Finding an appropriate time to take a holiday. #prodmgmt #productmemes

What a brilliant achievement. Kudos to you!

I hear you. In some situations/contexts I have found that it can be cultural. In those instances I’ve made a point of politely clarifying that next time the individual doesn’t need to wait for me to respond before asking their question.

Thanks for sharing! 🙏

These are terrible. You guys need to tikka long hard look at yourselves.

Good luck! 🍀

🤣 Happy Friday!!

When you’re asked to help the hiring manager with interviews. #prodmgmt #productmemes

Thanks for sharing 🙏

Thanks for sharing 🙏 Glad you found it valuable

💯 I’ve seen this ruin teams to the point they become so unempowered they forget how to make a decision (or worse, fear making their own decisions) and stagnate. I think the trick is to build enough confidence from execs early on in order to buy the team its space to crack on.

6. The people that matter are rooting for you You’re here for a reason. The people that hired you did so because of your qualities and experience. They are willing you to do well, not trying to catch you out. Your success is in their interests as much as yours.

5. People don’t care about you as much as you do This might be a hard one for your ego to take but you’re not that important! Enjoy the relative anonymity that being new affords you while you find your feet. Make mistakes while no one watches.

4. You have more than one chance to make an impact Accept that there will be no silver bullet or panacea. Your team & stakeholders will judge your efficacy over a sustained period of time, not on an unattainable overnight success. Play the long game.

3. Good enough is good enough There reaches a point where your time is better spent on other things. The Good Enough state is the optimum balance between value returned and effort put in. Find that point then move on.

2. Consistency breeds confidence Do it, then do it again and again. Soon you’ll notice a compounding effect that returns greater value for the same amount of input. Your team & stakeholders will also thank you for stable, consistent, predictable (within reason) ways of working.

1. Do it once, then you can do it better No amount of finessing can guarantee you’ll get it right first time. Accepting you’ll more than likely get it wrong first time round will reduce the pressure you place on yourself. The only way to find out what needs improved is to do it.

My new boss could see this and in a 1:1 encouraged me to rip the band-aid off. It might not be perfect but it’ll be better than what’s there today, he said. I took his advice. It was uncomfortable but the right thing to do. Here’s what I learned:

I was fretting as I felt I only had one shot at making an impact. I worried that if I didn’t get it right first time I’d lose the confidence of those around me, or that they’d doubt my abilities.

Am I right?! #prodmgmt