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Recent Posts
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A Call for More Conscious Products
Reframing the way we look at choosing which products we develop and the impact we are having.
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What It Takes To Be An Exceptional Product Manager
A Holistic Approach to PM Core Competencies.
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Taking a New Product from 0 to 1
For product managers, founders, startups, and anyone building or considering building a new product.
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“How can I explain my relevant non-PM experiences when trying to land my first PM role?”
How to communicate previous non-product experiences in a product-focused way so hiring teams don’t have to do the work to connect the dots.
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Build Mobile Apps More Consciously
9 things we can do (with examples and screenshots).
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“How Do I Improve My Storytelling Skills as a PM?”
How to apply golden storytelling advice like putting the cat in the tree, the hero’s journey, and advice from TED to your day-to-day life as a product manager.
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“How Do I Approach Product Strategy?”
Why product strategy is so convoluted and real-world examples of how it can be approached.
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Creative Ways to Find Your Own Product Market Fit
Write your own story, your way.
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Reimagining the Term “Stakeholder Management”
…and how to build better relationships within your own team and across teams.
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A Few Thoughts on Conscious Time
“How do I make more conscious decisions about my time?”
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Approaching Product With An Athlete’s Mindset
How “thinking like an athlete” can apply to anyone, anywhere and change the way you prioritize your career (and life).
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Define Your Career North Star as a Product Manager
A practical guide to help you figure out what your North Star is.
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LinkedIn Tips for Getting Your Foot in the Door From a Product Recruiter
…Because landing a new job as a PM, especially your first role, can be daunting.
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“How Do I Find Out About Product Manager Job Openings?”
Tools PMs are using to look for roles right now.
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Validating Product Ideas Early and Quickly
When you hear about product or startup failure stories, more often than not the root cause was not validating ideas early enough.
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42 Questions We Can Ask To Build Products More Consciously
Practical questions that bridge theory → action that can apply to you and your unique circumstances.
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“How Can I Build Tech Knowledge In A Specific Domain as a PM?”
…and also apply it to any technical or industry domain you may be in as a PM?
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My 5 Criteria for Meaningful Sustainable Work (And 3 Companies That Fit All of Them)
I believe we should all be able to work on something meaningful that we are passionate about, that is feasible, and lets us be ourselves.
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Create Systems That Align With Your Vision vs. Focusing on Outputs
Converging on systems to improve the way we work.
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Examples of Simple-Yet-Powerful Product Vision Statements
How simple, clear communication around the future you want to create can go a hell of a long way.
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Identifying and Challenging Our Own Limiting Beliefs Makes Us Better PMs
Why working through our limiting beliefs is one of the highest-impact activities we can do as product managers.
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Questions to Ask During PM Interviews
…and one of the biggest red flags for hiring managers.
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"How Do I Solve An 'Impossible' Problem?"
My take on how to think like an astronaut, work the problem, and find solutions that actually work when faced with problems that seem impossible.
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How to Get Experience from Scratch to Land Your First PM Role
…Including my backstory and a helluvalot of resources I wish I had when I was starting.
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“How do I know if the product I’m working on is on track to do well?”
5 steps to make sure you’re measuring what matters most.
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15 Leaders in Product Inclusion and Accessibility
5 awesome humans paving the way to a more inclusive and accessible world.
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Cultivating an Exceptional Team
What makes or breaks a team, drawn from experiences in tech, sports, and life.
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Leading Meetings That People Actually Look Forward To
Ideas to help you reduce meeting bloat, get clear on where to focus and how to best communicate, and inject a little bit more fun in your work day.
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“What should I focus on when starting in a new PM role?”
Where to focus your efforts and reduce overwhelm when you’re just starting a new role.
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Finding Your Tribe: My Experience at the 2021 Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration
A recap of what it was like to speak at this year’s vGHC.
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Why Work With a Coach or Mentor?
Why having an alternate perspective from a coach who shares similar values can help you progress faster.
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Want to Make A Change? Don't Forget to Time-Block
Why time-blocking can make or break you forming a new habit.
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Accessibility Tools for Product Teams
Q: Who in product should be thinking about accessibility? A: Everyone.
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How to Create and Align Your Company’s First Product Roadmap
Creating clarity amidst ambiguity with the first product roadmap at a startup.
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What Product Teams Can Learn from the Mayo Clinic's Care Model
What I’ve learned first-hand from my whirlwind medical adventure over the past few months, and how product teams can leverage Mayo’s approach
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Early-Stage Product Manager Interviewing Tips From A Product Recruiter
A conversation with Tony Gurrea — insights directly from the source.
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Life and Product Lessons From Olympian, Writer, and Actor Alexi Pappas
Key takeaways from one of my favourite interviews ever.