As product people, we make tough decisions and sometimes, we have to work with challenging people. It is therefore no surprise that we experience difficult emotions at work. While feelings like irritation, tension, and anger are unpleasant, learning to constructively deal with them is an important skill: It increases our mental wellbeing, builds trust, strengthens connections, and improves our ability to make effective decisions. This episode helps you deal with difficult emotions at work.
Products are developed, provided, and enhanced by people, and effectively leading them is crucial to achieve product success. But leading stakeholders and development teams is hard: It requires product managers and product owners to overcome six leadership challenges. This episode—which is based on my new book “How to Lead in Product Management”—discusses the challenges and offers practical tips for overcoming them.
Software platforms can be powerful tools to grow a product portfolio and create new revenue streams. However, successfully using them can be tricky. This episode shares my tips to help you take advantage of your platform.
For many years, people have debated what the difference between the product manager and the product owner role is, if the roles can coexist or not, and which one should be used. This podcast episode shares my thoughts on the topic and reflects on the origin of the product owner role.
Creating a successful product requires attention to the details, from getting the user interaction and the visual design right to providing the right functionality and using the right technologies. With so much focus on the nitty-gritty, it’s easy to no longer see the wood for the trees. This is where the product strategy comes in. It helps you manage your product proactively and it prevents you from getting lost in the details. This podcast episode discusses what an effective product strategy is and how it benefits you.
Creating and managing a successful product requires a lot of time and energy. In order to be fully committed, you have to be convinced that what you are doing is right and have a clear vision of where to take your product. This episode shares eight tips to help you create a compelling product vision that inspires the development team and the stakeholders.
User stories are probably the most popular agile technique to capture product functionality: Working with user stories is easy. But telling effective stories can be hard. This podcast episode shares ten tips help you create good stories.
