Ian Mcallister

Chapters

Introduction and Ian McAllister’s Career Path

What Separates Top 1% PMs from the Rest

Building Trust and Operating like Amazon Executives

Mastering the ‘Working Backwards’ Mechanism

Key Concepts

• Amazon Career Growth
• Earn Trust case study (Airbnb)
• Earning Trust as currency
• Legitimate plan to succeed
• Lessons from Jeff Bezos and Jeff Wilke
• Lightning Round
• PM skills (Communicate, Prioritize, Execute)
• Product Management writing
• FAQ document
• The Weekly Business Review (WBR) mechanism
• Thinking Big vs. Operating in a box
• Working Backwards vs. Retrofitting
• Writing to clarify thinking