How to Make Product Management for Enterprise Systems Work
I love building enterprise systems, because you get to work with your customers/users every day and literally see their lives change as you release new features. In my case, at Zalando, these are...
View ArticleWhy do we Forget That Product Management is a Tough Career?
Growing up, I wanted to be an astronaut – or a dinosaur. I think I got closer to being a dinosaur, I certainly did more practice! As an adult, if I could trade careers overnight I’d quite like to be an...
View ArticleProduct Owner vs Product Manager: Worry About Outcomes not Titles
Over the past year I’ve worked with hundreds of product managers in dozens of companies, and there’s been one question that has sounded like a persistent drum beat: “What is the difference between the...
View ArticleGods, Superheroes, and Product Managers by Randy Silver
John Carpenter’s “Big Trouble in Little China” is a 1980s masterpiece, and easily one of the silliest action movies you’ll ever see. It’s remarkable for a very simple reason: Jack Burton (Kurt Russell)...
View ArticleWant to be a Product Manager? Just get out There and Make Products
Are you trying to break into Product Management? I’ll start with the bad news. There are a huge number of motivated, intelligent people who are looking for a first step on the ladder, and very few...
View ArticlePodcast: Too Many Product Managers with Ken Norton
Ken Norton needs no introduction. Now Senior Operating Partner at GV (we still slip up and call it Google Ventures), Ken was a CTO and CEO/founder before he joined Yahoo! to run its Product...
View ArticleWhy Product Thinking is the Future for Product Management
I believe the future of product management is product thinking. And product coaching is how we get there. I have worked with in product for most of my career. Building products for big corporates,...
View ArticleHow do you Become a Product Manager?
I’ve been building digital products for nearly a decade now. A few weeks ago, a friend messaged me for advice on becoming a product manager. We chatted on the phone and then I realised that I’m asked...
View ArticleMental Health as a Product Person – Let’s Talk
Today is World Mental Health Day, and as we both struggle with mental health it’s a good opportunity to speak out and reflect on the issue of mental health at work. In this blog we’ll share our own...
View ArticleThe Product Manager’s Role: Learnings from the #mtpcon Session Speakers
At #mtpcon Digital 2020, we were able to enjoy 18 Breakout Session talks, across three days, from some of the best product people around. We’re releasing them all (weekly, in groups). In this...
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