coaching-pms
Installation
SKILL.md
Coaching Product Managers
Scope
Covers
- Coaching a PM (direct report or mentee) to improve product craft, leadership, and decision quality
- Converting "be better at X" into a measurable development plan with weekly reps + follow-ups
- Defining what "good PM" means in your context and diagnosing skill depth using Bloom's Taxonomy
- Building a coaching cadence that scales (coaching as the primary job of product leadership)
When to use
- "Coach my PM on strategic thinking / product sense / execution."
- "Create a PM development plan / growth plan for the next 8–12 weeks."
- "Assess a PM's current level and decide what to coach next."
- "Define what 'good PM' means here and align on expectations."
When NOT to use
- You need a formal performance-management process (PIP, HR documentation, investigation) — use your company/HR process.
- You only need 1:1 meeting design (use
running-effective-1-1s).
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