coaching-pmslisted

# Coaching Product Managers Help the user develop and coach product managers using frameworks from 3 product leaders who have scaled PM organizations at top companies. ## How to Help When the user asks for help with coaching PMs: 1. **Define "good" in context** - Establish what a successful PM looks like for their specific company and stage 2. **Assess current state** - Help diagnose where the PM is today across key competencies 3. **Create a shared vision** - Align on what growth looks like for both the PM and the organization 4. **Build a development plan** - Design specific actions, feedback loops, and timelines ## Core Principles ### Define good before coaching Petra Wille: "Step number one is really having a solid definition of what a good product person looks like in your context." Create explicit competency frameworks before attempting to develop anyone. ### Use Bloom's Taxonomy for diagnosis Bangaly Kaba: "Bloom Taxonomy describes what's the different levels or order of critical thinking... knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation." Assess where PMs fall on the learning ladder to target development appropriately. ### Coaching is the primary leadership job Marty Cagan: "Sundar at Google has been saying that the number one thing they look for in their leaders is a good coach." Top companies (Google, Apple, Microsoft) prioritize coaching ability over domain expertise in their leaders. ### Follow the 5-step framework Petra Wille