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Heavy lift vs Simmering projects
Heavy lift vs Simmering projects

There are two types of projects and understanding what type of project you're dealing with is halfway to making it successful.

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Philosophy of ProductMark RaboSeptember 12, 2024
Developing your unique leadership style
Developing your unique leadership style

Four simple steps to developing your own, unique leadership style.

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LeadershipMark RaboFebruary 26, 2024
Leadership is not a skill, it's who you are (and this one truth)
Leadership is not a skill, it's who you are (and this one truth)

This one human truth explains why people good, bad, and unlikely become leaders

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LeadershipMark RaboFebruary 20, 2024
Leading with genuineness
Leading with genuineness

In the business world where perfectly polished personas are the norm, one quality stands calmly and defiantly out of place: genuineness.

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LeadershipMark RaboJanuary 22, 2024
A product does not exist in a vacuum
A product does not exist in a vacuum

Product managers need to be students of these areas to avoid costly blindspots.

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Philosophy of ProductMark RaboJanuary 18, 2024
How did you know what your job was?
How did you know what your job was?

Are you doing what PMs were doing in 1931, when the discipline was created? Will you be doing the same thing in a few years?

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Philosophy of ProductMark RaboJanuary 15, 2024
Motivating people
Motivating people

Many things motivate people — it’s worth taking note.

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Managing a TeamMark RaboJanuary 10, 2024
Product feel and obsession-level design
Product feel and obsession-level design

The feelings people have about your product are not easily created.

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Philosophy of ProductMark RaboNovember 16, 2023
"I Don't Know" — Humility and predicting
"I Don't Know" — Humility and predicting

Years ago I interviewed for a Google Product Manager role and didn’t get it. What I was missing was humility.

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Leadership, Managing a Team, Early CareerMark RaboNovember 6, 2023
Understanding and navigating company culture
Understanding and navigating company culture

We've all felt frustration at work – this model helps understand how to navigate the often inscrutable internal workings of a company.

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Grab bag, LeadershipMark RaboOctober 25, 2023
How to rally people to ambitious goals
How to rally people to ambitious goals

John F Kennedy's goal to put a man on the moon rallied 400,000 people. What can we learn from it when setting our own goals?

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LeadershipMark RaboOctober 10, 2023
What feels fast may not be
What feels fast may not be

When the feeling of speed actually means you’re going slower.

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Managing a Team, Grab bagMark RaboAugust 17, 2023
The real purpose of roadmaps
The real purpose of roadmaps

Everything changes when you stop thinking about a roadmap as a noun, and more as a verb.

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RoadmapsMark RaboMay 23, 2023
Personality types of the people you work with
Personality types of the people you work with

You know your personality type, but do you know your bosses, co-worker's, partner's, or that cute guy/gal's at the coffee shop? It's actually quite simple to reverse engineer anyone's type – even if you barely know them.

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Managing a TeamMark RaboMarch 23, 2023
Navigating chaotic times as a PM
Navigating chaotic times as a PM

The moment Elon musk walked into Twitter with a sink we knew things would get weird... and they have. The situation at Twitter is chaotic — here are some ways to navigate chaotic situations at work as a Product Manager.

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Grab bagMark RaboOctober 26, 2022
The importance of myths in consumer product design
The importance of myths in consumer product design

There are two definitions of the word myth, and the uncommon one is more useful in product design.

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Philosophy of Product, Grab bag, Early CareerMark RaboOctober 20, 2022
The Moneyball Framework for Hiring
The Moneyball Framework for Hiring

The best teams aren’t made of best the individual players. This insight is how a startup can compete with big companies for talent.

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Managing a Team, LeadershipMark RaboSeptember 6, 2022
Two rules for learning
Two rules for learning

Information on the internet is plentiful but not organized. For information to be usable it must be paired with understanding. Otherwise it just makes you a great dinner party guest.

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Early Career, Grab bagMark RaboAugust 29, 2022
Your product's first 1000 True Fans
Your product's first 1000 True Fans

As Product Managers we aspire to build products that millions of people will use, but designing for your millionth user is different than designing for your thousandth.

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Grab bag, Philosophy of Product, Decision MakingMark RaboAugust 25, 2022
10 Principles of Design
10 Principles of Design

When it comes to consumer products, Dieter Rams is the Design Moses and every Product Manager should internalize his 10 Principles of Design.

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Philosophy of Product, Grab bagMark RaboAugust 24, 2022
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