Natalia Baryshnikova

My personal acronym for the skills that make product managers succesfull is H.A.C.K. H for Humility. There are two particularly important benefits of humility. First, ...Read More

Let's take a look at common milestones of a product management career, and which skills you need the most on each level. This not an exhaustive list, but you can see t...Read More

As a general manager, I own specific business goals and outcomes that I need to achieve, and am responsible for on an organization level. Those goals are very specific...Read More

Your ability to create value quickly will depend on how quickly you can identify the problems and gaps in ways your organization operates today, and demonstrate progre...Read More

A common pitfall that slows teams down is inability to make good decisions quickly, especially if these decisions involve many stakeholders. One of the best-kept team ...Read More

Best product management candidates craft compelling, concise and inspirational narratives when they interview. They demonstrate clarity of thinking, knowing both the f...Read More

"Assume I don't know anything. Teach me something in the next two minutes about a topic you are passionate about - can be anything". This questions helps me understand...Read More

3 most common pitfalls I see are:  Not simple enough Not investing into understanding broader context (outside of one's product area) Wrong words-to-numbers ratio Lack...Read More

Communicate on topics that matter to the executives through the comms channels that scale. For example, you can write your thoughts (but remember to bring specifics/nu...Read More

To resolve this situation, you need to: Establish who is the decision maker (it can't be two people)  Summarize conflicting points of view and communicate the process ...Read More