“What would you do if you weren’t firefighting?” I asked a team member at WorkInSync who had called up to crib about how she is not getting any time to do the real PM stuff. …

What happens when you cross-breed two species? Or cross breed two processes or cultures? You are never sure whether you’d get the best traits or the worst. People think they could marry both WFH and WFO and create something that could bring the best of both worlds. However, one needs…

Empathy is the ability to conceive the right product for the right people at the right time while keeping the team super excited. If you double click on that definition, it’s almost like Empathy is product management. However, product management includes many other things like planning, execution, delivery, and measurement…

When it comes to the Product Requirement Document (PRDs), people try solving world hunger with a doc. They hope it would solve all their Product woes. The expectation from PRDs is no less than the expectation organizations have of PMs. In a recent survey I did with 20+ product guys…

Trust is so underrated. The secret to a better life, a better economy, and a better society is high trust in the humans around you. Cred wants to become a community of verified high-income individuals who trust each other. …

Simon Sinek says we should “Start with a Why”. So let me start this essay as well by answering why should we even have one on this topic. Because product managers are struggling, globally. …

A funny thing about biases is that they show up serendipitously. This means they remain invisible most of the time, and if you are alert, they show up when you are not particularly looking for them. It’s great to be a parent of a curious kid. She asks me questions…

Mein rakh aaya tha ek shaam tere darpe jo jhumke, Latakte the wo tere kaanon mein sifaarish ban ke Meine lagaa di thi ek keel uss khirkee ke pass, Jahaan ataki hai sau baar teri chunni guzaarish ban ke Teri hayaa ke aage kitne phoolon ne dam toda hai, Kitni baar dabe hain teri kitaabon mein khwahish ban ke Jab haath thaama tha hamesha ke liye kahaan socha tha, Unn ki lakeerein aa jaayengi beech mein saazish ban ke

A Job Description should be an easy hint for a smart candidate to tweak her resume and prepare for the interview. It may sound controversial, but, I believe if someone is actually able to tweak their resume to match your job requirements and is able to crack the interview, they…