Developing STRONG Product People. The 5 Main Ingredients for Being the Best Coach Your Product Managers Have Ever Had

Let’s talk about developing product managers—and not just any product managers, but strong product managers. We all know that product management is a super hard business to be in and we expect a lot from our product people. We want them to be good at understanding and finding solutions for challenging customer and business problems. We want them to be able to create plans to come up with an actual product. We want them to build products working with a cross-functional team, and we want them to optimize these products based on customer feedback they’re (hopefully) listening to. And in most companies, we want them to do all this and more in an agile way.

For more than seven years, I have been coaching product teams and helping PMs become better at what they do. And over the years, I discovered some patterns of what can help PMs on their self-progression journey. In this talk I share the five main ingredients to help Product Leaders up their people development game.

Slides

Write Up

I’ve published a blog post talking about the core concepts of this talk. You can read it here.

Recording

I gave this talk on various occasions. Productboard published a recording of the session I had with their community here.

Talk Description

Are you a leader in the product space who manages and coaches product managers? If so, this talk is for you. In this session, we will explore the five key ingredients that will help you become the best coach your product managers have ever had. You'll learn how to build trust, provide clear guidance, and help your product managers grow in their roles. From effective communication to the importance of setting expectations, you'll gain valuable insights and strategies for creating a strong and effective product team. Whether you're an experienced product leader or just starting out, you'll leave this talk with actionable steps to develop strong product people and drive success in your organization.