Product Management University

APRIL 8, 2024

But products are the nucleus, and that means market leadership starts with product management. Before we dive into those, let’s look at a few opportunities where product management teams can take a much stronger leadership role in the organization. Here’s why this structure is so critical to a stronger leadership position.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Tobi remains deeply technical, frequently coding alongside his team, and is known for his unique approach to leadership, product development, and company building. You need both a positional game (long-term strategy) and tactics (short-term wins). Trust that fun and delight are powerful drivers of success.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Jonathan Berg Director of Product Management, Schoology.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Jonathan Berg Director of Product Management, Schoology.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 28, 2021

It’s important to share both the positive and negative experiences we’ve had among the community and with others so we can learn from – and relate to – one another. . Allyship means doing the uncomfortable work to confront your own prejudices and bias, educate yourself, and take action against discrimination. Educate yourself.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This article is good quick read whether you are hiring or seeking a product leadership role internally or externally. As you position yourself for your next great next, consider incorporating further leadership development into it if you haven’t already. Change is the one thing that’s always coming, it’s the only constant.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

They hold qualified women back from climbing career ladders and reaching a senior product leadership position. Yet, they’re still stubbornly absent from the leadership teams in far too many organizations. The Numbers Don’t Lie in Senior Product Leadership Positions. What keeps holding them back? Turning the Tide.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

They spoke on the topic of leadership, and unsurprisingly it was a fascinating and enlightening discussion, with a lot of great insights gleaned from their respective careers. But how can we use our position to empower co-workers and create a more inclusive, diverse, and engaging experience for everyone? Leadership journey.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 9, 2019

Following a talk at ProductTank Bristol, he joined us to chat about the advice he gives both to aspiring product managers and to those angling for leadership positions. Links mentioned in this episode: Six leadership styles, from the Harvard Business Review. Quote of the episode. Or can you continue to be a practitioner?

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bpma ProductHub

AUGUST 1, 2016

It also helps product managers think critically about the future of their product, whether it addresses a market need and how to position it as industries change. During leadership meetings, the product manager may give a status update instead of a recommendation. Deploy different strategies for different audiences.

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Ronke PM

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Companies that embrace diversity in leadership and product teams consistently outperform their competitors. Representation Matters in Leadership Diversity in leadership is critical for employee engagement and retention. Organizations must refine job descriptions to focus on skills rather than rigid educational backgrounds.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 12, 2019

We need to experiment with how to package and position ourselves, to form career hypotheses, and then build feedback systems to evaluate our career progress. Take a moment to position yourself as a product leader, using the simple model below. I provide product leadership in a thoughtful, quirky way. 1) You are the Product.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Jonathan Berg Director of Product Management, Schoology.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Jonathan Berg Director of Product Management, Schoology.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This month’s Mind the Product Leadership meetup in London was treated to a talk by business advisor and entrepreneur Barry O’Reilly. Any change needs to happen within the leadership team in order to be adopted by the rest of the organisation. Schools haven’t changed the way they approach education in hundreds of years.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 8, 2018

The last 12 of those have been in leadership positions. When I joined Sprinklr, I made it very clear to the leadership team that I had this business, it was very much a side hustle, and I’d be doing it evenings and weekends. It really does depend on the leadership team. It’s not as easy as some might think.

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bpma ProductHub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The moral of the story is to be patient early in your career and listen to those that have been in your position before. Because I did not have the typical background or education, I wasn’t afraid to ask many questions, or find ways to further my understanding of the industry and role.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In short, it doesn’t educate people on the company culture. The best onboarding is crafted for the position and adjusted to the person. On the first day, you should put pressure on high-level values, the company mission and meeting the leadership team. It doesn’t help people find their feet in a new and different environment.

