How to Have a Successful Product Manager Career
The Things That You Need to Be Doing TODAY in Order to Have a Successful Product Manager Career
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Narrated by:
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Jim Anderson
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By:
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Jim Anderson
About this listen
This audiobook has been written with one goal in mind - to show you how you can make your product management career a success. It's not easy being a product manager so we're going to show you what you need to be doing in order to make you stand out and be successful!
Let's make your career a success!
What you'll find inside:
- How great product managers keep their perspective
- Should you get an MBA
- #1 skill that a product manager needs to have
- The product manager's reading list
Congratulations - you are a product manager. Or you want to be one. No matter where your career is at right now, what we need to have a talk about is how you can take it to the next level.
Being a product manager is a strange sort of job. It turns out that you don't actually "do" anything. Instead, it's your job to get a lot of other people to do all of the things that are going to be required in order to make a product or a group of products be successful.
Needless to say this is a hard thing to do. However, as hard as that is, there is something else that you need to be doing at the same time: managing your career. Look, the success of your product is never only in your hands. Market conditions, what your competition does, and the whims of your customers will all conspire to either make your product a success or a flop.
No matter what the final result is, and often we don't even get to stick around for the last chapter, you are going to want your efforts today to move your career forward tomorrow.
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In this book Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create lives that are both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of whom or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.
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4 out of 5 stars
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From a Retired Person's Point Of View
- By ann lom on 09-25-16
By: Bill Burnett, and others
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The Entrepreneur's Playbook
- More Than 100 Proven Strategies, Tips, and Techniques to Build a Radically Successful Business
- By: Leonard C. Green, Paul B. Brown
- Narrated by: Leonard C. Green, Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Big new ideas rarely make great businesses. Laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time. You are going to need dramatically more start-up money than you think you do. Counterintuitive concepts like these have helped the world's best entrepreneurs succeed. Yet most of us only learn them the hard way. Len Green, an experienced investor, entrepreneur, and business professor, shares inside secrets and proven tactics for launching a business.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Need a narrator who is not phlegmy
- By Leo on 01-19-18
By: Leonard C. Green, and others
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Taking People With You
- The Only Way to Make Big Things Happen
- By: David Novak
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 290
David Novak learned long ago that you can't lead a great organization of any size without getting your people aligned, enthusiastic, and focused relentlessly on the mission. But how do you do that? There are countless leadership books, but how many will actually help a Taco Bell shift manager, a Fortune 500 CEO, a new entrepreneur, or anyone in between? Over his 15 years at Yum! Brands, Novak has developed a trademarked program he calls Taking People with You.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I would like to recommend this book... but can't.
- By Michael on 01-30-12
By: David Novak
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Who
- The A Method for Hiring
- By: Geoff Smart, Randy Street
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,503
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,228
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,218
Geoff Smart and Randy Street offer a simple, four-step method for hiring with confidence, designed for everyone from the CEO on down. Who shows you how to avoid the most common pitfalls of hiring, how to identify "A Players" - people who can perform their job better than 90 percent of the candidates in their field - and how to make sure the best candidate will be excited to join your organization.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book but need PDF of Scorecard material
- By Nancy Walsh on 10-17-12
By: Geoff Smart, and others
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The Power of People Skills
- How to Eliminate 90% of Your HR Problems and Dramatically Increase Team and Company Morale and Performance
- By: Trevor Throness
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
People are the problem. They're always the problem. If a business person goes home frustrated, if they talk with their significant other about it, if they lay awake at night stewing about it, inevitably the problem is some person at work - a colleague, subordinate, or boss. Handling people issues is every leader's major headache. It's what takes up the majority of their time and - more important - the bulk of their head space. Every leader can and must develop this most important of all management skills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great listen
- By RB Player on 03-30-18
By: Trevor Throness
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Great on the Job
- What to Say, How to Say It. The Secrets of Getting Ahead.
- By: Jodi Glickman
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
Do you always get the assignments you want? Do you know how to ask for help without sounding dumb? How to answer a question you don’t know the answer to? All the while sounding smart, capable, and competent? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. Jodi Glickman founded the communication consulting firm Great on the Job to help rising stars of the business world with the same issues. Now, for the first time, the training program that Jodi uses with her top-tier clients is available in book form. Great on the Job teaches people how to talk to one another at work, every day, in every situation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Never thought about learning this…
- By Amazon Customer on 10-21-23
By: Jodi Glickman
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Inbound Selling
- How to Change the Way You Sell to Match How People Buy
- By: Brian Signorelli
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Over the past decade, Inbound Marketing has changed the way companies earn buyers’ trust and build their brands - through meaningful, helpful content. But with that change comes unprecedented access to information in a few quick keystrokes. Enter the age of the empowered buyer, one who no longer has to rely on a sales rep to research their challenges or learn more about how a company’s offering might fit their needs. Now, with more than 60 percent of purchasing decisions made in the absence of a sales rep, the role of the rep itself has been called into question.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Should be titled sales and sales management 101
- By James on 12-11-23
By: Brian Signorelli
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Reality Check
- Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
- By: Guy Kawasaki
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4 out of 5 stars 55
In Silicon Valley slang, a "bozo explosion" is what causes a lean, mean, fighting machine of a company to slide into mediocrity. As Guy Kawasaki puts it, "If the two most popular words in your company are partner and strategic, and partner has become a verb, and strategic is used to describe decisions and activities that don't make sense"...then it's time for a reality check.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Reality of Reality Check
- By Ben on 08-18-09
By: Guy Kawasaki
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First, Break All the Rules
- What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
- By: Marcus Buckingham, Gallup Press, Jim Harter - foreword
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,346
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,090
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,079
They actually have vastly different styles and backgrounds. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They don’t hesitate to break virtually every rule held sacred by conventional wisdom. They don’t believe that, with enough training, a person can achieve anything he sets his mind to. They don’t try to help people overcome their weaknesses. And, yes, they even play favorites. In this longtime management bestseller, Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its massive in-depth study of great managers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Content is dated
- By A. Yoshida on 09-09-19
By: Marcus Buckingham, and others
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Women in Tech
- Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories
- By: Tarah Wheeler
- Narrated by: Tarah Wheeler
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Geared toward women who are considering getting into tech, or those already in a tech job who want to take their career to the next level, this book combines practical career advice and inspiring personal stories from successful female tech professionals Brianna Wu, Angie Chang, Keren Elazari, Katie Cunningham, Miah Johnson, Kristin Toth Smith, and Kamilah Taylor. Written by a female startup CEO and featuring a host of other successful contributors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic, motivating and superb advice!
