The job market right now really stinks. There are tons of people applying for a limited number of positions. Standing out as a top candidate has never been more crucial to getting a desired job. If you've gotten your resume into the right hands and passed the screening interviews, that's awesome, bu...

Executive Presence is something that separates successful leaders from the rest. It is a set of qualities that exude confidence, authority, and professionalism, which makes others want to follow them. This presence is a critical aspect of leadership and cannot be overlooked. But what exactly is it a...

When I tell product leaders to think of themselves as a product, sometimes they give me a confused look. I get that we’re people not products which are bought and sold. But when I say everything is a product, even you, I mean it to help product folks realize that they already have all the tools they...

The tech industry is having a moment to say the least. There are tens of thousands of people who worked at brand name, "secure" tech jobs that are out of work. This has created an interesting supply/demand scenario unseen previously. As one of my coaching clients describes it, "You used to be lucky ...

Most of what we do as product managers can be summed up as "Influence Without Authority". This unfortunately doesn't get much better as you move your way up into product leadership, as you'll still have to influence the other executives to share your perspectives and go along with your strategies an...

This post was originally created while working at ProduxLabs with Melissa Perri and has been updated and republished here because it is so foundational in much of the strategy work I do with my coaching clients.

Throughout my time as CPO in Residence at Insight Partners we were often brought in t...

Have you also noticed that there are a lot more people with the title "COACH" than before? I certainly have, and I don't think it's Frequency Bias. Because I spent time with every prospective client explaining what I do as a Product Leader Coach and I am a former consultant, it occurred to me that i...

I must give this advice to my coaching clients at least once a week so I figured I should share it with the world.

If you are like most people in leadership, you give a good amount of presentations (unless of course you're at Amazon or a company that has adopted their memo process). Chances are eve...

I often provide my clients with templates that they can utilize to structure conversations with their teams and other executives. Here are my most shared ones:

1. Product Vision Brief

2. Quarterly/Annual Planning Brief

3. Product Initiative Brief

4. Roadmap Slides

5. Whole ...

It's not often that we get to talk about Product Ethics in such a candid way. But, recently I sat down with Rich Mironov to explore the topic. And there were basically three topics that emerged: Products built that purposely crossing ethical lines, products built with no intention of being unethical...

Last week while taking part in the CPO Series for Dragonboat I was asked about the nature of the more hybrid workplace and what product leaders should do. One of the suggestions I provided was to setup some zoom calls where turning on your camera is OPTIONAL or encouraged to only happen if you are s...

As a Product Leader, a big part of your job will be building your team. Sometimes it's because the company is growing and other times the trigger is someone leaving. Either way, it's an opportunity to find a great Product Manager who will add value to your organization.

If you're looking to hire a ...