For years, product managers learned the craft alone. Each PM owned a piece of a product, optimized for local outcomes, and figured things out as they went.
In this Product Excellence clip, Drew Falkman explains why that era is changing. As product teams grow and scale, coordination, shared language, and organizational alignment matter more than individual heroics. Drew reflects on how conferences, community, and evolving practices like portfolio management and product operations are shaping the next phase of product leadership.
This clip offers perspective for PMs who feel the weight of uncertainty and shows why that uncertainty is part of a discipline growing up.
What You Will Learn
• Why imposter syndrome is common in product roles
• How product teams evolve as organizations scale
• What portfolio thinking solves that individual ownership cannot
• Why better internal communication leads to better products
