20 Mar 2020
Distilling 11 years of working as a remote Product Manager
It’s a strange world we are living in today. Coronavirus is sweeping across the globe and creating chaos. And now everybody is working from home …
25 Nov 2019
Tools Overload and Exhaustion
Product Managers are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by the number of tools they interact with daily. We look at some of the main culprits – tools for communication – and discuss…
25 Oct 2019
Product Management and the Impostor Syndrome
Many workers, across all industries, know what it’s like to feel like an impostor in their own job. It’s a feeling that’s especially prevalent in product management. We look at…
7 Jun 2019
Using the 5 Whys to Stop Firefighting and Become Proactive
Many product managers spend too much of their time sorting out issues and putting out fires. This blog helps you reduce your firefighting by changing perceptions, having a stronger focus…
11 Mar 2019
Data is essential for Product Managers
Data is a big trend so as a product manager it’s likely you’ll need to get to grips with it. Our advice is to make sure you’ve got at least…
1 Sep 2018
Taming the RHiNO
A RHINO is a Really High value New Opportunity. It’s when a sales person in your B2B business comes along with a new customer deal for something that you don’t…
1 Jun 2018
Are you a slave to your email?
We all use email every day but it often fails us. Sometimes it can feel as if our inbox drives what we do. Here are a few thoughts to get…
4 May 2018
Why you should never ask your mother if your idea is any good
Talking to customers and getting accurate information is hard….. not because they lie but because they often tell you what they think you want to hear. This is never truer…
21 Apr 2018
Should you be responsible for product profitability?
Should Product Managers be responsible for product profitability? It’s one of the big questions that we get asked again and again…
9 Mar 2018
In defence of the HiPPO
We talk about dealing with Hi.P.P.O.s (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion) on our training course but this blog introduces a new animal to be feared – the Z.E.B.R.A. Here are 3 reasons why we might…