Short answer: Begin your day with intent, minimize meetings, spend time with customers, manage your own career, balance time between doing/thinking, plus some other good habits (don't watch TV!).
One think that I love is the “get to know them as people”. While working in tech often comes with more engaged people and also quite some openness in terms of how we interact. If you want to be that ruthless PM machine you often end up not dedicating time for this. Been there done that, what I then hover learned the hard way is tue moment I started to care more personally and be in a team where personal connections are the standard I’ve experienced the power of personal connections. It’s the difference between an ok team and a high performing one.
It is funny to read "no TV tip" after getting asked (by you) if I watched Bojack and Power of Dog sub :) Hopefully Netflix peeps are skipping that part.
One think that I love is the “get to know them as people”. While working in tech often comes with more engaged people and also quite some openness in terms of how we interact. If you want to be that ruthless PM machine you often end up not dedicating time for this. Been there done that, what I then hover learned the hard way is tue moment I started to care more personally and be in a team where personal connections are the standard I’ve experienced the power of personal connections. It’s the difference between an ok team and a high performing one.
Super article with great tips. It will help me become better product manager.
Thanks
Thanks for the great tips.
You are very welcome. Spread the word!
It is funny to read "no TV tip" after getting asked (by you) if I watched Bojack and Power of Dog sub :) Hopefully Netflix peeps are skipping that part.
I do relate with many of these though