“Does it better” will always beat “did it first.”— Aaron Levie
All the technical and design skill in the world won’t save you as a product manager if you’re lacking the number one skill required to succeed in the role: leadership
. If you enter a team, establish yourself in your new role, and nominate yourself as the go-to resource for managing the development of a new product, you NEED to understand the “soft skills” that come into play when managing conflicting sets of interests.
Strip away the titles, meetings, and day-to-day tasks, and you’re left with a group of regular ...
