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How do you retain good talent, especially when PM roles are in such high demand across the industry?

Mckenzie Lock
Netflix Director of Product3y
I’ll skip the obvious things - pay well, set a vision, growing company, skill building, career pathing - and highlight some under-rated ones: Hire well and have high t...
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Deepti Pradeep
Adobe Senior Director of Product Management & Growth (Creative Cloud)8mo
People stay in roles so long as they are inspired by their leader, feel valued and feel like they are growing their skills. I’ll break each of these down in terms of how ...
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Adrianne Wang Martinson
TikTok Head of Product, AI-powered Automated Services | Formerly Airbnb, Microsoft, Salesforce, Box4y
There is no doubt that retaining top talent is critical to any organization not only because of the value top talent brings, but also because it takes time to find and ra...
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Jacqueline Porter
IBM Product Management1y
Product managers are ambitious, goal-oriented, and passionate people (generally). When managing, growing, and retaining these types of individuals I like to keep in mind ...
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Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte3y
I’ve worked in Product across two very different contexts – a company that favored complete alignment versus a company where autonomy was part of their cultural DNA. Wh...
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448 Views
Nicolas Liatti
Adobe Senior Director of Product Management, 3D Category11mo
I think it all comes to knowing the intrinsic motivation of your team. Money is just one part of the equation, and usually not the biggest one. When it comes to intrinsic...
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Neil Kulkarni
Cisco Director of Product Management1y
Speaking from personal experience, people generally work for their managers and less so for the company itself :) Don't get me wrong, the financial aspects and the financ...
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912 Views
Tara Wellington
BILL VP of Product, Product Platform2y
Retaining good talent can be hard - especially when your budget is tight and competitors are able to offer your PMs more money and new experiences where they can learn. I...
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668 Views
Lexi Lowe
Hex Head of Product | Formerly Fivetran1y
Retaining talent is not easy because there are so many options for great product people. I focus on the following and it has been fairly effective: Challenging them to ...
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578 Views
Orit Golowinski
JetBrains Head of Product | Formerly GitLab, Jit.io, Cellebrite, Anima2y
Retaining good talent in the competitive landscape of product management requires a proactive approach focused on fostering growth, trust, and a sense of impact within th...
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