592: Skills that keep product managers relevant in the AI era – with Tom Leung

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A framework for making the most of AI rather than letting it replace you Watch on YouTube TLDR AI is fundamentally changing the role of the product manager. While core skills like solving customer problems and using human judgment remain, many traditional and entry-level tasks are being automated. Tom Leung, Director of Product Management at Meta, joins me to share his thoughts on the evolving role of the product manager. He also explains his Flare Wide, Focus Hard, Ship Less framework to help product managers make better prioritization decisions. Introduction The way we build products is shifting rapidly, and relying on the old playbook is a fast track to being replaced by AI. Today, we are discussing how AI is impacting the role of the Product Manager—the good and the ugly. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the flood of new AI tools, or if you are feeling pressure from stakeholders to just build faster because "AI makes it easy," you are navigating a very common friction point. In this discussion, you'll learn actionable steps to adapt your role and a timely new framework called "Flare Wide. Focus Hard. Ship Less." Tom Leung is back with us.