Leading in Product | Benedikt Kantus | Substack

Product Management is all about people, not technology

The Human-Centered Value of Great Products

Feb 17 • Benedikt Kantus

The User Story cargo cult: How we turned empathy into bureaucracy

Your team may be following the format but missing the entire point

Feb 3 • Benedikt Kantus

It's better not to continue everything

The best thing you can do is to hit pause and question everything you're currently doing

Jan 20 • Benedikt Kantus

How to keep momentum after the launch

The Overlooked Phase of Product Development

Jan 6 • Benedikt Kantus

Workplace pressure: Why we're all drowning

Building your organizational immune system

Dec 16, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

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Recent posts

The Viability Trap

Why every internal process decision is actually a business decision in disguise

Dec 2, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

How to Pick Your Battles

Not Every Disagreement is Worth the Fight—Learn How to Choose Wisely

Nov 18, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

How to speed up internal processes

Practical Tactics to Accelerate Organizational Change

Nov 4, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

What to do to get a colleague promoted

Practical Steps to Showcase Talent in you Coworkers

Oct 21, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

Beyond 10,000 Hours: The Path to Mastery

I spent 30,000 hours PMing, yet mastery is a moving target

Oct 7, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

How to make others care about your communication

Four Questions That Make Your Messages Easy To Understand

Sep 23, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

Treat Your Career Like A Product

Tangible advice on how to build your expertise like a product

Sep 9, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

Intentional Risk Management

Biggest Risk Up Front

Aug 26, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

What are outcomes?

A Clear Definition That Helps Everyone Understand

Aug 12, 2025 • Benedikt Kantus

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