Product Bakery – The Product Management, UX & Design Podcast · Alex Dapunt and Christian Strunk

#99 Time Management & Saying NO to Meetings

January 23, 2023·18 min·1 clip
Christian exposes how product managers waste 30% of their time on QA instead of strategic work.
Christian and Alex discuss the common struggle of product managers and designers with time management, focusing on how to say no to unnecessary tasks and meetings. They explore solutions like delegating QA work, escalating issues to leadership, and prioritizing strategic thinking over busywork.

As heard by us

A clear case for protecting thinking time and saying no.

Time management is framed less as a neat fix than as a real constraint on product work: how much thinking time a product manager can protect in a week.

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Why you'd press play

For when your calendar is packed and time for actual work keeps getting squeezed out.

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