AMA: BILL Senior Director of Product Management, Tara Wellington on Product Management Skills
December 19 @ 10:00AM PT
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
Product leadership is a delicate mix between hard and soft skills - and soft skills are required in any leadership position. Hard Skills: The further you move up the mana...
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
If you had to only have one, I think it is easier to have soft skills and then learn the hard skills. I have done a lot of hiring for product managers both out of college...
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
Product management skills are a little tough to nail down, because unlike engineering or design, there is not one set of skills that work for all product managers. Produc...
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
The process that I go through when setting a vision when I join a new company is: Listen & Learn Research & OptionalityDraft & Edit Share Listen & Learn I...
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
Retaining good talent can be hard - especially when your budget is tight and competitors are able to offer your PMs more money and new experiences where they can learn. I...
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
The role that UX plays in product management can vary depending on what type of PM role you are in. If you are working on a platform team building ML models or a growth t...
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What are the most important product management skills or perspectives that others inside an organization could benefit from that would improve their day to day?
Running a "Think Like a Product Manager" course next month and would love to hear others'
BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
There are 3 main skills that product managers are known for that I think ALL members of an organization can benefit from: Customer empathy Communication Collaboration ...
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BILL VP of Product, Product Platform • 2y
Storytelling. Communication is a prerequisite for any PM, but storytelling is communication with impact at its core. When you move from just communication into storytelli...
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