Over the years I have collaborated with numerous product managers in high-tech companies. It became evident to me that all smart product managers share a set of qualities which I will show you in this article.
Shop around ideas and decisions: People are usually resistant to change. If you are preparing a key modification to the product, it's business case or it's positioning, make sure you shop around the idea. If the alteration has to be accepted in some board meeting, ensure that the meeting is a rubber stamp, the executives must have made the decision to concur already ahead of the meeting. If you fail to do this, these meetings will be messy, and you might possibly end up receiving instructions that you are unprepared to handle.
Have your 1, 3, and 5 minute product stories ready: You never know who you may run into at the drinking fountain, the lunch or the elevator buffet. It is vital for a product manager to mobilize broad aid for the product in the organization. So be sure you can promote your products and the areas you could use support from the top of your head.
Be enthusiastic (or fake it): Not a soul wishes to work on or support a product that they do not swear by. Your role as a product manager is to make people believe in the product. This means you need to be excited about the product. In the event that you just can't do this, seek to switch to a product you feel much better about or imitate passion.
Finally: I suspect by now you understand that the job of a product manager demands many different competences and a capability to skillfully interact with various kinds of people. In this article, I have tried to explain a few of the qualities that professional product managers share, I hope it helps you in pursuing your career in product management.
Shop around ideas and decisions: People are usually resistant to change. If you are preparing a key modification to the product, it's business case or it's positioning, make sure you shop around the idea. If the alteration has to be accepted in some board meeting, ensure that the meeting is a rubber stamp, the executives must have made the decision to concur already ahead of the meeting. If you fail to do this, these meetings will be messy, and you might possibly end up receiving instructions that you are unprepared to handle.
Have your 1, 3, and 5 minute product stories ready: You never know who you may run into at the drinking fountain, the lunch or the elevator buffet. It is vital for a product manager to mobilize broad aid for the product in the organization. So be sure you can promote your products and the areas you could use support from the top of your head.
Be enthusiastic (or fake it): Not a soul wishes to work on or support a product that they do not swear by. Your role as a product manager is to make people believe in the product. This means you need to be excited about the product. In the event that you just can't do this, seek to switch to a product you feel much better about or imitate passion.
Finally: I suspect by now you understand that the job of a product manager demands many different competences and a capability to skillfully interact with various kinds of people. In this article, I have tried to explain a few of the qualities that professional product managers share, I hope it helps you in pursuing your career in product management.
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