Category: PRODUCTHEAD – Product management newsletter

PRODUCTHEAD is my free curated newsletter of the best articles, videos and podcasts from product leaders and commentators all over the world. All neatly packaged up in a weekly email delivery for your reading, viewing and listening pleasure. Curated by Jock Busuttil (jockbusuttil.com).

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» If you think product management is dead, you may not understand what it involves

» Human connection is what really knits organisations together, not process and artefacts

» Product roadmaps reflect the dysfunction inherent in your organisation

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» Product managers exist in part to free up the specialists to do their thing

» Being the point of contact with senior executives and stakeholders tends to also make you accountable to them

» Specialists’ expertise is needed to wield a tool effectively, even if it’s easy to use

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» Different cultures communicate with varying directness; context heavily influences interpretation and meaning

» Leadership, trust, and decision-making styles differ widely across cultural backgrounds and must be adapted to the team

» Bridging cultural divides requires empathy, flexibility, and awareness of one’s own cultural lens

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» There’s a balance between motivating people to a goal and killing their enthusiasm with the gory detail

» Just as with users and customers, we need to meet our peers where they are

» In most complex organisations, product supports the organisation’s goals, not vice versa