Soft Skills - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/tag/soft-skills/ Conferences, training, and content for the world’s largest community of product managers, designers, and developers. Thu, 18 May 2023 11:23:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mindtheproduct-favicon-32x32.png Soft Skills - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/tag/soft-skills/ 32 32 The most important soft skills for product managers https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-most-important-soft-skills-for-product-managers/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-most-important-soft-skills-for-product-managers/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=32364 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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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-most-important-soft-skills-for-product-managers/feed/ 6 In My Humble Opinion by Thor Mitchell https://www.mindtheproduct.com/in-my-humble-opinion-by-thor-mitchell/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/in-my-humble-opinion-by-thor-mitchell/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=19955 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’re not all that, and that’s ok Be Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/in-my-humble-opinion-by-thor-mitchell/feed/ 0 Transitioning to product from a functional role https://www.mindtheproduct.com/transitioning-to-product-from-a-functional-role/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/transitioning-to-product-from-a-functional-role/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:58:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=18559 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’t specifically tailored to product, but it can be done. Why is product management Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/transitioning-to-product-from-a-functional-role/feed/ 0 The Secret Sauce to Hiring Great Product People by Kate Leto https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-secret-sauce-to-hiring-great-product-people-by-kate-leto/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-secret-sauce-to-hiring-great-product-people-by-kate-leto/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:56:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=18060 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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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-secret-sauce-to-hiring-great-product-people-by-kate-leto/feed/ 0 What do you Need to be an Outstanding Product Manager by Patrick Roelofs https://www.mindtheproduct.com/what-do-you-need-to-be-an-outstanding-product-manager-by-patrick-roelofs/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/what-do-you-need-to-be-an-outstanding-product-manager-by-patrick-roelofs/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:01:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=16806 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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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/what-do-you-need-to-be-an-outstanding-product-manager-by-patrick-roelofs/feed/ 0 Why Listening is Crucial to Product – and How to do it Better https://www.mindtheproduct.com/why-listening-is-crucial-to-product-and-how-to-do-it-better/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/why-listening-is-crucial-to-product-and-how-to-do-it-better/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:55:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=14952 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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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/why-listening-is-crucial-to-product-and-how-to-do-it-better/feed/ 0 Learning in Product – Ellen Chisa (ProductTank NYC) https://www.mindtheproduct.com/learning-product-ellen-chisa-producttank-nyc/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 10:43:59 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com?p=9726&preview_id=9726 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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]]> 11 Things Your Dev Team Wants From You https://www.mindtheproduct.com/11-things-dev-team-wants/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/11-things-dev-team-wants/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2016 09:50:56 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=8635 Christin Gorman kick starts Product Tank Oslo’s 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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