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I share my experience working with various cross-functional and agile teams in startups and corporate companies in People & Agile Teams.

Become a better Product Manager with 5 easy tactics

September 18, 2022
by Jakob Gehring
People / Product

Becoming a great product manager is hard. Standout product managers not only understand their users and their problems but also know how to apply that knowledge to create solutions for them. Even after you get that first job, things don’t get any easier. The road to becoming an outstanding product manager continues to be a challenging one. Because the responsibilities of a product manager are so broad and require skills in many different areas, it’s […]

Thoughts on career development – should I stay or should I go?

September 9, 2022
by Jakob Gehring
People / Product

In my two decades of work experience, I had a few moments to say goodbye. There are many reasons why someone feels the need to change the workplace. Independent of the reason, it comes down to the following question Tanja Lau from the Product Academy is raising. “Will I be able to reach the next milestones in my life in this company or am I wasting my potential?”. Here are my thoughts on career development.

Why it is ok to cheat on frameworks to stay agile

August 2, 2021
by Jakob Gehring
People

Do you think it is ok to cheat on frameworks? I am a pragmatist. Application over theory. Trial and error over study. Decisions instead of long speeches. Experimentation is part of everyday life for me, concerning our users as well as with the team. Digital product management is a fast-moving business that confronts us with new requirements constantly. As a result, the systems we build are outdated as soon as we release them. Our organism, […]