People Development – even more, important in times like this!
What a crazy time to live in! We all have faced major challenges over the last 6 month: going remote, being isolated, facing uncertainty on so many levels, maybe illness, even personal loss. And none of us was prepared for that.
But there have been positive things as well! I, for example, was impressed by how well the product community handled all of this. Everybody was highly supportive of each other. Companies that were forced to lay people off cooperated with the ones that benefited from the situation and had the chance to hire people. Twitter exploded by tweets like this one from James leveraging the power of our networks to make sure people can find their next job. And many product people took a chance to review their own beliefs and reflected on the way they are building products once more. #blacklivesmatter reminded all of us to educate ourselves and to make sure the products we are building are part of the solution… not causing more problems!
But our work here is not finished and none of this is over yet!
The seas are still rough, and nobody knows what the next month will bring. So, it´s in the very own interest of everybody to keep learning, adapting, and growing. And the companies supporting personal development now will be the ones getting through all of this better because they will be more resilient, and they will react to change much quicker than others.
So please make sure personal development is on your agenda! No matter if you are a product manager or are leading the product organization of your company. Take a moment to reflect if you are spending enough time on this, if every product person has an ally, somebody helping them in their self-progression journey and if everybody has a vision for themselves to make sure they are developing the right way.
I’ll address some of the topics in this newsletter and I’m happy to talk to you if you want to learn more on that!
Stay positive, curious, sane and healthy,
Petra
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