When Product Managers Become the Bottleneck (And How Great Ones Avoid It)

Product managers are expected to accelerate the speed of product delivery by removing bottlenecks. However, some product managers unintentionally become or create bottlenecks. What great PMs do is that they don’t try to answer every question; they only set the guiding principles. They also replace rigid specs with intent, create ruthless clarity on priorities, enable direct collaboration, and optimize the team for momentum rather than perfection.