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SUNDAY REWIND: Building a product without any full-time product managers

BY Eira Hayward on March 5, 2023

This week’s Sunday Rewind takes us back to a 2022 post from Francesco Wiedemann on how small teams can achieve growth without the need for full-time product managers. Francesco says  you can build an effective operating team of up to 30 people without a full-time product manager. He explains how at his startup Kyte all three co-founders Read more »

Systems, not mandates: how to build better product teams

BY Alex Hughes on February 24, 2023

In this guest post, regular Mind the Product contributor and Product Leader, Alex Hughes, delves into the conversation of building better product teams, and why focusing on the system matters the most.  Read more »

Building a digital product organisation, brick by brick by Nils Michaelis

BY Ian Haynes on January 13, 2023

In his digital breakout session at #mtpcon London 2022, Nils Michaelis discusses building a digital product organization in this digital breakout session at #mtpcon London 2022. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: The importance of EQ for product development teams by Nikkia Reveillac

BY Eira Hayward on December 11, 2022

This week’s Sunday Rewind takes us back to 2021’s #mtpcon Digital Americas conference and a talk from Twitter’s former head of research Nikkia Reveillac on why emotional intelligence is the key ingredient in the highest performing product development teams. Nikkia starts with a story about the US and Trinidad and Tobago football teams both trying Read more »

Product, dance, and pockets of brilliance by Pippa Topp

BY Eira Hayward on November 28, 2022

In her keynote session at #mtpcon London 2022, Pippa Topp, Interim Head of Product at Charlotte Tilbury, talks about product and creating pockets of brilliance. Watch this video or read on for key highlights from the talk. Pippa started her career as a project manager and never wanted to be a product manager. She had Read more »

Master the art of leading through influence by Shyvee Shi

BY Louron Pratt on November 24, 2022

In this #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022 breakout session, Shyvee Shi, Product Manager at Linkedin Learning discussed influencing without authority in product management. Watch this video or read on for key highlights from the talk! Read more »

How alignment and autonomy can help you ship product features by MaryAlexa Divver and Chase Disher

BY Louron Pratt on November 11, 2022

In this #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022 breakout session, MaryAlexa Divver and Chase Disher, Directors of Product at Public.com discuss how alignment and autonomy can help product teams ship products quickly. Read more »

Building fair and innovative teams: The promise and power of behavioural science by Bibi Groot

BY Eira Hayward on November 8, 2022

In her keynote session at #mtpcon London 2022, Head of Behavioural Science at Fair HQ Bibi Groot shares some insights from behavioural science that help us build fair, innovative and empowered teams. Read more »

How to build a product team from scratch

BY Eira Hayward on November 7, 2022

The great thing about building out a product team from scratch is that you set the tone for how Product functions in a business. However it’s an exercise that comes with lots of big questions you need to answer and more than a few pitfalls, even if you think you’ve thought everything through thoroughly before Read more »

Four tips for building a product-driven culture

BY Jenn Lambert on November 1, 2022

In this guest post, Jenn Lambert, VP of Product Management at Veeva Systems provides tips on building a product-driven culture, and why it’s important to develop this. Read more »