Product Manager by day. Trigger happy photographer by night.
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Often get asked from junior product managers on how to measure their progress in product management. While no silver bullet exists, specific triggers can offer guidance. Full article here: azeem.me/?p=20614 or continue reading 🧵👇
4. Leadership
Even though you might not have people directly reporting to you, remember that you’re responsible for what your squad/team works on, not to mention the ability for your business partners to sell or market products or features.
As a product manager, you need to be able to rally the troops when things don’t go well, have the ability to provide context and rationale for why the feature you’re building is important and be able to protect your team from distractions, productivity killers and everyday distractions. You also need to balance stakeholders from the business side, along with the ambitions of your own team and come out with a balanced solution that makes everyone happy.
Putting it into practice
Now that you have some insights on a few aspects that make a good Product Manager, the next step is to engage in some self-reflection and figure out where you stand within each of these four pillars. If you feel that communication and execution are your strong points, then it’s an opportunity to try focusing a bit more on topics like Strategy and Leadership.
At the end of the day, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all formula for product managers, but by trying a variety of things and experimenting with several skills, you’re bound to get better at your craft. It’s also important to remind ourselves to take a break, reflect on your strengths and weaknesses and focus on improving them.
After attempting to do this for over a year, I’ve finally managed to apply a new coat of point on my personal site. I’ve found it challenging to find a single social network where I can host my photographs and I figured a personal blog works best. azeem.me
Throw back to shooting this amazing waterfall in Kerala a few months ago.
#shotwithhalide
A short film by Noah Sheldon, who interviews a migrant worker from rural China who makes a living in Shanghai collecting styrofoam boxes and reselling them at a wholesale fish market.
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The Happiest Guy in the World: Two decades ago, Mario Salcedo went on a cruise — and never came back nytimes.com/2018/05/01/opini…
I’ve just posted some of my photos that I’ve used as wallpapers on my phone this year: azeem.me/wallpapers/ – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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‘I Forgot My PIN’: An Epic Tale of Losing $30,000 in Bitcoin wired.com/story/i-forgot-my-… /cc @belseat – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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