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Be the best imperfect product manager you can be by Osaseri Guobadia

BY Jon Horvath on December 6, 2021

Describing the importance of confidence in product management careers, Osaseri Guobadia shares advice to help us learn, develop, and grow in our product roles. Read more »

The mindset that kills product thinking by Jeff Patton

BY Jon Horvath on November 8, 2021

Output-driven demands are a distraction for product people and fail to create the value your users need. To combat this problem, you need to change that mindset to a product mindset. Jeff Patton reveals how. Read more »

OKRs: Implement well, ensure transparency and drive progress

BY Louron Pratt on November 8, 2021

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are used in different ways. What’s more, different stages of the framework present different challenges. To shed light on some key areas we asked three product managers to share their experiences. Read more »

Build it right: digital governance for product managers by Lisa Welchman

BY Eira Hayward on November 1, 2021

What can you, as a product manager, do to improve governance in your organisation? Lisa Welchman, the author of Managing Chaos has the answers. Read more »

It’s all about the outcome by Georgie Smallwood

BY Eira Hayward on October 25, 2021

In this #mtpcon London+EMEA keynote Georgie Smallwood, CPO at Tier Mobility, explains why an understanding of outcomes and impacts are essential to successful product management. In brief: Outcomes are an important component of a successful business, along with strategy, purpose, and skills. What we want to deliver is impact – if there’s a great roadmap, Read more »

Self-care and stress management for product leaders by Dominique Jost

BY Eira Hayward on October 20, 2021

In this interactive and highly personal talk from #mtpengage Hamburg, product leader Dominique Jost looks at ways in which product leaders can take care of their mental health. His key points include: Product people need to be able to protect who they are in a way that lets them create value for the business. Stress Read more »

Beating the drum of your product strategy tune by Megan Murphy

BY Eira Hayward on October 18, 2021

In this keynote from #mtpengage Hamburg 2021, Megan Murphy, VP Product at Hotjar, shares how she communicates and enforces Hotjar’s product strategy in her day-to-day work. Her key points include: People need to be inspired so that they believe in their ability to make things happen Feedback is important at every stage Keep people informed, Read more »

Org charts eat culture for breakfast: Why an agile mindset alone won’t help you by Björn Waide

BY Louron Pratt on October 11, 2021

In this MTP Engage Hamburg talk, Björn Waide, Managing Director at Haufe-Lexware shares his experiences on building a free-thinking innovative culture. Read more »

Prioritised Fireside Chat: Make better product decisions with JTBD

BY Louron Pratt on October 6, 2021

In this Fireside Chat for Prioritised members, product author and coach, Joe Leech and our Managing Director, Emily Tate explore how the Jobs to be Done (JTBD) toolkit can be used to make better product decisions. Read more »

Simple steps to effective product research - Part 2: Getting it right

BY Eira Hayward on October 5, 2021

In the first of this 2-part series on product research, we look at how to get started with product research and at some golden rules to makes sure it goes well (read Simple steps to effective product research – Part 1: Getting started). I part 2, we look at what commonly goes wrong, how to Read more »