I think a good Product Manager isn't someone who knows everything, but someone who connects everything
There was a detail that made me pause when learning about Product Manager skills: this role isn't solely about "coming up with new features." A Product Manager may have researched the market very thoroughly, understood customers deeply, and even have a quite convincing product idea, but if the leadership hasn't bought into that idea, the work hasn't gone anywhere. At that point, the needed skills are no longer brainstorming, but negotiation, communication, and consensus-building.
I used to think the main job of a Product Manager was to write the roadmap, gather requirements, and then pass them on to the technical team. But after learning from the sharing of Product Managers and experts, I see a much broader picture: they must understand the market, customers, technology, organizational capabilities, data, finance, marketing, sales, technical skills, and even human emotions during the process of product development.
My perspective is: A good Product Manager doesn't have to be the deepest expert in individual fields, but must understand enough to connect these specialties into a clear direction. This is especially important for those exploring AI Product Management, as AI products often have many additional layers of complexity: data, models, user expectations, bias risks, implementation ability, and true business value. If you're new to this field, learning Product Manager skills isn't to "be the boss of the product," but to learn how to view the product as a living system.
