Product Leader, Fixer, Confidant, Punk

5 Signs a Product Manager Is Operating in the Dark

In this post on the Aha! blog by Brian de Haaff, I’m reminded of what to look for as a Product Leader to help my manager, peers and product managers that may report to me diagnose when they’re in trouble.

I’ve seen product organizations encourage some of these behaviors, and that’s part of why this post speaks to me and why I go back to it. It keeps me honest as a product manager.

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Brett Clawson

Think of me as part detective, part builder—earnest yet playful. I listen for the unsaid, connect ideas and people, and craft solutions to solve real problems. My experience spans industries, my spreadsheets are legendary, and my broad knowledge is “just dangerous enough.”

Problems, meet solutions.

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