Most product managers are doing program management

Brian Chesky’s comments in his interview with Lenny paraphrased: Most product managers are caught up in the mechanics of execution — getting requirements from management, ensuring timely execution by design and engineering, and shipping the output. However, this is akin to running a “services engineering organization” rather than leading a product. In contrast, product management is about leading the vision of the product, shaping its design, and nurturing the creativity and innovation that go into building it — all in service of user needs.