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What do you think junior PMs struggle with the most in regards to working with executives?

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Peloton Senior Director of Product Management • November 15

Junior product managers can face challenges when working with executives around: * Communication - articulating complex ideas concisely. To combat this, think through what are the key 2-3 points you want this busy executive to take away from this meeting and use visuals, data, and example......Read More

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What guidance can you share around communicating effectively with stakeholders, once you've determined you will not be including their product request into your roadmap?

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Yasmin Kothari

Peloton Senior Director of Product Management • November 15

When you decide not to prioritize a stakeholder's request in your roadmap, make sure to: * Acknowledge and empathize - Recognize their effort and express understanding; they will likely be disappointed, and your empathy will go a long way * Highlight prioritization process - Explain how de......Read More

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How do you measure your own success in your role? How much have those performance indicators evolved as you grew within your role?

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Guy Levit

Meta Sr. Director of Product Management • April 27

Generally, I am thinking of success in 3 dimensions: Vision, People and Execution. All three need to work well for a team to succeed over time. Early in your career Execution takes a bit of a higher focus. You can get your first 2-3 promotions by launching bigger and more complex projects. Howeve......Read More

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How do you manage people who don't necessarily report to you? This could be while giving feedback on a piece of work? Or getting them to prioritize the project you're running.

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Linh Lam

Lattice Group Product Manager • February 17

Scroll down for answers to the specifics you called out, but I'll start with a more general framework first: I find that a lot of this starts with your own mindset and attitude towards the people you're working with. When you don't officially manage someone (and even if you do), I find that thi......Read More

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How do you ensure alignment when you have two senior executive stakeholders who disagree with each other on the proposed strategy and you are stuck in the middle?

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Linh Lam

Lattice Group Product Manager • February 17

Oh boy, this one is a doozy. Here's how I generally approach this situation - hoping it helps: * Make sure your manager is aware of the conflict and see how they might be able to support you. Depending on the manager, they might just solve the issue for you. If not, then they may be able......Read More

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What kinds of ongoing, cross-functional meetings do you think are important to have? Which teams are involved, and what agenda items do you recommend?

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Clara Lee

Hootsuite VP, Product • January 5

At the VP level, these are the meetings I try never to miss: * Engineering, Design & Operations peers [Weekly] – Having this at my current has made the biggest difference. My peers are my "first team" and we have time set aside to proactively problem-solve together, instead of being br......Read More

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What's a good way to approach decisions that other teams feel they should own vs. Product feels they should own?

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Marc Abraham

Intercom Senior Group Product Manager • June 23

I know it sounds obvious, but it's important to have an open and early conversation about decision-making to avoid this becoming a blocker further down the line. You can use a RACI or DACI model to guide these conversations and achieve calarity about who owns a decision. The added benefit of mode......Read More

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When creating your product vision statement, what do you research?

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Sriram Iyer

Adobe GM / Head of Strategy, Product & Partnerships • May 4

Some elements to consider - 1. Market - Market landscape, gaps, and market opportunities. You want to work on an impactful problem area. Key Geos you will play in. etc. 2. Key vectors - I also like to play at the intersection of 2-3 key growth vectors - so I know directionally I am betting i......Read More

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As a product manager, what are the make-or-break things for you when interviewing a potential next product manager for your team?

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Mckenzie Lock

Netflix Director of Product • August 4

The candidate must “spike” (“8/10” or higher) in all of these areas, in order of importance: 1. Critical Thinking Given how many decisions and complex problems are thrown at PMs, this the #1 most important attribute I screen for. They don’t need to be a rocket scientist (top 0.5% of populati......Read More

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How do you manage multiple stakeholders and how do you prioritize them?

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Chris Omland

Workiva Vice President Of Product Management • April 7

Stakeholder management is crucial in Product Management. Start by identifying your stakeholders and understanding their concerns, motivations, and what matters to them. Once you have a clear picture of your stakeholders, you can prioritize them based on your product's life cycle stage, the outcom......Read More

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