I recently attended a product meetup and have to share an observation: Many of us could do a better job of introducing ourselves. Let’s start with a real-life example: 🔴 “Hi, my name is < Your name>. I’m working for < Full complicated company name> in the ❤-letter abbreviation department>…

Are you interested in starting (or improving upon an existing) product Community of Practice (CoP)? Before we start looking into my tips , let’s quickly recap the advantages of running this type of community. What Does a CoP Help You With? A CoP will help product people share best practices and ways to solve specific challenges. It…

For the next post in the series of interviews about product Communities of Practice, we’ve got a real treat for you! Teresa Torres is a product discovery coach, teacher, and author of the wildly popular book Continuous Discovery Habits. …

I’ve observed a trend over the past few weeks. There seems to be a major shift in the business world. In the past, the best growth stories have attracted senior leadership and investors. But this no longer seems to be the case. In 90% of the coaching sessions I’ve had…

In a recent post, I defined the concept of “Communities of Practice” and explained that I’ll be focusing on this topic throughout 2022. Did you miss that post? You can find it here. …

The PMwheel is a tool I created to help define product managers’ roles and responsibilities. …

One of the most common questions I got asked in conversations with product people in 2021 was: How do I make sure to learn the right things to do the PM job well? And Product leaders in particular often asked me: How do we scale people development and make sure…

When you’re working in product, there’s generally no shortage of ideas. And that is a good thing. But it can sometimes be overwhelming to collect and qualify all these ideas to see which ones have the potential to add value to your product. We’ve all been in a situation where…

Problem #1: Communication is perceived as one-way Communication is rarely one way, but it is often perceived that way. So, a product leader will present the latest strategy, then expect people to embrace and execute it. When this happens, alignment is missing and buy-in is not there. Problem #2: Communication is overly formal Many organizations do not allow sufficient time for personal, non-targeted…