Important Bits
I have this growing digital notepad that I’ve started writing in over the past year: It’s titled “Be a great PM”, it’s a collection of information and encouraging quotes from books, online articles and discussions with others, or just plain thoughts that came to my mind. It serves as a motivational guide and supporting source when I feel I’m not good at my job (I bet I’m the only one in this world to feel that way :)), am stuck or need to know how to move forward or away from a situation.
After revisiting it once again last week, I wondered if this is something I should share with the world, and fill it with some more words so others might be able to benefit from it. If you end up reading this post and find yourself going “Duh, I already know that” — I think that’s ok, as I believe it might help you and others remind yourself that you are not alone with some of the daily challenges you face as a PM.
Additionally (and still surprising to me), I’ve received about half a dozen personal messages from students via LinkedIn or Twitter over the last year asking me if I could chat with them about Product Management. Feeling still extremely honored, I’ve tried to setup calls with most of them, but of course, that’s time-consuming and we are all busy, right? Most of the students who approached me were female CS students eager to learn about product management. It reminded me of how I felt, coming from a mostly m
Important Bits