Product Leadership
Develop leadership skills, team management, stakeholder communication, product operations, and scaling
How to be a great boss by caring personally while challenging directly.
Intel CEO's legendary guide to management and achieving high productivity teams.
A guide for tech leaders navigating growth and change in engineering management.
How the best leaders amplify the intelligence and capability of people around them.
Former FBI hostage negotiator's field-tested strategies for high-stakes negotiations.
Building a business when there are no easy answers from legendary VC Ben Horowitz.
A human-centric guide to solving problems in engineering leadership and management.
Brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts - leadership lessons from vulnerability researcher.
A true story of turning followers into leaders through intent-based leadership.
A leadership fable about the five dysfunctions that go to the heart of why teams struggle.
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About Product Leadership Books
Product leadership books teach you how to scale yourself and your impact as you grow from individual contributor to leader. These books cover team building, stakeholder management, coaching product managers, building product cultures, product operations, and how to lead organizations through transformation. Whether you're a new product leader or a seasoned executive, these books help you navigate the challenges of scaling product organizations.
Why Product Leadership Matters
Leading product teams requires different skills than being an individual contributor PM. You need to develop people, set vision and strategy, influence without authority, build processes that scale, and create environments where great PMs thrive. Product leadership books accelerate your growth and help you avoid common pitfalls as you scale from managing yourself to managing teams to leading organizations.
Who Should Read These Books?
Senior product managers preparing for leadership roles, product directors and VPs, CPOs and head of product, product leaders scaling teams, and aspiring product leaders looking to advance their careers. If you manage other PMs or aspire to, these books are essential.
Key Topics Covered
- ✓Building and scaling product teams
- ✓Coaching and developing PMs
- ✓Product org design
- ✓Stakeholder management
- ✓Cross-functional leadership
- ✓Product operations
- ✓Culture building
- ✓Strategic decision making
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a good product leader?
Great product leaders set clear vision and strategy, empower teams to make decisions, develop people through coaching, remove roadblocks, influence stakeholders effectively, and create cultures of innovation. They scale through people and process, not by doing everything themselves.
How many PMs should a product leader manage?
Span of control depends on team seniority and organizational complexity. Directors typically manage 4-8 PMs or 2-4 product teams. VPs manage directors and senior ICs, with total team sizes of 15-30+. Focus on whether you can provide adequate coaching and support, not just a number.
What's the difference between a Director and VP of Product?
Directors typically manage a product area or team of PMs focused on specific outcomes. VPs manage multiple product lines or the entire product organization, set product strategy, own product vision, and operate at the executive level with cross-functional leadership responsibilities.
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