Remember: collaboration isn’t just about working together.
It’s about actively listening, learning, and adapting.
It’s about challenging assumptions and fostering a safe environment where ideas can flow freely.
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In the world of scary hard problems, the whole truly is often greater than the sum of its parts.
When collaborating with your peer proruct managers, you combine strengths, compensate for weaknesses, and create the gestalt that leads to breakthroughs.
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When communicating with senior execs, be concise and get to the point as quickly as possible. The first sentence is always the key message.
If you present challenges, propose solutions. Be solutions oriented.
Remember: Demonstrate confidence and professionalism in all of your interactions.
Your product documentation is an asset.
Well-crafted docs turn casual users into power users. It’s the bridge that transforms beginners into experts - and advocates.
Think of it as an investment that pays dividends in user satisfaction, loyalty, and reduced support costs.
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“On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock.” -Thomas Jefferson.
#Quotes
“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” -Descartes
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When was the last time you thanked your amazing clients for all their questions and feedback?
You’re there to listen, learn, and provide the answers they need.
Keep the conversation going!
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”In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future.” -Eric Hoffer
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Quarterly roadmap planning is essential but comes with its fair share of challenges:
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Striking the right balance between short-term priorities and long-term vision
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Predict priorities across a time horizon with shifting market needs
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Allocation of scarce resources
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Communication and alignment
“When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” -Elvis Presley
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Your actions set the tone for the team.
Demonstrate the qualities and behaviors you expect from your product managers.
Be a role model in terms of leadership, virtues, and work ethic.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” -unknown
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”You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” -Richard Branson
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“There is a piece of me that likes to fondly imagine my maverick and rebellious nature. But more accurately I like to have a nice and cosy institution that I can rub up against a little bit. There is nothing better than a few constraints you can comfortably kick against.” -Douglas Adams
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“The years teach much which the days never know.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Learn from your mistakes.
Adapt quickly.
Champion your team’s creativity.
Innovation thrives on resilience.
#ProductManagement
“A plan which succeeds is bold, one which fails is reckless.” - General Karl von Clausewitz
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Addressing hard problems is like building a puzzle.
Each piece represents a new insight, a new step towards a possible solution.
Embrace the puzzle. The picture will become clearer.
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Hard conversations with customers foster a culture of continuous improvement within your team.
They challenge assumptions and force #ProductManagement to confront the limitations of their thinking and their solutions.
This often leads to creative problem-solving and innovative product enhancements.
“People are always telling you who they are.” -Elizabeth Strout
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“Words are full of echoes, of memories, of associations. They have been out and about, on people’s lips, in their houses, in the streets, in the fields, for so many centuries.” -Virginia Woolf
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