director-readiness-advisor

Diagnoses PM-to-Director transition situations and delivers situation-calibrated coaching recommendations.

1|1|Updated Jul 6, 2026

Search Tags:#product management #leadership development #career coaching #interview preparation #altitude horizon framework #director transition

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Skill: director-readiness-advisor
Source: https://github.com/muhammaddadu/ai-skill-collection/tree/main/career/director-readiness-advisor
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/muhammaddadu/ai-skill-collection --skill director-readiness-advisor-muhammaddadu

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What problem does it solve? Product managers moving into Director roles often get generic leadership advice that ignores where they actually are in the transition. This Skill diagnoses your specific situation — preparing, interviewing, newly landed, or recalibrating — and delivers targeted coaching instead of a one-size-fits-all checklist. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Situation Diagnosis: A short adaptive question flow (1 diagnostic + up to 3 follow-ups) identifies which of the four transition situations you are in. - Branch-Specific Coaching: Each branch (preparing, interviewing, newly landed, recalibrating) produces 3-5 enumerated, actionable recommendations grounded in the Altitude & Horizon framework, including named failure modes like Hero Syndrome and People-Pleaser Leadership. - Use Case: A senior PM three months from Director interviews discovers their gap is strategic narrative, and receives concrete moves: reframing 1-on-1s, building a cascade habit, and auditing Hero Syndrome before the loop begins. ## Quick Start Ask the advisor to coach you on your PM-to-Director transition and answer its diagnostic questions about where you are in the journey.

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How do I prepare for the transition from product manager to Director of Product?▼

Start by identifying your primary gap: thinking altitude, stakeholder navigation, strategic narrative, or direction creation. The advisor diagnoses your situation through a short question flow, then gives 3-5 targeted development moves matched to your timeline, such as reframing 1-on-1s or building a context cascade habit.

How do I answer Director-level product management interview questions?▼

Build one concrete story for each of the four transition zones in the Altitude and Horizon framework, and reframe PM wins in Director language — lead with the strategic question and portfolio tradeoff, not the shipped feature. Address gaps honestly with a development plan rather than avoiding them.

What should a new Director of Product do in the first 90 days?▼

Create a cascading context map translating company priorities down to your team's accountabilities, reframe 1-on-1s away from tactical status toward business through-lines, and name ambiguity honestly. Avoid reorganizing an inherited team before 60-90 days of understanding what works.

Why do new Directors keep doing IC product work instead of leading?▼

This is Hero Syndrome: rescuing feels rewarding and faster than developing others. Track your ratio of solving problems versus coaching people who solve them, deliberately hand off your top three IC activities, and let PMs struggle without rescuing them.

When is the Director role the wrong fit for a product manager?▼

If you are still doing mostly IC work 12-24 months into the role despite deliberate effort, the mismatch may be structural rather than transitional. Senior IC or Principal PM paths are legitimate alternatives, and recognizing the fit issue is self-knowledge, not failure.