AMA: Cisco Director of Product Management, Reid Butler on Product Management Career Path
December 19 @ 11:00AM PT
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
Collaborating with Product Marketing is a key part of any product's success. In smaller teams/companies, that role can fall on to the Product Manager directly, whereas at...
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
The transition from a Sr Product Manager role to a director level usually focuses on developing your strategic thinking, influencing others across the organization, and g...
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How do you manage the 1000 questions and tasks that are shot at you when you are a PM in an early stage startup?
I'm the first PM in a startup that used to be sales led. I'm trying to set up the proper discovery processes, prioritization tactics and strategy, but I find that extremely hard to do as I'm getting carried away in the day-to-day tasks around requests, issues reported and project management.
Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
When you’re working at an early-stage startup, I know it can feel like every conversation, Slack message, or email thread throws another item on your plate. It’s totally ...
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
Of course they do! It's always a balance between those two sides. Mixing personal contributions with coaching other product managers can create tension if you’re not min...
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Do you think it makes sense to grow PM competence within the organization or hire people from the broader market to succeed faster?
i.e. how much should we focus on and invest in the teammates who could switch/transfer in their roles vs pay for the new PMs coming from other organizations as new hires?
Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
In my mind, it's not an either-or. By growing existing talent, you retain organizational knowledge and build a shared culture, while bringing in external hires inject fre...
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
This one is fairly easy, add value. We as Product Managers need to ensure that we are adding value for our organization by understanding the market (and our customers) an...
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
A super common question! Traditionally the term "product manager" can often mean different things depending on the size of the company, the product's stage, and sometimes...
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
Not sure I would call them hacks, but I have various things I do to manage both my workload, product execution and overall team management. ToDo List Goes without saying....
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