The Daily Standup

The Top 10 Skills to Become a REAL Product Manager

1. Create Your Own Product
2. Join a Helpful Community
3. Complete Affordable Courses To Gain Real Knowledge
4. Follow The best Creators
5. Read or Listen to Books On Top Products
6. Rehearse Job Interviews
7. Make It Your Hobby
8. Knowledge > Certifications
9. Get an Adjacent PM Job
10. Practice Soft Skills

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One Why Beats a Thousand Whats - Agile Sales & Marketing Market research is like archeology. It helps understand the past but tells us little about the future. It gives us many ‘whats’ but few ‘whys’. Of course, market research isn’t useless. But it can only go so far. Consumer research includes surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, ethnographic studies, joint shopping trips, and other methods. The results are usually used only by marketers, and that’s a mistake. Oftentimes they use them rather mechanically — for pricing decisions or advertising campaigns. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Translating User Stories Into Value Stories Can Drive Action I’ve been seeing an increasing number of designers who don’t realize that design communication is a two-way street. There’s been an increasing focus on soft skills, like design communication, to navigate this turbulent job market. However, this doesn’t just mean teaching your team about the UX point of view. It also means knowing enough about the business's priorities to translate user findings and design recommendations into terms they understand. When I say that, people often think this means learning about KPIs, metrics, and related subjects. While learning those terms is helpful, that’s not the only way to translate designs for the business. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

What Are The Best Ways To Learn Something New? Do you work as an apprentice? Do you observe others? Do you watch a video? Do you listen to a Podcast? Do you visit a library and research?
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Fundamental Product Management is Most Important In the AI Age Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) continues to expand its horizons across a myriad of industries, enabling product managers (PMs) of all domains with the chance to become AI-focused and more tech-savvy. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

A Simple Practice To Prevent Wasteful Meetings Before each session, we need to clarify:
1️⃣ Required participants 👨‍⚖️ 👩‍⚖️
2️⃣ Purpose 🤔
3️⃣ Desired outcome 🎯
4️⃣ How to prepare 🤔
5️⃣ Agenda 🗓 It’s super simple and offers some great advantages:
✅ If any of these parts are unclear, ask the organizer for clarification.
✅ If parts remain unclear, don’t join the session!
✅ Meetings are often scheduled way ahead of time, so it serves as a friendly reminder of the meeting.
✅ Defining all these topics up front allows everyone to provide feedback before the session to ensure it becomes even more valuable. For example, “What if we make … the purpose of the session?” or “What if we include agenda item X as well?”
✅ As a meeting organizer, you can expect all the participants to come prepared. If all parts are completed, nobody can use the excuse of not knowing how to prepare. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Will The ScrumMaster Be Obsolete in 2025? If you hang out in the “Agile” bubble on LinkedIn, the dice have already been cast: Scrum is out (and the Scrum Master), and the new kid on the block is [insert your preferred successor framework choice here.] I’m not entirely certain about that, but several data points on my side suggest a decline in the Scrum Master’s role. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Why will you hate your next Product Management job as well? - Dr. Bart PM How is it that when you change Product Manager jobs, all looks so good initially and turns into the same shit as in your last role? Is it you? Is it the job itself? https://dr-bartosz-jaworski.medium.com/why-will-you-hate-your-next-product-management-job-as-well-0be09a34ccf3 How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Happy Valentines Day! A Special Episode... We hope you enjoy this special Friday Episode to celebrate Valentines Day!
Happy Birthday Justin!
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Three Ways To Refocus In Your Daily Scrum - Standup 1) Actually Stand Up 2) Socialize with Another Human Being 3) Take the Time to Practice Being Creative
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