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SUNDAY REWIND: Quick read - How to influence decisions using research

BY Eira Hayward on March 17, 2024

This week’s Sunday Rewind is a 2021 post that looks at a panel discussion in which Cindy Alvarez, Steve Portigal, and Michelle Lotia share their tips on how to influence decisions using research. Read more »

Common misconceptions about product management

BY Eira Hayward on March 15, 2024

What do product managers do really well, and what do other people think they do? We asked around and here’s what you told us. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Humility and personal resilience in product

BY Eira Hayward on March 10, 2024

This week’s Sunday Rewind is a look back to two talks from our 2022 Hamburg conference, MTP Engage, in which product leaders share two different perspectives on the mental qualities you need as a product manager. Read more »

Let's hear it for the women working in product

BY Eira Hayward on March 8, 2024

In celebration of International Women’s Day we’ve rounded up some recent seminal #mtpcon talks given by a few of the many outstanding women working in product management. Read more »

The product guru complex

BY Becky Yelland on March 4, 2024

It’s time to ditch the dogma and introduce a strong dose of pragmatism if product management is to avoid an existential crisis, argues Becky Yelland. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: A guide on breaking into product

BY Eira Hayward on March 3, 2024

Tom Dyson’s post from 2021 looks at some of the actions you can take to land a first job in product management. Read more »

From engineering to product: Felix Watson Jr, Lead Product Manager at Google

BY Louron Pratt on March 1, 2024

We speak to Felix Watson Jr. Lead Product Manager at Google. In our conversation we discuss Felix’s experiences in transitioning from engineering to product, and converse on the state of diversity in product management. Read more »

Laid off? The realities of finding your next product management job

BY Eira Hayward on February 26, 2024

The job market for product people is tough at the moment – the story goes that more people are looking and fewer tech companies are hiring. We speak to some job hunters and recruiters to find out what it’s really like. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Five psychological principles of persuasive product design by Nathalie Nahai

BY Eira Hayward on February 25, 2024

This week’s Sunday Rewind is a #mtpcon 2015 talk on the psychological principles of persuasive product design, from psychologist Nathalie Nahai. Read more »

Building diverse products: A conversation with Annie Jean-Baptiste, product leader at Google

BY Louron Pratt on February 19, 2024

We talk to Google’s Head of Product Inclusion Annie Jean-Baptiste about her experience to date and how to inspire diversity in the workplace. Read more »