How do you manage people who don't necessarily report to you? This could be while giving feedback on a piece of work? Or getting them to prioritize the project you're running.

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Justin Reidy · Accepted Answer

Watch my answer on Loom, or read the transcript below! There is a lot in this question, and I think it's necessary to unpack it a bit in order to respond to all of the t...

Linh Lam · Answer

Scroll down for answers to the specifics you called out, but I'll start with a more general framework first:  I find that a lot of this starts with your own mindset and a...

Omar Eduardo Fernández · Answer

Providing feedback or managing the work of someone that doesn't report to you can be challenging, but ultimately doing that well is very similar to managing a direct repo...

Sirisha Machiraju · Answer

As a PM, you are always “influencing without authority”. The main factor that helps with influencing is identifying shared goals. Once you have shared goals, the discussi...

Shahid Hussain · Answer

To manage people who don't report to you, the key is often persuasion and building good relationships. Since they have their own stuff to do, communicate the "why" behind...

Rishabh Dave · Answer

Vision -> Ownership -> Clear expectations -> Progress -> Feedback It is very common for PM’s to lead initiatives where the members in the working group don’t ...