How to up your game as a Product Manager?

Preferably interested in knowing the skills with which you up your game outside the work.

Hello All!! Needed some advice with upskilling to further my career in Product Management and add more dimensions to it. For some context, I have 4.5+ YoE in the software industry, primarily functional roles including about 3 years in Product Management. I want to up-skill myself in some hard skills as I think I have decent exposure in soft skills/functional aspects of PM but lack in the former. Have been thinking of the following: 1. APIs (Conceptual and hands on) 2. Data Analysis (SQL to be precise) 3. Low/No Code Tools I have about 6 months before I start looking for a new role and want to add these to my profile so as to land a good job. Please share your inputs and feedback if these would be useful in a real-life scenario and any other suggestions, if applicable. Counting on the advice and thanks in advance :)

I have been a PM for the last 3 years but my interviewing skills are really bad. I have sat through a bunch of interviews. Read decode and conquer cover to cover, but even then, I've made little progress. I know I'm not bad at the role because I have gotten frequent hikes and created tangible impact on every product I've worked on. The interviews I have cracked are mostly due to luck and my conversion rate is poor. Would love to get some insights from folks who have experienced the same roadblock.

Hey folks, Looking to up my game in product management! 📊 Any favorite books, courses, or podcasts you recommend? Share your go-to resources! 📚 If you have any go-to resources such as books, online courses, podcasts, or blogs that have helped you on your product management journey, please share them with me! 📚 I'm particularly interested in resources that offer practical insights, real-world examples, and strategies for effective product development and management. Your recommendations will be invaluable as I continue to grow in my role. Thank you in advance for your suggestions! 🌟 #ProductManagement #LearningResources #ProductDevelopment #TechSkills

Hi there! I understand this is not exactly about being a PM , a little background - I've done some Comms/ branding work in some big name companies & startups, I have the inclination to learn and understand how PM works and wanted to understand if there's any course/ bootcamp/ project I can take up to apply for Product Marketing Manager roles? I have 4yoe in various roles. Thanks!

Beyond work and from mentors at org, how are you improving on your PM domain outside work? As an experienced junior PM in startups for 4+ years, I see that leaving everything to just the growth of org, on job coaching etc are not reliable. Not when as a startup there are too many other pressing things to be given time to for you and even your super great PM leaders.

Hey folks, I'm wondering what kinda role I should pursue next after product management. I'm done with this role, works vary from company to company and team to team. It's tough to make people understand the difference between pre-PMF products & mature products, and how the metrics impact vary across the spectrum. And this completely changes the equation of your appraisal or your promotion as well. I don't see myself working in the same kind of role after 5 years. So I'm wondering what kinda role I should look out for? My general interests are more analytics & strategy centric. What do you guys think??

What are the best places to signal in the market that you are a great product manager Unfortunately, I am stuck in a job that is driven by the whims and fancies of the CEO My product leader is not that great I am B. tech +MBA Stuck in these kind of offices since 3 years Nothing is working for me Please help

Hey everyone, excited to be doing this AMA! A brief about me, I work currently as a Director of Product at an Indian unicorn startup About my career: - Did my undergrad from IIT and then masters from an Ivy league school - Have been in product for almost 10 years now - across 2 Indian unicorn startups and a publicly listed company Would love to take questions on what it means to be a PM, growing within the role, building your career, and other things :) Will be back here at 4 pm and start replying Shoot away!

Hi, I'm currently working as a Product Analyst at a promising startup, where I've been working on enhancing product delivery processes, keeping a check on deadlines (part of PMO), and driving client adoption for the past 1.5 years. Here my primary responsibilities involve conducting data analysis of projects and tickets, identifying trends and patterns, and providing insights to inform product decisions. However, I'm not directly involved in the core decision-making processes that shape product strategy. This is my first job and I feel there will be nothing specific that I will own in project management and/or process excellence, there is nothing much to grow in this field, and pretty much anybody can replace this task, *please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm particularly fascinated by the prospect of building solutions that will directly impact our clients hence the real world, developing innovative product strategies, and bringing impact to the business. I have some questions and seeking guidance. Insights, personal experiences, or any guidance will help me a lot. Thanks in advance. - Should I consider pursuing a product management role? - Or should I step toward product strategy? - If I need to get into product strategy, how can I do that? is an MBA a must for this kind of role? - Or are there other avenues that might be more suitable for my current skillset and experience?