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Decoding Product Leadership

Roman Pichler

1 ] In fact, some people argue that product leadership can only be exercised by a management role. Leadership can therefore be exercised without being a boss. As the individual is a peer and not the boss, they cannot tell people what to do and they are usually not in a position to offer rewards like a promotion.

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Positioning for Product Managers

Sachin Rekhi

Positioning, while classically considered part of the marketing world, is absolutely essential for every product manager to understand. Positioning refers to the place that a brand occupies in the minds of customers and its perceived differentiation from its competitors. The traditional approach is to develop a positioning statement.

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Unlocking the Secret to a Winning Product Strategy: The Power of a Positive Mindset

The Product Coalition

That is until I got a chance to participate in a mindfulness exercise. I learned that with a quick mindfulness exercise, I could shift my perspective, silence the doubts and concentrate on the possibilities instead. They need to feel positive, focused, and supported to do their best work. It was truly eye-opening!

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Product Management Resilience – Coping Through COVID

Mind the Product

Read on for Silja’s thoughts on boosting resilience, embracing positive change in challenging situations, and for her unique three-week isolation resilience challenge. At the end of week 2, try these simple exercises. Exercise 1. Exercise 2. A great way to exercise your attention is mindfulness meditation.

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How Product Managers Can Define a Product Vision to Guide Their Team

Speaker: Christian Bonilla, VP of Product Management at UserTesting

Defining the product vision is a high-stakes exercise, which makes it all the more important to avoid some common pitfalls product managers encounter: confusing the company’s vision with their product vision, defining a vision that’s too abstract to be useful in strategic planning, or combining the “what” and the “how” in the product vision.

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People leave managers, not companies – 4 ways to better support your team

Intercom, Inc.

This year, it’s estimated that approximately one in four people have quit their jobs , and those positions are remaining open for much longer than expected. These feedback loops are fuel for your team’s morale; they have a positive influence on your team’s productivity and power each team member’s happiness and job satisfaction.

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Charles River Laboratories Success Story: Training on Product Process with Productside

Productside

To meet these objectives, Productside delivered a tailored Optimal Product Management course featuring custom exercises designed to tackle the company’s unique challenges. Over the years, Charles River has expanded through strategic acquisitions, positioning itself as a comprehensive early-stage contract research organization (CRO).