The Illusion of Mastery

When organizations flatten hierarchies and outsource key decision-making to AI, they create PMs who look like they know what they’re doing but lack the deep, nuanced understanding required for long-term success. AI-driven tools promise to exacerbate this further by making execution easier, reinforcing a cycle where PMs remain stuck in the mechanics of the role rather than engaging in deeper strategic thinking.

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Are You Leading, or Just a Really Senior PM?

The key difference is that teaching scales, while doing does not. If your approach to leadership is just an extension of your approach to product management, if you are still in the details and still making sure every major decision is right, you are not actually leading. You are just a really senior PM.

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No, ChatGPT is not taking your PM job.

Are LLMs coming for your job as a Product Manager? Not so fast. While tools like ChatGPT are powerful, they still fall short of replacing the creative and logical reasoning that PMs bring to the table. In this post I explore four critical blockers that will keep PMs indispensable in the evolving tech landscape.

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Leading the Way: Strategies for Success in 2024's Challenging PM Job Market

As product leaders, we are in a unique market that has shifted drastically in the past two years leading to a difficult job market for product leaders. We've gathered product leaders who have successfully navigated this tough market recently to share their practical insights. Join your fellow senior product leaders as our newly appointed Chief Product Officers and Vice Presidents of Product share their journey through job searching, negotiating offers, and settling into their new roles. Gain practical insights and strategies to excel in the competitive 2024 PM job market.

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Empathy for Product Managers

In "Articulating Design Decisions," Tom Greever emphasizes the often-overlooked need for product designers to have empathy towards stakeholders. Discover why understanding the deeper emotions and motivations of stakeholders is similarly crucial for Product Managers. Learn how building authentic, empathetic relationships with stakeholders can lead to superior product development and a more cohesive work environment.

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Even in this world, more things exist without our knowledge than with it and the order in creation which you see is that which you have put there, like a string in a maze, so that you shall not lose your way.