no reason to feel bad about it. Here is a quick guide to strategic thinking about product feedback.
The journey to product-market fit might seem random, but it actually has a well defined high-level structure. In order to successfully navigate it, you need to understand how it works. Here is part two of the guide that will help you find your way to product-market fit.
If you are on the journey toward product-market fit, you know it’s not easy. Part of it is because it’s really hard. Every new product has its own fit to find. But it gets easier when you understand what this journey should look like, and how to navigate it all the way through. Here is a quick guide to help you understand what to expect.
If you are the new product leader of your company, your company might be in product leadership debt. In such situations, you would typically be asked to come up with a strategy and roadmap ASAP, but you are still just learning the domain. Here is how to give the CEO what they need while staying true to your professional standards.
Product managers need to talk to customers. It’s not always easy, and they don’t always tell us what we want to hear. But if we listen carefully, we can learn much more than what they actually say. Here is what my boss once taught me about how to really listen to our customers.
In part two of this summary, I am moving to talk about strategy and leadership insights. As these are topics close to my heart, I had a lot to say – so here are my thoughts backed by SVPG’s insights on these topics.
Last month I had the privilege of participating in SVPG’s ‘Coach the Coaches’ workshop in Europe. After 3 full days of meaningful discussions, I took the time to reflect and share with you my thoughts and insights.
As servant leaders, and especially in product management which is the master of leadership without authority, we are used to always working for the greater good. But sometimes, our success depends on things that we need just because we need or even want them. Here are a few examples where it’s perfectly fine to make things personal.
In the past, working from home used to be the way to disconnect from the hectic office and get “real” work done. Nowadays, when working remotely had become the new norm, it’s harder than ever to maintain this balance. Here are my best tips for productive, deep work from home.
Complex decisions tend to be stuck in endless discussions. People see things differently, and hard decisions are harder to make on your own. As a product leader, you play a key role in helping align everyone and leading towards a decision. Here are the steps you will need to take in order to get there.
