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This guest post written by Assaph Mehr, Head of Product at RecordPoint, delves into the most important soft skills for product managers. Read more »

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In this MTP Engage Manchester talk, Thor Mitchell, a product management coach and former CPO of Crowdcube, explains the importance of humility for product managers. Key points To be a great product manager, recognise what you know what you have yet to learn Understand that, in reality, you\u2019re not all that, and that\u2019s ok Be Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "In this MTP Engage Manchester talk, Thor Mitchell, a product management coach and former CPO of Crowdcube, explains the importance of humility for product managers. Key points To be a great product manager, recognise what you know what you have yet to learn Understand that, in reality, you\u2019re not all that, and that\u2019s ok Be Read more »\nThe post In My Humble Opinion by Thor Mitchell appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-05-08T10:00:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2020-12-22T14:08:10+00:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Nathan Langley", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/nathan-langley/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Nathan-langley.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Nathan Langley", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/nathan-langley/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Nathan-langley.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Thor-Mitchell-MTP-Engage-MCR-2020.jpg", "tags": [ "Editor's Pick", "hard skills", "mtp engage manchester", "Product Management Skills", "Soft Skills", "Product Management Characteristics", "Video" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=18559", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/transitioning-to-product-from-a-functional-role/", "title": "Transitioning to product from a functional role", "content_html": "

If you speak to five product managers about how they got their jobs, you’re likely to receive five different answers. Transitioning from a functional role such as marketing or engineering to product can seem daunting, especially if your education and experience aren\u2019t specifically tailored to product, but it can be done. Why is product management Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "If you speak to five product managers about how they got their jobs, you’re likely to receive five different answers. Transitioning from a functional role such as marketing or engineering to product can seem daunting, especially if your education and experience aren\u2019t specifically tailored to product, but it can be done. Why is product management Read more »\nThe post Transitioning to product from a functional role appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-01-16T13:58:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2023-04-13T12:47:06+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Andres Phillips", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/andres-phillips/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Andres-Phillips.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Andres Phillips", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/andres-phillips/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Andres-Phillips.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/7a6e8b31-cad8-482f-b5c4-7b81275d47b2_Communication20is20an20important20soft20skill20in20product20management.jpg", "tags": [ "job hunting", "Product Management", "Product Management Career", "Product Management Skills", "Soft Skills" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=18060", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-secret-sauce-to-hiring-great-product-people-by-kate-leto/", "title": "The Secret Sauce to Hiring Great Product People by Kate Leto", "content_html": "

In this #mtpcon London talk, Kate Leto examines the importance of emotional intelligence in individuals and teams and asks how it can be used to make better hiring decisions. Key Points Emotional intelligence is more important than any of the technical skills we use in our roles If we want to build greater emotional intelligence Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "In this #mtpcon London talk, Kate Leto examines the importance of emotional intelligence in individuals and teams and asks how it can be used to make better hiring decisions. Key Points Emotional intelligence is more important than any of the technical skills we use in our roles If we want to build greater emotional intelligence Read more »\nThe post The Secret Sauce to Hiring Great Product People by Kate Leto appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2019-12-06T11:56:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2021-05-13T12:03:29+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "James Gadsby Peet", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/james-gadsby-peet/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/JGP-Profile-Shot-768x768.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "James Gadsby Peet", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/james-gadsby-peet/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/JGP-Profile-Shot-768x768.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kate-Leto-talks-at-Mind-the-Product.jpg", "tags": [ "hard skills", "Hiring", "Premium Content", "Product Management Skills", "Product teams", "Soft Skills", "Video", "Building Product Teams", "Product Leadership" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=16806", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/what-do-you-need-to-be-an-outstanding-product-manager-by-patrick-roelofs/", "title": "What do you Need to be an Outstanding Product Manager by Patrick Roelofs", "content_html": "

Click CC for subtitles in English What do you need to be an outstanding product manager? This is one of the key questions for every product organisation and it is also one that this talk from MTP Engage Hamburg tries – at least to some extent – to answer. I share some of the issues Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Click CC for subtitles in English What do you need to be an outstanding product manager? This is one of the key questions for every product organisation and it is also one that this talk from MTP Engage Hamburg tries – at least to some extent – to answer. I share some of the issues Read more »\nThe post What do you Need to be an Outstanding Product Manager by Patrick Roelofs appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2019-08-02T11:01:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2019-08-03T13:38:38+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Patrick Roelofs", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/patrick-roelofs/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/patrick-0428.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Patrick Roelofs", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/patrick-roelofs/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/patrick-0428.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/patrick-r.jpg", "tags": [ "Decision Making", "MTP Engage Hamburg 2019", "Product Management", "Product Management Skills", "Soft Skills", "Guest Post", "Product Management Conference", "Video" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=14952", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/why-listening-is-crucial-to-product-and-how-to-do-it-better/", "title": "Why Listening is Crucial to Product \u2013 and How to do it Better", "content_html": "

