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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 »

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 »

February's top product management reads

BY Eira Hayward on February 29, 2024

From an in-depth look into the multitude of different ways to teach yourself about product management to tips on how to overcome job fatigue and handle office politics, here’s a look through the most popular content among the MTP community in February. Read more »

Product leaders in the C-suite: tips for dealing with execs

BY Eira Hayward on February 12, 2024

Product leaders in the C-suite struggle to get their organisations to innovate and understand the value of experimentation, according to recent research. What actions can they take to get other execs to change their approach to Product? Read more »

How do the best product people manage their time?

BY Eira Hayward on February 5, 2024

We speak to three different sorts of product people to find out what tricks they employ to manage their time effectively. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Storytelling for product leaders by Peter Fletcher-Dobson

BY Eira Hayward on February 4, 2024

This week’s Sunday Rewind is a ProductTank Wellington talk from Peter Fletcher-Dobson, then Chief Digital Officer at BCITO, on storytelling for product leaders. Read more »

Decoding learning paths for product managers

BY Eira Hayward on January 29, 2024

The range of educational possibilities for product managers has exploded in the last few years. We take a closer look at what’s available and the best ways to learn. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Quick read: Learning to negotiate — when, why and how

BY Eira Hayward on January 28, 2024

This week’s Sunday Rewind looks back to a post that outlines why negotiation is such an important skill for product people to master and at how you can improve your ability to negotiate with confidence. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: A well-rounded personal growth plan

BY Eira Hayward on January 21, 2024

We look back at advice from Mind the Product’s managing director Emily Tate on how product people might develop a personal growth plan in this week’s Sunday Rewind. Read more »