In this episode, Shobhit Chugh, former Google PM and founder of Intentional Product Manager, shares practical strategies for moving beyond execution and becoming a standout product leader—even when you don’t have formal authority or a supportive manager.🔑 Key Takeaways1. Don’t Mistake Productivity for Progress<ul><li>Just being busy doesn’t mean you’re growing.</li><li>Like Amazon’s press release approach, define what you want to be known for before the next review cycle.</li></ul><li><ul><li>Align your work to that vision and offload or eliminate tasks that don’t serve it.</li></ul>2. Influence > Delegation<ul><li>Product managers can’t “delegate” in the traditional sense.</li><li>Find teammates who want to own tasks you shouldn’t be doing—for their own growth.</li><li>Example: Shobhit handed off API spec writing to an engineer aiming to become a PM.</li></ul>3. Make the Strategic Urgent<ul><li>Block time doesn’t protect strategic work—deadlines do.</li></ul><li><ul><li>Make public commitments (e.g., “I’ll present this strategy next Thursday”) to create urgency and accountability.</li></ul>4. Think in Terms of Leverage<li><ul><li>Focus on high-leverage activities like:</li><li><li>Continuous customer research (not just during discovery phases).</li></li><li><li>Repeated communication of long-term vision.</li><li>Building visibility with stakeholders and leadership.</li></li></ul><li>5. Avoid Common Mindset Traps<ul><li>Don’t assume company red tape is immovable—often it’s just unchallenged hearsay.</li></ul><li><ul><li>Overwhelm is emotional, not factual. Audit your time and challenge false constraints.</li></ul>6. Develop an “Angle of Mastery”<ul><li>Instead of a generic “10-year B2B PM,” position yourself based on specific problems you consistently solve.</li></ul><li><ul><li>Example: One client branded themselves as the “friction eliminator” in complex B2B platforms.</li></ul>7. Build Your Brand<ul><li>In a competitive market, being the “obvious hire” is essential.</li></ul><li><ul><li>Build visibility on platforms like LinkedIn. Share your thinking, frameworks, and customer insights.</li></ul>Join Shobhit on your journey to product leadership at <a href="https://www.intentionalproductmanager.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Intentional Product Manager</a></li></li></li></li></li></li></li>

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