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There are indeed only so many good designers. There are exactly zero good product/project managers out there. There are some really nice and good and capable a
by travisgriggs 6y ago
There are indeed only so many good designers.
There are exactly zero good product/project managers out there. There are some really nice and good and capable and kind and talented people who have this label attached to them. There are some good product/project clerks. There are some good product/project directors. There are some good product/project evangelists. But no good product/project manager. The term is a pariah on the well being of teams and productivity and delivering the right product to the right people. Many peers have been placed in this position over the years, in every case, they've become less likable people because of it and we're no longer a net positive collaboration. In every case, they themselves were less happy and felt less about themselves over time.
Maybe some of you have experienced a good product/project manager (who wasn't really just masquerading as some other responsibility), but I stand by my assertion. My sampling of this "position" remains at zero good ones.
- anaerobicover 6y agoYour assertion is hard to engage without knowing the distinctions you identify between "manager", "clerk", "director", and "evangelist", and what it would mean for a so-called manager to be "just masquerading as some other responsibility".
- duckmysick 6y ago> Maybe some of you have experienced a good product/project manager [...], but I stand by my assertion. What would it take to change your mind?
- hellohello1 6y agoThis attitude is why I insist on having my developers manage at least one small project before moving to a senior role.