Starting a YouTube channel about #productmanagement #leadership First interview is with a former VP of Product Management at Google (he's also my former boss) youtu.be/l2sWqBlRlYY

If you had a long week, you are not alone. Soon it will be Thanksgiving and perf, promo, quarterly scoring, 2021 hiring, and 2022 annual planning will be largely done.

Three suggestions for getting promoted: 1. Have a lot of positive, measurable, growing impact. 2. Drive that impact in a way that's consistent with your company culture, values, competencies. 3. Have a lot of peers, sr leads, milestones, artifacts corroborate # 1-2.

You can't control outcomes which have many external elements to them. All you can do is plan, prepare, and execute as best as you can. #coaching

Winners do not achieve outcomes easily. They are great at learning from failures and preparing themselves tirelessly to take full advantage of opportunities when they arise. #coaching

Any PM's out there? I'm going live in 10 minutes with Uber's first head of product. #productmanagement youtu.be/qi2xoah4E0Y

Ask me anything. Free #career advice for the next few hours.

Any failure after you've tried your best is fine. You can't control all the variables in life. Regret after a failure when you didn't give it your best is far worse.

If you're over extended and it's affecting the quality of your work. It's your responsibility to escalate and cut scope. Trying to be a hero and doing lots of things 66% is not good for you (from a sustainability, quality, and impact pov) and often the organization.

It's almost always better to disagree as early as possible (in a constructive, open minded, and positive way). It saves everybody time and resources.

When faced with the choice between urgent and important, try to carve out time every day for important.

Your job as a leader is not to show everyone how smart you are. Your job is to help the team succeed.

Before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. -Confucius

Every now and then, take a day off. Not for a special trip or a big holiday. Just give your self some truly free time to do what speaks to you.

Taking time for yourself isn't you being unproductive. It's you investing time in being the best version of yourself.

To paraphrase Blaise Pascal, the busy PM would have presented one slide, but they did not have the time.

The best thing you can do for your sleep in 2022 is implement a "screens off" time at 10pm or earlier. You'll probably get an extra 20% sleep because of it and will wake up more energized and clear headed.

NFL players always "watch film" after every game to learn how they can do better in the next week's game. What would your film in 2021 teach you about 2022?