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Women In Product Book Club: Our H1 Recommendations
WOMEN IN PRODUCT BOOK CLUB: Our H1 Recommendations
Turning Stress Into Success
By: diana stepner, product leader, speaker, and coach 88% of product managers report feeling stressed according to the Anatomy of Work Global Index. It’s a number that should serve as a warning. I'd argue it's a starting point. I began researching the impact of...
Who We Are Is How We Lead: How Personal Safety Drives Team Collaboration and Innovation
By: Quyen Tran, Founder & Product Strategist (she/her) "Who we are is how we lead." - Brené Brown, Dare to Lead I had pored over every document, every email, every workflow to prepare for this meeting. I was the youngest person in the room, leading one of...
Sketching My Way to Better Product Thinking
Why Every PM Needs a Creative Practice By: Nithya Karthikeyan, Product Manager, Data & AI Last month, I hung my sketches on the walls of a small café in Malaysia.It was a modest show. But standing in that space, watching strangers pause in front of something I'd...
Leading Through Ambiguity
By: Shan Tong, Principal Tech Lead - Visual Intelligence, Meta Some of the hardest leadership moments begin when everyone is looking for clarity and no one knows where to find it yet. At times, product teams and engineering teams are operating with competing...
From Hackathon to PACU: A Story About Human Context
By: Jillian Krebsbach, Lisa Leung, Natasha Kumar, Pavani Pagadala What Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Can’t Capture Consider this: A 56-year-old post-operative patient, Julie, just came out of abdominal surgery. She's opioid sensitive with a history of post-op...
Leading Well Starts Within
By: Mia Nguyen, Marketing & Communications Manager, Women In Product This quarter we’re reflecting on leadership and wellness, and how the two go hand in hand. We keep coming back to this question: what does leadership look like when it’s rooted in wellness?...
Evolving from IC to CPO: A Leadership Evolution
By: Jessica Dubin, Chief Product Officer, Remesh My story begins with a personal decision after becoming a parent. I had been working within a large product organization as Senior Product Manager when I had my first child. At that point I realized that every hour I...
Navigating Professional Growth: A Practical Guide to Job Responsibilities and Self-Advocacy
Empower Your Career Through Reflective Practices, a Visual Tool, and Strategic Conversations By: Melissa Lyons, Director of Product Operations, Skillshare Occasionally, I find myself grappling with work-related existential questions. Is my work essential? How is my...
Choosing Between a Individual Contributor and Managerial Role
By: Colleen Millerman, Senior Director, Product and Strategic Program Management You've been offered what feels like a great opportunity - a promotion, a bigger title, more people to manage.... wait manage people? What does that mean? How does this work? Is my job the...
The Power of Community: My Five Years at Women In Product
By: Elizabeth Ames In 2016, an incredible group of women product leaders from leading companies in Silicon Valley got together and asked a simple question: “Where are all the women in product management?” They were determined to take action to change the field, so...
Doing the Hard Work of Influence
Recently, Caf and Fingercheck partnered together to bring a stellar line-up of women who have done the hard work of founding, leading, and running companies in a variety of industries (along with highlighting a few up-and-comers). You can read more about the Punching...
Reflections on Powerful Traits of Women Who Inspire Me
By: Ronke Majekodunmi, Product Leader For this year's Women's History Month, it is important for me to share stories of the women who motivate, embolden, and propel me forward. These women inspire and challenge me to be a better version of myself, nourishing and...
Women In Product’s Julie Wenah Reflects on Gender Inclusion and Tech at Davos 2024
At the World Economic Forum’s 54th Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2024, Women In Product Board Member Julie Wenah took part in two panel discussions that shed light on the evolving landscape of gender issues, technology’s role in bridging gaps in...
How Can You Build for Me If You Do Not See Me
Diversity in Product Management By: Ronke Majekodunmi, Product Leader In order to build products and solutions that serve diverse communities successfully, we need leaders, product managers, and cross-functional team members to represent them. These individuals...
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