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bpma ProductHub

MAY 22, 2017

Note: These attributes are in addition to having strong leadership, communication and prioritization skills.). A foundational business education. Speaking of business, a business education can help shape those goals. An empathy for customers and their problems. A penchant for successfully solving problems. Maybe, but not likely.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Jonathan Berg Director of Product Management, Schoology.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Jonathan Berg Director of Product Management, Schoology.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Be a Positive Person That Salespeople Love To Work With There’s a lot to unpack here, but DO NOT interpret this as “do whatever sales asks.” It’s more about demonstrating stronger leadership. The Most Basic Rule of Product Positioning 3. Make your product positioning conversational and your sales narratives are done!

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Melissa Perri

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Product is the only position that touches everything across the organization and helps pull it together to create a compelling offering for its customers. Since the Chief Product Officer role is so new, there are not many people who are perfectly positioned to take on this challenge, yet there are many companies desperate for this leadership.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 31, 2020

It might have implications for how that product is positioned in the market. After launching Amazon’s music stores in the US and UK, Randy has worked with museums and arts groups, online education, media and entertainment, retail and financial services. It might have implications for how that product is positioned in the market.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 31, 2020

For Tamara, it’s all about education. “Inspired product managers will go out and try to educate themselves independently – thinking in terms of the objectives and outcomes.” You can do this even if your leadership is not aligned. What kind of information do they need to make a decision?

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jimena Almendares has held senior product roles and leadership positions at Zynga and Meetup , and now runs the Global Expansion efforts for Intuit. After launching Amazon’s music stores in the US and UK, Randy has worked with museums and arts groups, online education, media and entertainment, retail and financial services.

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Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Digital customer education has traditionally been tied to the post-sale stages of the customer journey—think onboarding and ongoing product adoption. Here’s how to win more business with digital customer education —and how it can help you stand out from the crowd in the increasingly complex business world. Very little.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Unfortunately internal promotion isn’t always positive A quick disclaimer: I’m a huge advocate of career development and internal promotion. Product Management is a leadership role which is difficult to ‘start small’. What is your professional education budget? They might chop onions, fetch ingredients, or wipe down benchtops.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

And just relabeling the positions of the old middle management rarely works. You need to invest both in the diversity and education of every new hire. How-to #2: Winning Hearts & Minds w/ Education How do you teach the big agile picture, thus winning the new hires’ hearts and minds?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

This mid-level product role is like the associate-level product manager position. When are you ready to move from Product Manager to a senior position? Build business cases, articulate strategy, sell your vision to leadership, understand the market, analyze consumer engagement, lead your team, etc. Product Manager.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 23, 2018

Instead, start building educated hypotheses about problems your users have, how you might solve those problems, and create your tests out of those hypotheses. The key to this empowerment is aligning the team around customer-centric product development. Experimentation is not about testing guesses and hoping a “magic number” will move.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Garry Prior has been in and around the technology industry for more than 20 years, largely in product management / product leadership roles. This puts him in a unique position to bridge the gap between corporations and startups, fostering open innovation. Sophie Manton – Independent Consultant.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

These are people, he points out, whose entire career has led them to a position of responsibility and reward – so it naturally follows that the behaviours that got them to this point are the same ones that should ensure continued success.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2022

Our insights are used to shape strategy and help the company focus on what matters most – building products that deliver value and positive impact to our customers and our business. . Leadership. Develop trusted partnerships, build consensus and influence, and educate others. Leadership . Leadership. Communication.

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Mixpanel

MARCH 30, 2020

Latest studies note that only 35% of product manager roles are filled by women, and most of those roles are entry-level positions, meaning they are often removed from influential decision making. Coursera, which has raised over $300 million in startup funding and has over 20 million users, is at the forefront of education tech.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

At times, it felt like what was needed was a true back to basics positioning, where we are educated in not only the definition of demand generation, but what the point of demand generation even IS. After reading 40 articles about demand generation, I’m here to say that you would be surprised at what these articles have in common.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Whether you’re bringing on your tenth or hundredth salesperson, you need to discuss the “must-haves” with your leadership team. It comes down to three things: We’re customer-first: We value positive customer experiences above all else. Step 1: Create a scalable hiring profile that reflects your company’s values.

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