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Abstracting the PM career ladder
The target audience for this post is early-to-mid career PMs who are seeking to simplify their mental model on career growth in PM
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The 3 (and a half) C's of product strategy teamwork
This post is for PMs and product leaders who are trying to determine how to develop product strategy in concert with others.
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On the Blue Angels, and navigating altitudes in product
A metaphor about how to navigate different altitudes, while avoiding "altitude sickness", as PMs and product teams
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Flow for me <> Flow for we
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Time management truths for Rhino PMs
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On the Blue Angels, and navigating altitudes in product
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The layered complexity of product teams
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An Eigenquestion for your PM interview
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Inspiration & perspiration
The target audience of this post are product leaders seeking to balance optimism & pragmatism in how they influence their teams and organizations.
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An Eigenquestion for your PM interview
"We have a few minutes left before we wrap; do you have any questions for me?"
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The layered complexity of product teams
The target audience for this post are PMs and their cross-functional counterparts (ex: Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Designers...) aiming to foster…
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Interrupts vs. polling models for product teams
The target audience of this post are product leaders trying to understand & evaluate the effectiveness of their product team's underlying operating…
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A personal performance & feedback system
The target audience of this post are ambitious, self-driven product folks seeking a better performance management system for themselves than a typical…
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Abstracting the PM career ladder: a corollary on the sacrifices of PM leadership
This is a short addendum to my previous post that introduced an abstracted PM career ladder designed around Impact, Leadership & Time Horizon.
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Time management truths for Rhino PMs
This post - written out of humility from painful mistakes I've made in the past - is for PMs who find themselves stretched, over-committed and…
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