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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful.

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How Corporate HQ Can Get More from Innovation Outposts

Harvard Business Review

So, even if the outposts manage to absorb local value they usually fail to propagate it back to the organization, which means they fail on the ultimate reason for their existence. Unhindered, they quickly amassed valuable social capital through an array of personal and professional relationships, as well as local intelligence and insights.

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What to Do When Your Boss Won?t Advocate for You

Harvard Business Review

In other words, you may not have a bad boss — you just might not have developed enough or demonstrated the skill necessary for the boss to advocate for your advancement yet. And perhaps consider getting a coach to help you make the improvements necessary to earn your manager’s advocacy. How to Manage a Toxic Employee.

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Position Yourself for a Stretch Assignment

Harvard Business Review

I once hired a McKinsey consultant into a country manager role in a developing region. He did and was soon appointed to manage the company's entire international business from headquarters. Today's headlines might tell us we're suffering through a jobs crisis, at least in the developed world. You can't do it alone.

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How to Respond When You’re Left Out of Important Meetings

Harvard Business Review

How to Manage a Toxic Employee. Reach out to a colleague who is on the list to find out more about the agenda and objective of the meeting to determine whether it’s appropriate for you to add your voice to the discussion. Develop your rationale. You and Your Team Series. Office Politics. Make Your Enemies Your Allies.

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The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs

Harvard Business Review

Answer These 5 Questions Think of your boss — your direct supervisor or manager — and consider each statement below. In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement.

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Use a Brand Council to Help Steer Strategy

Harvard Business Review

And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. A 2008 survey of chief marketing officers and brand managers by the Association of National Advertisers found that 64% say their brands do not influence decisions made at their companies.

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