AMA: Hex Head of Product, Lexi Lowe on Product Management Skills

January 21 @ 10:00AM PST

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We will email you Lexi's answers to these questions after the event in case you can't make it.

How do product management skills change as you get more senior in the role?

I'm a technical product manager now and I find that the execution piece of my previous roles is not as desired in my current role and I am trying to balance what I deem as PM fundamentals with what my new role expectations should be.

What hard skills are must haves to be a Product leader? What are nice to haves?

What are the required hard skills for a product manager?

Also is it a plus for a product manager to know how to read code?

Is an aspiring PM who struggles with decision making absolutely doomed as they consider pursuing PM?

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'

What are mistakes product managers make when trying to get buy in for their roadmap that end up damaging stakeholder relationships?

If starting as more of a generalist product manager - what resources do you rely on to broaden your technical "toolkit"?

How can I navigate a situation where I am frequently assigned project management tasks rather than product management responsibilities, and where there seems to be a lack of emphasis on product vision and impact-based product building?

What is the most underrated soft skill of a high performing PM?

How are you / your team using AI in your product development workflow today?

What hard skills are must haves to be a Product Management leader? What are nice to haves?

Do you have any recommended online courses for those interested in breaking into product management (e.g. LinkedIn Learning PM learning path, Udemy, etc.)

What are the top 3 most technical skills a Product Manager needs to have? How do you hone these skills and talk about them during interviews?

How do you overcome domain hiring bias while looking for product roles?

How can someone from a different field like engineering transition to product management?

I get a lot of critical feedback from my boss and I don't always know what to do with it or how to improve. Sometimes I don't even agree with the feedback. What should I do when I don't think the feedback is correct?