3 Gems from around the (PM) world - Vol 11
Hey PMs
Happy Friday. Here are some things I found of immense value about product management. Hope you find them useful too.
In this post:
Gem #1: Best Practices for developing a product strategy by Deb Liu
Gem #2: Generative AI in nutshell by Henrik Kniberg
Gem #3: Deep Work by Cal Newport
Gem #1: Best Practices for developing a product strategy by Deb Liu
There is a ton of material on building a great product strategy and almost 95% of them are aligned on the core principles. I found this article by Deb Liu very refreshing and clear on what product strategy is how you you should build one.Section 1 - Understand the Problem
Section 2 - Identify your unique value
Section 3 - Outline how you will execute
Here is the article.
Gem #2: Generative AI in a nutshell
For those trying to get into Generative AI or want to learn about it, this is a really good explanation by Henrik Kniberg on Youtube.
Gem #3: Deep Work by Cal Newport
As PMs we are often distracted by meetings and other grunt work and many of us complain about not having enough time to think or introspect. A couple of years back I read a book called “Deep Work” by Cal Newport which altered my own way of doing deep thinking work.
In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.
Here is the book on Amazon.
You can also listen to him on the Tim Ferris Podcast.
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