High agency isn’t a personality trait.
It’s a mindset.
A way of moving through the world.
High agency people see obstacles as temporary.
They find paths forward when others see only walls.
I’ve been fascinated by this concept for months.
Every guest on Lenny’s podcast seems to possess it.
They don’t wait for permission.
They don’t accept “no” as the final answer.
They ask: “How can I make this happen anyway?”
As a product manager, I navigate constraints daily.
Limited resources.
Competing priorities.
Technical debt.
High agency transforms these from excuses into challenges.
But I’m an ambivert.
Neither boldly extroverted nor deeply introverted.
Sometimes I wonder: can I embody high agency too?
Yes.
High agency isn’t about being the loudest voice in the room.
It’s about persistence.
About creative problem-solving.
About refusing to be helpless.
My ambivert nature might even be my advantage.
I listen carefully.
I reflect before acting.
I connect with different personality types.
These strengths help me find unconventional solutions.
High agency product managers ship meaningful products.
They cut through organizational inertia.
They align stakeholders across competing interests.
They find the yes hidden within every no.
Today I choose high agency.
I will not wait for ideal conditions.
I will not blame circumstances for failures.
I will own outcomes.
I will find paths forward.
Tomorrow, I’ll choose it again.
This is how products get built.
This is how careers advance.
This is how impact happens.
One small choice at a time.
To learn more, visit High Agency.