The Secrets of Product Management Podcast by Nils Davis: tips for product managers, covering storytelling, go to market,innovation, resumes, job interviews, PRDs, working with developers, persuasion and influence

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Aug 19, 2021 • 16min

Retrospectives, Math, and The Secrets of Influence

Retrospectives can lead to a 20-25% improvement in team performance. Yet most teams don’t do regular retrospectives. Why? Because 20% is boring. How to do the math to make 20% turn into 10x - and why this is such a critical skill for persuasion (not just retrospectives!).
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Aug 4, 2021 • 29min

90: Agile Product Management From First Principles

Explore the mental model of agile product management, its advantages over waterfall methodology, and debunking myths about agile. Understand the limitations of waterfall project management in handling change and risk. Learn about the birth and fundamentals of agile product management, emphasizing adaptability and valuing working software. Discover the importance of allegiance and collaboration in product management with sales and marketing teams. Explore key aspects of improving speed and efficiency in agile, with action steps to implement.
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Jul 21, 2021 • 13min

89: 3 Decision-Making Hacks for Product Managers

Decision-making is a core competency for product managers Greg Prickril, who’s been a guest on the podcast, just did a LinkedIn post about the most important competency for product managers. He said it was “prioritization” – which I don’t disagree with. And one important facet of prioritization is decision making. And in this episode I Read More
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Jul 13, 2021 • 14min

88: Nils Wins A Tour de France Stage – Strengths and “Ride Lots”

Mental Models, Strengths, and The Tour de France Somehow in this episode I manage to make a souffle from the 2021 Tour de France, the winner of Stage 12 Nils Politt, Mark Cavendish winning his 34th TdF stage, tying Eddie Merckx’ record, and Eddie Merckx’ famous maxim for getting fast – “Ride lots!” Eddie Merckx Read More
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May 4, 2021 • 37min

87: Sabrina Braham On Amplifying Your Potential With Clifton Strengths

In this episode, my good friend Sabrina Braham shares her insights on Clifton Strengths and amplifying your potential by applying strengths and other positive psychology ideas like the growth mindset. Sabrina is a celebrated executive coach and consultant, specializing in leadership excellence and business growth, with many years of experience coaching Fortune 500 executives and Read More
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Apr 20, 2021 • 24min

86: Data-driven Product Management

What does data-driven product management really mean? In episode 83 of this podcast my guest Noa Ganot reminded us that the term “data-driven product management” originally meant you weren’t prioritizing what to build simply based your own opinions, out of your own head, or the opinions of your colleagues. You would use “data” – such Read More
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Apr 13, 2021 • 31min

85: Storytelling Questions & Answers

In this episode, answers to a few questions I get often when I’m presenting or training product managers on storytelling. A great story is about a problem worth solving, a difficult and challenging path to a solution that only you can navigate, followed by a meaningful transformation when the problem is solved. Very simple to Read More
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Mar 31, 2021 • 16min

84: Strengths, Skills, and Workarounds

This episode of The Secrets of Product Management is about strengths and weaknesses, and especially how to use mental models and other tools to augment your weaknesses. Rebranding the podcast This is the first episode of the rebranded podcast. I’m changing the name from All The Responsibility to “The Secrets of Product Management” so it’s Read More
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Mar 18, 2021 • 24min

64: (Updated) Go-To-Market For Yourself: Getting Your Next Product Management Job

Your storytelling power is not only a differentiator, it’s a risk reducer In this episode I’m talking about this challenge – roughly and simplistically let’s call it “getting your next product manager job” – from a few different angles. Your stories of what you actually did – although still somewhat subject to wariness on the Read More
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Mar 11, 2021 • 48min

83: Noa Ganot on Product Leadership and Being Data-Driven

In this episode Noa Ganot tells us about what being "data-driven" really should mean, plus how product leaders can be more effective. And why product leadership is so difficult even for experienced managers.

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