Effective product managers master the art of solving customer problems that generate positive, measurable, outcomes for the business. Step one is becoming fluent your company’s business model and associated metrics.

Product Managers absolutely need a grasp of the technical details, however the level of technical aptitude required to do well varies quite a bit based on a few factors. See what really matters and how to improve your abilities.

It’s easy to start minimizing downside risk as your company scales and end up in a world of incremental-only changes. The best product managers know how to keep innovation alive and make good bets of all sizes.

It turns out defining effective communications for product managers is one of the most complex topics to master. Here’s a simple framework you can use tomorrow.