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As I\u2019m a graduated lawyer moving to product management from the beginning was kind of a stretch. The time I spent at the Uni wasn\u2019t all wasted though, as law is a system (at least in principle) like any other. You have input data -> rules in which it\u2019s processed -> output data. But many areas of knowledge work in this way, so I guess anyone determined can pick it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I created this blog, because after 7 years of learning and 5 years of doing, I found myself in need of organising my knowledge. I want to move my career to the next level, and this is a tool that I will use to achieve that goal. But I want to do it well, so it is for someone coming here, the one thing that I didn\u2019t have while starting to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving to product management I haven\u2019t been taking easy paths \u2013 I learned a lot about project management, design, software engineering, knowledge management, and setting business goals. Probably it\u2019s not crucial to learn them all, but this is how I got where I am now \u2013 good at it and well compensated. So those areas will be the backbone on which that blog is being built. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My wife came up with one additional \u2013 Friday Rant. I\u2019d like that, so you may expect it from time to time as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But before I start sharing what I\u2019ve learned, you must know that I don\u2019t think about my way as \u201cthe way\u201d. Nor do I think it was optimal.\u00a0So don’t treat that as instructions for zealous execution, instead take a breathe and think is this is exactly what you need. <\/p>\n\n\n

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First of all, I was always interested in computers. On a very basic level, but still. Until I was 30 I had written a few lines of HTML code, played a bit with photoshop and liked visual arts in general. Nothing, really significant, but I was always curious, and curiosity helps a lot in this line of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, I have always had a thing for optimising. My mom says it\u2019s laziness, and \u2013 hey \u2013 maybe she\u2019s right. But as much as I hate cleaning, I hate repetitive, mundane tasks at work \u2013 so I organise EVERYTHING I CAN in my life to minimise need for them. That simplifies workplace related bullshit a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally, leading people was never a challenge to me. I honed my leadership even more during my scouts time at Polish Scouting and Guiding Association<\/a>. Creating a vision and building excitement around it is something that comes to me with no effort at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this means that my way was good for, well\u2026 me, or a person like me. Nothing more. Do not apply everything 1:1. Just plan your personal development and assess from time to time how you\u2019re doing. It\u2019s a disgusting cliche, but you have to \u201cBE YOUR OWN PRODUCT\u201d\u2026 Sorry, but it was just laying there. Bleh\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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