Teach me something

A fascinating interview question,  especially for product managers,  is Assume you are a teacher. Teach me something I dont know of In one stroke this exhibits several important traits of a successful product manager Ability to structure thoughts Communicate...

Pick one

Here are my favorite interviews questions 1. Speed or perfection? 2. Spontaneous or calculative? 3. Money or power? 4. Starting things or finishing things? 5. Institute or course? Neither of them have a right or wrong answer. But here is the worst response –...

Are you solving the problem, or so you think?

Admit,  rectify and never repeat mistakes Commandment 8 of the Groupon India Bible If I had to make one for managers,  the same would read Identify the cause and solve, to ensure no repeat problems. The biggest mistake that managers make which they are...

A course on people management?

A conversation with Ankur Singla this weekend set me thinking. The hardest part about running a company are not the technical issues. Most of those are binary. Capability and  perseverance will get you there. If something doesn’t work,  you find the...