Milena Krasteva

AMA: Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology, Milena Krasteva on PM Soft and Hard Skills

June 9 @ 10:00AM PT
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What should I do when I don't think that the feedback from my boss is correct and how do I approach it?
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.
Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology3y
Even when feedback seems completely unfair, there may be some small nugget to pay attention to. So, in general don't dismiss the feedback without some introspection. Givi...
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Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology3y
This reminds me of an interview question I got a very long time ago: "Is it better to have a bad team or a bad manager". In both cases, you'd rather not find yourself in ...
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Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology3y
Fairly easily potentially, compared to transitioning from other less-related fields. Product Management is as much art as it is discipline or science. Leveraging technica...
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Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology3y
The two disciplines are very different, despite some intersections on go-to-market, outbound communications, and occasional blurred lines between the roles in some compan...
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Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology3y
It seems all too easy to NOT get roadmap buy-in. Sometimes, it can feel like the default answer is always "No" at first, and despite all the work you have done, you are g...
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Milena Krasteva
Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology3y
I'd love to answer this in a slightly different way: The single most important skill, that cannot be rated highly enough is Communication. Many other soft skills are fund...
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