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Networking in product management: Lessons from product experts

BY Eira Hayward on August 12, 2024

Anyone you go to for career advice will emphasise the importance of building a strong professional network. It can help your career development, help you access job opportunities, help you learn and access new information, gain different perspectives, build strong professional relationships and more. There’s plenty of evidence for the value of a professional network Read more »

An inside look at the product job market

BY Eira Hayward on June 25, 2024

Lots of layoffs, an oversupply of candidates, disruption from artificial intelligence, what are job prospects currently like for product managers? Read more »

Lessons learned from a 6-month journey to land my next product job

BY Ben O'Donnell on June 7, 2024

Essential lessons learned for landing a product manager role, from enhancing your CV strategy to maintaining resilience and networking effectively. Read more »

How to enable product managers to be successful

BY Andy Hughes on June 6, 2024

This article is a guide for product managers and organizations to create better products. It serves as a diagnostic tool, highlighting why it’s not enough to just hire top-tier talent and explaining what else is needed for success. Read more »

Upskilling for product managers – tips and tricks

BY Sirisha Dinavahi on April 18, 2024

Wherever you are in your product career, you must have felt the need to refresh your skills or learn new ones. This article shares her tips for keeping on top of your skill set and keep up with the times. Read more »

What I learned from my journey into freelance product management

BY Liam Smith on April 12, 2024

What I learned from my journey into freelance product management. In 2017, I left my full-time job to work as a freelance product manager. Recently, someone was surprised to learn that I’d done this and started quizzing me. So, I thought I’d share what we talked about in case it’s useful for you too. Starting Read more »

How to kickstart your career in product management

BY Marta Rolak on March 19, 2024

Discover how to break into product management without experience. Learn practical steps to kickstart your career. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: A guide on breaking into product

BY Eira Hayward on March 3, 2024

Tom Dyson’s post from 2021 looks at some of the actions you can take to land a first job in product management. Read more »

From engineering to product: Felix Watson Jr, Lead Product Manager at Google

BY Louron Pratt on March 1, 2024

We speak to Felix Watson Jr. Lead Product Manager at Google. In our conversation we discuss Felix’s experiences in transitioning from engineering to product, and converse on the state of diversity in product management. Read more »

Growing financial products and fostering diversity at Barclays with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy

BY Louron Pratt on February 28, 2024

We had the opportunity to talk to Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy, a Senior Product Manager at Barclays. She shares her journey in product and some of the lessons she learned about promoting diversity in the financial services sector. Read more »