You Ain’t got the Answers, PM!
Hate to break it to you, but Product isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about asking the right questions.
So as a PM, you’re not the star—you’re the conductor 🎼
Image: Quantified Human by Alan Warburton
Ever feel like you’re juggling 15 different roles at once as a PM?
Spoiler alert: you are.
But here’s the thing… PMs aren’t the hero of this story.
When it comes to building products, it’s about orchestration.
Product Managers make sure the team hits the right notes during the moments that matter.
PMs Are the Connective Tissue of AI Teams
You’re not just talking to engineers. On any given day, you’re in the room with:
🧑⚖️ Legal
📣 Marketing
🛠️ Tech leads
🛒 Business leads
Sometimes all at once.
That’s why it’s good to be T-shaped—deep in product, wide across disciplines. And in an AI-infused world, your job is not to be the loudest voice in the room.
It’s to ask the questions no one else is asking.
Don’t just Lead—Include 🤝
Want better decisions?
Then give everyone a seat at the table.
Work tends to get boring when everyone around you is always in agreement; that creates an echo chamber, with conditions ripe for HiPPO-driven development.
Here’s a couple of ways to make meetings more fun and efficient!
✅ Every meeting should have a purpose.
✅ Every stakeholder should know why they’re there.
✅ Every conversation should end with clear next steps.
Ask, Align, Adapt 🔄
This isn’t project management—it’s strategic choreography. PMs help get the entire org moving to the beat of the drum.
Your north star?
Outcomes. Not output.
As a PM, how might we:
Align the team’s work with customer needs?
Represent the business’s goals?
Ensure stakeholders are seen and heard?
But most importantly—it’s knowing when to step back and listen…
…and when to speak up and push the conversation forward.
Final Thoughts
Being a Product Manager isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about creating the space where the right answers can emerge.
You’re not just building products.
You’re building momentum 🚀
