Product managers early in their careers often have a difficult time being told they’re wrong. I think there’s a logical reason for that. It’s not always ego. Most of us go through many years of education in which we receive a grade. The grade is based on instances of being right versus being wrong. So, we’ve been conditioned to think – and feel – that being wrong is bad. And that notion, at least in the context of Product Management, is misguided. Actually, it’s downright dangerous.
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How to Win By Being Wrong
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Product managers early in their careers often have a difficult time being told they’re wrong. I think there’s a logical reason for that. It’s not always ego. Most of us go through many years of education in which we receive a grade. The grade is based on instances of being right versus being wrong. So, we’ve been conditioned to think – and feel – that being wrong is bad. And that notion, at least in the context of Product Management, is misguided. Actually, it’s downright dangerous.