As a recovering product manager turned executive coach, I’ve found that there’s actually quite a bit of overlap between building and launching successful products and supporting individuals in gaining self-awareness and building leadership skills. In both worlds, it’s critical to understand the system, have a solid strategy, be able to provide ongoing support, and measure Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "As a recovering product manager turned executive coach, I’ve found that there’s actually quite a bit of overlap between building and launching successful products and supporting individuals in gaining self-awareness and building leadership skills. In both worlds, it’s critical to understand the system, have a solid strategy, be able to provide ongoing support, and measure Read more »\nThe post Why Listening is Crucial to Product – and How to do it Better appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2019-01-29T11:55:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2019-01-29T10:22:35+00:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Lisa Rogoff", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/lisa-rogoff/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lisa-Rogoff-1024x1024.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Lisa Rogoff", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/lisa-rogoff/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lisa-Rogoff-1024x1024.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/listening.jpg", "tags": [ "listening skills", "Problem-Solving", "Product Leadership", "Product Management", "Soft Skills", "Product Management", "Product Management Characteristics", "Product Management Skills" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com?p=9726&preview_id=9726", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/learning-product-ellen-chisa-producttank-nyc/", "title": "Learning in Product \u2013 Ellen Chisa (ProductTank NYC)", "content_html": "

Ellen Chisa has an educational background in engineering and is currently working on her MBA at Harvard Business School. She has worked for companies like Microsoft and Kickstarter, and is currently the VP of Product at Lola. They connect travelers to travel agents for hotels, restaurants, and any other travelling needs. In her ProductTank NYC Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Ellen Chisa has an educational background in engineering and is currently working on her MBA at Harvard Business School. She has worked for companies like Microsoft and Kickstarter, and is currently the VP of Product at Lola. They connect travelers to travel agents for hotels, restaurants, and any other travelling needs. In her ProductTank NYC Read more »\nThe post Learning in Product – Ellen Chisa (ProductTank NYC) appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2017-03-09T10:43:59+00:00", "date_modified": "2017-02-22T17:20:54+00:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Tremis Skeete", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/tremis-skeete/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1_gq61knSzQAZcVJKia5RSZA.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Tremis Skeete", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/tremis-skeete/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1_gq61knSzQAZcVJKia5RSZA.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ellen-Chisa.jpg", "tags": [ "Career", "Personal Development", "Skills", "Soft Skills", "Product Management Characteristics", "Product Management Skills", "Video" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=8635", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/11-things-dev-team-wants/", "title": "11 Things Your Dev Team Wants From You", "content_html": "

Christin Gorman kick starts Product Tank Oslo\u2019s February event with an animated discussion of what product managers can do to help developers in their day-to-day work. Gorman is a programmer at Kodemaker and voted the most popular lightning talk from Javazone 2011. Here are some key highlights from her talk: Eye on the prize Ideas Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Christin Gorman kick starts Product Tank Oslo\u2019s February event with an animated discussion of what product managers can do to help developers in their day-to-day work. Gorman is a programmer at Kodemaker and voted the most popular lightning talk from Javazone 2011. Here are some key highlights from her talk: Eye on the prize Ideas Read more »\nThe post 11 Things Your Dev Team Wants From You appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2016-07-06T10:50:56+01:00", "date_modified": "2016-07-06T02:05:45+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Lorian Leong", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/lorian-leong/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAckAAAAJGNmYzBhM2UxLWE5NDctNDE0My04NDYyLTkyZTg0MTU2OWRlNw.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Lorian Leong", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/lorian-leong/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAckAAAAJGNmYzBhM2UxLWE5NDctNDE0My04NDYyLTkyZTg0MTU2OWRlNw.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/christin-gorman.jpg", "tags": [ "Collaboration", "Dev Team", "Development", "Soft Skills", "Team Leadership", "Video" ] } ] }