If you want to be a bad product manager, assume everyone will use your product as directed. If you want to be a good product manager, assume that people will use your product in ways you never intended and make it easy for them to do so.
If you want to be a bad product manager, wait until questions are asked to answer them. Making people have to ask you a question to get an answer — rather than letting them figure out the answer on their own — is a great way to show your value as a product manager and… Continue reading Answer questions before they are asked
If you want to be a bad product manager, include only those features customers have identified as necessary on your “must have” list. If you want to be a good product manager, include some “inspiring/exciting” features on your “must have” list even if they may not be “necessary.”
If you want to be a bad product manager, publicize your launch date well in advance. If you want to be a good product manager, be very careful in how you promote your launch date.
If you want to be a bad product manager, keep your product development team uninformed about how your product is performing. If you want to be a good product manager, share information about your product with other stakeholders and interested parties within your organization.
If you want to be a bad product manager, just deliver the most-requested features. If you want to be a good product manager, identify compelling differentiators to include in your product.
If you want to be a bad product manager, immediately reject any bad idea. If you want to be a good product manager, encourage all ideas, even bad ones.
If you want to be a bad product manager, don’t ever spend time working on things that are not product management duties. If you want to be a good product manager, pitch in and help out in areas outside of product management.
If you want to be a bad product manager, insist on finding the perfect software solution to use in product management. If you want to be a good product manager, find good tools that support your product management needs.