I recently spoke with a product manager who didn’t learn anything during his time at work.
#Day74 of #HelpingAspiringPMs100Days
Now he is looking for a job change. When he goes for interviews, he faces a challenge.
He was telling me one thing about his company and manager; he made them so comfortable that he didn't learn anything.
But he specifically mentions that his manager doesn’t share the details about the product, and most interestingly, he worked with the Director of Product for a small period of time when the manager was not there
He mentioned he learned a lot during that face.
I will tell you that your manager is not interested in teaching you everything because they fear you will eventually take their place in the company.
What do you think a manager should teach their team and not?
Product Manager | 7 YOE in B2B, B2C | Gen AI | Figma • SQL • Power BI • Postman |
3 months ago
Great insight,
A manager’s job isn’t to guard knowledge-it’s to grow capability.
Best ones teach you how to think, not just what to do. That’s how teams (and products) scale