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If every day is spent pingponging back and forth between raging fires as a product manager, something is broken.
It’s your job to fix that.
If that sounds overwhelming, start by looking for the (tiny) incremental improvements that will persist over time.
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“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses."
-Alphonse Karr
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“Our plans miscarry if they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.”
-Seneca
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Each and every quarterly release plan should have clearly defined goals and success metrics.
Know what success looks like for your product and how you’ll measure it once you arrive at the end of the interval.
Just reaching the end isn’t nearly enough.
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Remember: plans are not chiseled into stone.
Expect challenges during planning. It’s part of the process.
Stay agile and ready to adapt. Face challenges head-on, learn, and use those lessons to refine your processes.
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“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
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“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
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Today is the ideal time to review your product’s performance last year.
What were the successes amd challenges? Remember to include things like sales performance, client feedback, and any market changes.
Now define what success looks like for the coming year and realign your roadmap as needed.
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“The life that is worth living, and the only life that is worth living, is the life of effort, the life of effort to attain what is worth striving for“
-Theodore Roosevelt
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“Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”
-Nikola Tesla
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If you lead a team of product managers, remember that these are the two most important things you provide for them each day:
psychological safety
hope for a better tomorrow
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Product management is a rapidly evolving role within a competitive market environment.
Stay educated. Read industry reports. Attend workshops. Take courses.
Your learning never stops.
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Top 5 Books that made made me a better Product Manager in 2023 https://www.imminentmurphy.com/2023/12/27/top-books-that.html
Top 5 open-source tools I discovered in 2023 https://www.imminentmurphy.com/2023/12/26/top-opensource-tools.html
“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.”
-Douglas Adams
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The 2nd most seductive waste of time and energy:
Downloading a bunch of new task-tracking apps in hope of discovering that one EXTRA feature that will finally make you productive.
Unlike the app you already use.
As a product manager, you sometimes connect dots from entirely different worlds.
Never underestimate the power of learning from unrelated industries. The best ideas can come from where you least expect them.
Insights from different fields can transform your product’s direction in amazing ways.
Holiday breaks are crucial for recharging.
But the real relaxation starts when you know everything is in place at work.
A little extra effort can make a huge difference here.
Remember to finalize those pending tasks. A clear to-do list means a clear mind, enabling a fresh start at your return.
There’s just no substitute for direct client discovery sessions.
Client feedback turns educated assumptions into actionable insights.
Leverage these invaluable perspectives to create products that truly matter to people.
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