Guiding the Leap: Mentoring a Career Switch from Product Management to Product Design

The Roadmap to Redefining Careers: A Step-by-Step Guide for Mentors

Recently, I've seen an uptick in the number of my mentees expressing a desire to switch lanes from Product Management to UX or Product Design.

Tom, an experienced product manager who was recently laid off from one of the tech giants, was among the first to broach this topic. He loved the user-centric focus of his job but yearned for a more creative, ha…