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From burnout to breadcrumbs (and the workshop that followed)

For when the career you’ve built starts feeling a little... off.

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"You're Not Yet Ready" and Other Reasons for Why You're Not Getting Promoted

Nov 13, 2024 • Kax Uson

Issue #42: "You can't deny burnout" and other things my therapist told me (Part 1/n)

May 28, 2024 • Kax Uson

🗞️ Issue #51: Don't Manage Your Stakeholders

Oct 16, 2024 • Kax Uson

Issue #40: 3 Lessons on Leadership, Building Products, Career Development from 2023 and the Mindset to Carry in 2024

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#66 The New Product Leader Dilemma (Part 3): You Got the Title. But Where’s the Manual?

The invisible load new leaders carry (and how to stop feeling like you're failing at all of it)

Mar 27 •

#65 The New Product Leader Dilemma (Part 2): Navigating Politics Without Losing Your Soul

You can play the game without becoming the villain you used to roll your eyes at

Mar 13 •

#64 The New Product Leader Dilemma (Part 1): Letting go of execution

A series on the dilemmas of being a new Product Leader and how to address them. This week we're talking about how the hardest part of the change is…

Feb 27 •

#63: You don't need a new job title. You need an identity.

And before you come at me with pitchforks, hear me out.

Feb 20 •

#62: What if I don't have a long-term career goal?

Don't know what you want to be doing 10 years from now? That's awesome!

Feb 12 •

#61: How to Build A Startup Part 3: How to go to market and find paying customers

Our attempt at Product Led Growth, how we lost customers, and our next product marketing priorities without budget for ads

Feb 5 •

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