The Product Development Podcast

Seven superpowers of great product managers | Amy Mitchell, Principal PM at Dell Technologies

Adam Wakeling Season 2 Episode 8

Amy Mitchell is Principal Product Manager at Dell Technologies and author of Product Management IRL newsletter on substack.

In today's episode:

  • The seven superpowers of great product managers (that they don't say on job descriptions)
  • Tactics to grow these superpowers



Amy's contact info:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycmitchell
• Substack: https://amycmitchell.substack.com/



Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProductDevelopmentPodcast

In this episode, we cover: 

(00:00) Preview
(00:49) Intro
(02:20) Overview of the seven superpowers
(04:00) Empathy
(11:20) Communication skills
(19:36) Resilience
(24:29) Discernment
(30:49) Prioritisation by value
(40:35) Patience
(48:00) Blending skills 
(50:56) Future of product management
(56:40) Final thoughts

Follow the podcast on Twitter: @proddevpodcast
Get in touch with the host, Adam Wakeling, on Twitter: @adamjwakeling and LinkedIn: @adam-wakeling