- By EuropeanCaliGRL on 12-29-17
By: Tarah Wheeler
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The Myth of the Nice Girl
- Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate
- By: Fran Hauser, Jodi Lipper
- Narrated by: Fran Hauser
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 790
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 680
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 677
In The Myth of the Nice Girl, Fran Hauser deconstructs the negative perception of "niceness" that many women struggle with in the business world. If women are nice, they are seen as weak and ineffective, but if they are tough, they are labeled a bitch. Hauser proves that women don't have to sacrifice their values or hide their authentic personalities to be successful.
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3 out of 5 stars
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meeeh
- By Cindy blunt on 12-04-18
By: Fran Hauser, and others
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How to Not Suck as a Manager
- 5 Facts to Bring Any Boss Out of the Basement
- By: A. P. Grow
- Narrated by: A. P. Grow
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 470
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 379
Dr. Grow is dean of workplace sanity education for the Workplace Sanity Group; a team dedicated to improving interpersonal communication and effectiveness in the workplace. His PhD is in Educational Leadership with a focus on adult education and training and its application in organizational development. He has been overseeing both public and private operations for over 20 years. His work experience includes training and support team member and international program manager at Microsoft and organizational development manager on the West Coast for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How to not suck is a great book
- By Haley Hull on 09-28-20
By: A. P. Grow
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The Stay Interview
- A Manager's Guide to Keeping the Best and Brightest
- By: Richard P. Finnegan
- Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
This practical guide introduces managers to a powerful new engagement and retention tool: the stay interview. Smart companies have begun conducting these periodic reviews in order to discover why their important talent might leave and to solve any problems before they actually quit.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great advice.
- By Kevin L. Jeter on 11-02-18
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Corporate Confidential
- 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn’t Want You to Know - and What to Do About Them
- By: Cynthia Shapiro
- Narrated by: Vanessa Daniels
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Cynthia Shapiro is a former human resources executive who's pulling back the curtain on the way that companies really work. In Corporate Confidential, she unmasks startling truths and what you can do about them. Shapiro pulls no punches, giving listeners an inside look at a secret world of hidden agendas they would never normally see: a world of insider information and insights that can save a career.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bad advice
- By Colin Priest on 11-14-20
By: Cynthia Shapiro
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The Confidence Effect
- Every Woman's Guide to the Attitude That Attracts Success
- By: Grace Killelea
- Narrated by: Karen Saltus
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4 out of 5 stars 70
The Confidence Effect helps women speak out, take risks, and assume leadership positions with assurance. The book moves beyond research and statistics to focus on what's really important: how women can become more confident one step at a time. Practical strategies show how to turn job competency into the kind of authentic confidence that gets noticed. Women learn to practice the "Four Rs of Success" - relationships, reputation, results, and resilience....
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1 out of 5 stars
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this book is about business, not confidence
- By Amazon Customer on 11-24-18
By: Grace Killelea
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The Intelligent Entrepreneur
- By: Bill Murphy Jr.
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, L. J. Ganser
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,100
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 764
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Story4 out of 5 stars 763
In 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates - two men and one woman - turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, and launched their own new companies. By their 10-year reunion, their audacity had paid huge dividends. They'd made many millions of dollars, created hundreds of jobs and left their mark on the world. The Intelligent Entrepreneur tells the compelling and instructive story of how these three young founders did it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible waste $ and a lot of time
- By David on 01-23-11
By: Bill Murphy Jr.
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Necessary Endings
- The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward
- By: Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Henry Cloud
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,544
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,162
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,145
While endings are a natural part of business and life, we often experience them with a sense of hesitation, sadness, resignation, or regret. But consultant, psychologist, and bestselling author Dr. Henry Cloud sees endings differently. He argues that our personal and professional lives can only improve to the degree that we can see endings as a necessary and strategic step to something better.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Good One
- By Philips Adeniyi on 03-26-12
By: Henry Cloud
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- 11-11-16
Great for new product managers
What made the experience of listening to How to Have a Successful Product Manager Career the most enjoyable?
It gets right to the point on what you should be doing in your role.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It did not have everything I was hoping in it, but it at least gave me a big picture expectations of what the role is and does.
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