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You’ve been lied to. You’ve been told happiness happens “when” you do or have something out there.  I”ll be happy WHEN something happens.

You set goals to go after something out there. Things like I’ll be happy when I…

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You are ready to level-up to people leader.  You have been a senior product manager for a few years and you are ready to move into leadership. What are the first steps you can take?

First, you need to build a fan club of people who love working with you. In fact, these colleagues, cross...

Tech is easy. People are hard.  I talk to product managers every day and I can break them out into three main categories.

1. Those who hate their work
2. Those who tolerate their work
3. Those who love their work.

Which do you fall into?

Let’s talk about the third group, the ones who are...

Almost every product management leader and individual contributor struggle with feeling valued and recognized at work. They cannot remember the last time one of their leaders recognized the work they were doing. Their one on one’s consist of going through project status versus recognizing...

Toxic leadership.  Toxic colleagues.  It is the elephant in the room of product management.  I speak to product managers every day who are struggling with not being seen, feeling undervalued, and having no voice.

It does not need to be that way

I challenge you to...

To my fellow product managers…

You are enough. You deserve to do what you love.

I talk to product managers every day who are struggling in toxic work environments where they are made to feel small every day. Their ideas are not validated. They feel invisible.  

Here are some...

Do you trust your leaders?  Does your engineering/cross-functional team trust you? Do you work in a culture where trust is non-existent?

To move into leadership and inspire your team, product managers need to learn the art of building and maintaining trust.  

What does a team...

As a product management career and leadership coach, I’m used to hearing from strangers every week who wish for career and leadership growth support—product managers ready to lead and grow.

But lately, the inquiries I’m receiving now have a different sense of urgency. Now,...

I talk to product managers every single day who are managing anxiety, stress, and overwhelm.  Before you can focus on getting unstuck at work and moving-up the career ladder, we need to help manage the stress and anxiety. 

Let’s walk through some tools to bring down the...

According to NeuroLeadership Institute, 96% of business leaders are concerned about productivity in the face of a pandemic. Meanwhile, the future of work is now upon us, requiring new skills and a new mindset to more effectively adapt to change. Organizations have two choices:...