Resources
Looking to grow your skills as a product manager or leader? This page is your one-stop shop for frameworks, tools, and insights to help you thrive—no matter where you are in your journey. Dive into my books, templates, and other resources designed to empower you to excel in your role
Book & Coaching Cards
You’re a product leader looking for advice on how to be certain that every product manager on your team is living up to their full potential? You want to make sure your product people are competent, empowered and inspired, and would like to know how you can best help them on this journey? Then this book is for you!
You’re an a product professional or leader seeking to harness the power of a Community of Practice within your organization? You understand the value of collective learning and wish to foster a culture of shared growth and innovation? If you're looking for practical guidance on building and nurturing a thriving product community, this book is just for you.
You’re a product manager and are keen to become an even better one? You lead a product team and are looking for fresh stimuli for your employee development? In that case, look no further than 52questions: a deck of cards with 52 questions ranging from the simple to the philosophical – all geared towards effective self-coaching.
learn more or try the DIY-Version
Freebies - Frameworks & Canvases
Who doesn’t love free tools? 🎉 These frameworks and canvases are designed to help you and your team with personal and professional development. I created these resources to be accessible, practical, and totally FREE—so don’t hesitate to put them to work!
Role Definition Canvas: If there is no written role definition create one – this canvas helps you to get there. read more or download role definition canvas.
PMwheel: The PM assessment to find the next best development topic for each PM. read more or download PMwheel.
Future-Self Canvas: A contract with themselves/yourself: use this after you have found your next best development topic to foster change. read more or download future self canvas.
Talks
Over the past few years, I’ve delivered several talks at public events and conferences, sharing insights on product management, leadership, and team development. Here’s a selection of my most popular talks:
Manage-Up! A Guide for Product People to Understand and Influence Leadership - Transcript & Slides and Video
Don’t Convince. Inspire! Lessons on storytelling and product evangelizing - Transcript, Slides & Video
Developing as a Product Manager - Transcript, Slides & Video
Developing STRONG Product People. The 5 Main Ingredients for Being the Best Coach Your Product Managers Have Ever Had - Slides
Interviews
I’m maintaining a YouTube Playlist containing most of the talks and interviews I’ve done. Feel free to follow STRONG product people there to stay up to date with my latest releases.
Here are some interviews I particularly consider helpful for product managers and product leaders:
Lenny's Podcast: How to Be the Best Coach to Product People | Listen now
Product Thinking Podcast with Melissa Perri | Listen now
Produktmenschen mit Tobias Freudenreich (in German) | Listen now
Cutlefish Substack: Product Coaching with Petra Wille | Read the interview
What Is and How to Become STRONG Product People? with Fabrice des Mazery | Watch now
How to Coach Product People – Scandinavian Product Podcast, Afonso Franco | Listen now
Building a Community of Practice - Make Things That Matter, Andrew Skotzko | Listen now
Recent Articles
I post regularly on my blog, and in the past, I’ve contributed to Mind the Product and the German blog produktbezogen.
Top 5 for Product Leaders (folks running the product organization)
Developing STRONG Product People—The 5 Main Ingredients for Being the Best Coach Your Product Managers Have Ever Had | read article
How the Learning Menu Concept Can Help Develop Your Product Team | read article
Communities of Practice: What They Are, What They Do, and What I’m Hoping to Learn | Read article
Why There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Agile Transformation | Read article
My Highly Opinionated Guide to Product Maturity Assessment | Read article
A Lightweight Way to Create a Development Plan for PMs—The Future Self | Read article
Top 5 for Product Managers
KPI Trees: How to Bridge the Gap Between Customer Behavior, Product Metrics, and Company Goals | read article
The PMwheel – a Compass for the Product Manager Development Journey | read article (Prioritized Membership required)
The Secret Weapon of Retrospectives – the Team Radar | read article
Opportunity Assessment: Do We Want to Invest in Discovering This Idea? | Read article
How to Introduce Yourself as a Product Person—Better Introductions | Read article
Articles and Posts in German
I don’t post much in German these days, but these older posts are still highly relevant and worth revisiting for German-speaking product professionals.
Wie Kompetenzlevel helfen, gute Entwicklungsgespräche zu führen | Artikel lesen
Wie sich als Produktmanager weiterentwickeln? Das PMwheel könnte dein Kompass werden! | Artikel lesen
Gefährliche Annahmen – Wie ihr das Risiko minimiert, falsch zu liegen | Artikel lesen
Currently Reading
📖 Connected: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues by David L. Bradford & Carole Robin
This book offers practical guidance on building and sustaining strong, meaningful relationships. I especially appreciate how the authors emphasize giving feedback, saying, "I care enough (about you, about our relationship) to say the worst."
📖 Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders by Bruce McCarthy & Melissa Appel
Bruce McCarthy outlines a product management framework designed to align teams and strategies, emphasizing collaboration and vision-driven management. I loved his previous book Product Roadmaps Relaunched, and I can already tell Aligned will become another highly recommended resource.
📖 The Art of Product Management (Second Edition) by Rich Mironov
Rich’s revised edition remains a timeless resource for product managers, reaffirming the relevance of foundational concepts in the ever-evolving field. Whether you’re new or experienced, this book is a must-read.
📖 Coaching From Essence by Robert Ellis
This book focuses on discovering one's essence as a leader and mentor, offering product leaders valuable insights on how to cultivate high-performing teams and create thriving work environments.
📖 The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté
While not a product management book, this deeply resonates with the coach in me. It sheds light on how trauma, illness, and healing influence behaviors and decision-making—valuable for leaders aiming to foster empathy and healthier team dynamics.
If you are interested in more book recommendations find them here.