Bad product manager vs. Good product manager

A lot of material is out there on the topic – however, a refresher is always useful.

1. A bad product manager talks more (or maybe less than the minimum needed), but listens less for sure.
A good product manager will listen effectively, listen more, and then some more.

2. A bad product manager is clueless about product strategy & the overall business direction, and hence does a lot of conjecture.
A good product manager aligns the team’s efforts with the product strategy, understands that focus is not about moving in a straight line but it is about aligning with your purpose.

3. A bad product manager is data driven. (and then blames the data if the results are not favorable)
A good product manager is data inspired.

4. A bad product manager approaches problems from only one dimension – data, customer, competition, sales, or technology.
A good product manager optimizes his approach towards problem solving, and does the right level of trade-offs between data, customer, sales, technology, competition, etc.

5. A bad product manager has low agency, low EI, and high ego.
A good product manager has high agency, high EI, and low ego.

6. A bad product manager neither makes course corrections nor thinks about opportunity costs.
A good product manager always intends to do the right thing even if it requires to make course corrections and is consciously works toward mitigating opportunity costs.

7. A bad product manager attempts to please everyone. (sounds intriguing, isn’t it)
A good product manager focuses on his target customer/persona.

And we could add many more, but the above list is a good summary of the top differences. Thoughts?…