"PMs aren’t the CEOs of the product. CEOs have additional responsibilities such as hiring and defining the org structure."

"PMs don’t manage other people. They influence stakeholders without authority by using data and reasoning."

"But what do PMs really do?"

"The primary job of a PM is to drive outcomes. Put another way, consistently deliver impact for the users and the business. Impact comes in many forms such as driving bottom-line revenue, uncovering new user insights, and reducing costs."

"To drive outcomes PMs leverage 4 skills:"

"💭 Product Strategy"

"It is the ability to paint a clear picture of what success looks like and identify a series of coordinated actions to achieve this defined success."

"🛠️ Product Execution"

"The ability to deliver products by articulating the problem statement and gathering key requirements for a solution."

"🧮 Insights Driven"

"The ability to leverage customer, competitive, and data insights to guide decision-making."

"🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership"

"The ability to communicate and collaborate effectively to inspire the team and stakeholders."