Career Development
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How I got my job in product - Sankalpa Sarkar, Product Lead, Walmart
Sankalpa Sarkar is a Product Lead at Walmart — he has spent over 8 years in the product management profession. Here’s how he got his job in product. Read more »
Making the leap from IC to Manager - Melika Hope on The Product Experience
What makes a great manager and what are the most important factors in making the leap to leading a team? In this weeks’ podcast episode, Lily and Randy were joined by the amazing Melike Hope, Product Director at Twitter, to talk all about managing people and scaling your career. Read more »
Humility and personal resilience in product - MTP Engage Hamburg 2022
In these two talks from MTP Engage Hamburg, Thor Mitchell, Head of Platform at Miro, and Holly Donohue, Chief Product Officer at Purple, share two different perspectives on the mental qualities you need as a Product Manager. Watch the two sessions in full below or read on for the key points. Read more »
How I got my job in product — Christian Kemsies, Product Director
Christian Kemsies is a Product Director at Seera Group who has been working in product for six years. Read on to hear how he got his job in product! Read more »
How I got my job in product - April Yang
April Yang is a Product Manager at Mozart Data. She has been working in product for three years and previously worked at Sote Logistics. Here’s how she got her job in product at her previous organisation. Read more »
The secret to succeeding in product - Ronke Majekodunmi on The Product Experience
What is the secret to succeeding in the product management craft? In this podcast episode, we were joined by Enterprising Senior Product Manager, Ronke Majekodunmi to discuss how building relationships are a key asset to developing your product career, and how to master the art of developing alliances. Read more »
How I got my job in product - Robin Padilla
Robin Padilla is Director of Product Management at Springer Nature. He has been working in product for 7 years. Here’s how he got into product. Read more »
Building the perfect product manager: A model for professional development by Greg Prickril
In this ProductTank Heidelberg talk, Greg Prickril, product management lead at Qualified ONE, provides a five-step framework for thinking about career development. Read more »
May's top product management content
This month on the Mind the Product blog, we saw engaging sessions led by Marty Cagan and Nacho Bassino, as well as gaining insights into an awareness piece about mental health in the product community. Here’s a recap of our top posts from the past month. Read more »
SUNDAY REWIND: How I moved from engineering into product management
What does it take for an engineer to become a product manager? In this Sunday Rewind post, we look back at a post by Victor Kosonen, Product Leader at NetSuite, who explained how he made the transition. Read more »