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We Are All Product Managers. You Are The Product.

I am a Product Manager by profession, and a coach by passion. In solving problems in both of these areas, I started to identify common…

5 min readFeb 6, 2021

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We Are All Product Managers. You Are The Product.

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Having Meaningful Video Meetings

Howdy! It’s been a long year and many of you likely can’t wait to get back to the office and resume in-person meetings again. All…

3 min readDec 6, 2020

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Having Meaningful Video Meetings

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Having a hard time with Feedback? Try this.

It’s perf reason in Google. Feedback is flowing — it is specific, actionable and follows the best practices of good feedback.

2 min readFeb 28, 2022

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Having a hard time with Feedback? Try this.

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

How To Make Great Decisions

We get rewarded, and judged, based on the decisions we make. However a decision is like predicting the future, you don’t really know if it…

10 min readFeb 27, 2022

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How To Make Great Decisions

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Handling Subjective Opinions from Executives

As product managers, we aspire to become masters of negotiation, persuasion and influence. This skill is particularly tested when…

3 min readNov 1, 2021

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Handling Subjective Opinions from Executives

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

3 Stages Of Career Growth

One of the most common questions we are curious about is how should I plan my career? What activities should I be undertaking now, so I…

6 min readMar 11, 2021

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3 Stages Of Career Growth

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Making Changes Stick

In this blog, I will tackle how to sustain making changes you want to, so you can make rapid progression on your career goals.

6 min readFeb 28, 2021

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Making Changes Stick

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Stakeholder Management

I once walked into a bookstore and stopped by the self-help section. Every book talked about how I can change myself. Unfortunately, there…

5 min readFeb 14, 2021

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Stakeholder Management

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Persuading Through The Art of Framing

Imagine you and your spouse or partner are making dinner plans. You propose that you should go out to eat. You both have had a long week…

4 min readJan 31, 2021

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Persuading Through The Art of Framing

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Building Your Work Identity Or Personal Brand

What is your identity at work?

6 min readJan 23, 2021

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Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Product Executive, focused on turning great products into great businesses. Current: Google. Previous: VMware, AppSense and Microsoft. All views are my own.

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