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To get better at product work
1. Create a habit of deep work
2. Build more user empathy
3. Become a domain expert
4. Understand good design
5. Spec out your skill stack
6. Get more even keeled
7. Learn negotiations
8. Know stats basics
9. Enhance listening
10. Improve writing
1. Create a habit of deep work
2. Build more user empathy
3. Become a domain expert
4. Understand good design
5. Spec out your skill stack
6. Get more even keeled
7. Learn negotiations
8. Know stats basics
9. Enhance listening
10. Improve writing
None of these items is surprising or new.
Challenge is finding the time to do this.
There are 168 hrs/wk. Decide how many hrs will be for "career time".
Too often, ambitious PMs think that 100% of career time MUST be spent on work projects.
(60 hrs illustrative—pick whatever)
Challenge is finding the time to do this.
There are 168 hrs/wk. Decide how many hrs will be for "career time".
Too often, ambitious PMs think that 100% of career time MUST be spent on work projects.
(60 hrs illustrative—pick whatever)
Heres what I've been doing for 15 yrs as PM:
Don't allocate 100% of career time to work projects
Allocate 20% of career time to skills improvement
Remaining 80% on work projects
The 20% investment makes me more effective & efficient at the 80% time I allocate to work projects
Don't allocate 100% of career time to work projects
Allocate 20% of career time to skills improvement
Remaining 80% on work projects
The 20% investment makes me more effective & efficient at the 80% time I allocate to work projects
Another benefit is this 20% time differentiates you from the rest of the crowd.
Most of them are just pushing the boulder up the hill for 100% of the "career time" they've allocated.
You'll make better products than crowd.
Simple and very effective (ofc might not work for all)
Most of them are just pushing the boulder up the hill for 100% of the "career time" they've allocated.
You'll make better products than crowd.
Simple and very effective (ofc might not work for all)
This approach probably works for non-product roles too, but I can't be sure about that.
Additional resources & references
Additional resources & references
These 5 concepts are incredibly useful, including skills/talent stack & deep work (thread links to a number of additional resources) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1287525472977342464
A thread with a more detailed view of product skills (at each level of the product management ladder) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1264621650663727104
A different kind of book recommendation thread for product people https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1279476174247231488
The softer side of being successful AND happy as a Product Manager https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1280234775026909184
Product Management, in 1 tweet (with more resources linked below) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1254064006412656640
PM leadership, in 1 tweet (with more resources linked below) https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1284499367383035904
Back to the top of this thread https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1301710291080675329
Important to understand learning styles while on this topic
"Learn about the way you like to learn, then learn in that way." https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1294480873643839488
"Learn about the way you like to learn, then learn in that way." https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1294480873643839488
Related point from my Good Product Manager, Great Product Manager thread https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1249042989583720448
If you haven't read the Good Product Manager, Great Product Manager thread
, I'd suggest reading it once a month for a few months until you can internalize the points that resonate with you. It could have been a 30 chapter book on product mgmt, but I wrote you a thread instead
, I'd suggest reading it once a month for a few months until you can internalize the points that resonate with you. It could have been a 30 chapter book on product mgmt, but I wrote you a thread instead
A direct link to the top of the Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers thread: https://twitter.com/shreyas/status/1249039638829793280
Tip:
You can use @readwiseio to save the Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers thread to make it easy to get a periodic reminder.
You can use @readwiseio to save the Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers thread to make it easy to get a periodic reminder.
