Managing Product Managers
In my last article (Product Management vs. Product Marketing) I discussed why product management is very different from product marketing,...
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Lessons From Apple Part 2
Earlier I wrote about general lessons from Apple, but now that i’ve had my iPhone for a couple of weeks,...
read moreMeasuring Product Managers
Very often I’m asked how product managers should be measured. I have long believed that the only true measure of...
read moreRoles and Ratios
Last week I attended a truly unusual conference (www.gelconference.com). Anyway, as I was walking around I met quite a few...
read moreLessons from Apple
I have to admit to a strong bias up front: I love Apple. I think they’re responsible for some of...
read moreInnovating in Large Companies
In the last article, we discussed techniques for getting stuff done in a large company. Now I’d like to talk...
read moreThriving in Large Companies
Many of my readers work in large companies, including Adobe, Amazon, AOL, Apple, eBay, Google, Microsoft, PayPal, and Yahoo, and...
read moreSucceeding With Remote Development
One of the most common situations today is where the product manager is in one location, and the engineering team...
read moreWhere Should Product Management Live?
The single most frequent question I get from product leaders in companies both large and small, is where should product...
read moreGrowing Pains
In the last newsletter I spoke about the differences between large and small product companies, and how different they are...
read moreDoes Size Matter?
Two questions I get a lot are: “Is now the time to join one of the cool new startups?” and...
read moreManaging Up
One of the most common questions I get from product managers, usually working at large companies, is how to manage...
read moreDoes Company Culture Matter?
Company culture is one of those vague concepts that can mean different things to different people. I use the term...
read moreHow Does Your Manager Rate?
I’ve always been a big believer in the adage that employees join a company but they leave a manager. This...
read moreGoogle as the New HP
Silicon Valley is all about creating products, and I would argue that no company in history has done that better...
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