Brilliance in the Basics – Leadership in Product Management

In the ongoing iteration and re-iteration of what I’ve learned, how I communicate it, what I learn anew and how I convey it, we have another release.

I was very lucky to get to speak on lessons in Product Management with Growth School. They kindly provided a recording link and password that I can share for anyone who is interested. The Growth School recorded live presentation is here on their Zoom. The Password to open it is “Jzrz0P@V”

It will shock no one to hear that in this session I emphasized Brilliance in the Basics. I shared that leaders must

• Set the example
• Outline the mission
• Take care of their team
• Use authority well

I shared that all must

• Start with why then proceed to how and what
• Measure what matters (likely using OKRs!)
• Understand and meet the jobs to be done
• Balance and keep your mind on money
• Know a little bit about everything but be brilliant in the basics.

Here’s the final summary slide.

What do you think?