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Do you approach stakeholder management differently based on the team you're talking to? (Design, Marketing, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success). And if so, how?

Guy Levit
Meta Sr. Director of Product Management4y
Ultimately Product Management is about people. I do approach stakeholders differently, but it’s based on who they are, rather their role. Some stakeholders like to be c...
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Andrew Clark
Jamboree Chief Product Officer | Formerly Confirm, 15Five, Emplify, Formstack3y
Yes and no. I think of these relationships in terms layers of depth. Design and Engineering are, of course, your deepest stakeholder relationships. You're building a pro...
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Julian Dunn
Chainguard Senior Director of Product Management3y
There are some commonalities and some differences. First and foremost, across all constituents, I always promise that product management will always listen to them, caref...
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Marc Abraham
Intercom Senior Group Product Manager3y
No, the foundations of stakeholder management are the same for me, irrespective of the discipline and expertise involved. Like I mentioned in one of my earlier answers: l...
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte2y
My approach at my current and former company (both of which are medium sized) is based on how well-resourced the other team is.For example, in experiences where Design an...
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Devika Nair
Oracle Director of Product Management3y
It is important to align your requests to the goals of the team you are partnering with. From that perspective, you need to align your approach to stakeholder management....
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Karabi Bharadwaj
Microsoft Program Delivery Manager3y
The answer is Yes. We do not expect every stakeholder will have same questions, similar stakes, similar mindset and same requirements hence management will be different w...
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Tracy Montour
HiredScore Head of Product Marketing3y
I do and it all starts with understanding their needs, what motivates them, and what demotivates them. Some teams like to be more involved and are motivated by being part...
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