Mar 26, 2021Best Buddies — The intersection of Product Marketing and Product ManagementWhen I was working for a Fortune 500 company a few years ago, I was exposed to the concept of Product Marketing. Actually, I was not introduced; rather, my job title was changed from product manager to product marketing manager. Actually, nothing changed in my job. …Product Management4 min read
Feb 4, 2021Stop Searching and Start ActingHave you ever experienced yourself searching tons of sources for an answer to your current challenge? Do you know that feeling of being excited about all those awesome tools you read or hear about? But unfortunately you forget about the details as soon as you left the page or closed…4 min read
Jan 28, 2021Six tips for more success as a product managerThere is no classic entry point into product management. Only a few universities specialize in training product managers. Typically, product managers start their jobs after studying business administration, start as developers or designers and then switch to product management. Others develop from marketing into a product marketing position and from…Careers7 min read
Jan 27, 2021What I learned as product leader from my interim job as head of recruitingWhat makes a good product manager? An insatiable hunger to create a customer journey full of Wow-Moments. Recently I´ve got the great opportunity to work as interim Head of Recruiting. The reason was simple. In the company I worked for it wasn´t about titles, but about skills. In order to…Product Management4 min read
Jan 21, 2021How to use coaching as a leader to have more time to work on your topics.Originally I wanted to call the article Guidance for the Lazy Manager. But that sounds nasty and doesn’t really apply. It’s more about appreciative leadership. Luckily, autocratic leadership styles, which use a power structures to ensure that employees get their work done, lose their importance. …Leadership6 min read
Jan 11, 2021Find awesome talent fasterDid you ever try to hire outstanding talent in a short period of time? Did you succeed or did you fail? If you´re not Google, or Apple, or Amazon, I assume you have a similar experience like me — I personally failed quite often! …7 min read
Jan 5, 2021Stakeholder management for introverts (product managers)Do you know the colleagues who seem to easily get into conversation with anyone? Always have a story to tell? With which there is rarely an embarrassing silence? …5 min read
Jan 4, 2021How to become a (even) better product manager.(german version here) I am in love with product management for over 12 years. At first I didn’t even realize that my role was that of a classic product manager. In the past 12 years I ran through several promotion processes and have moved into management positions in the product…Produktmanagement4 min read