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Mentally, what will you tell yourself as a product manager when walking into a room full of board members?

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  1. Rodrigo Davies
    Rodrigo Davies

    Figma Product, AI • 10mo

    It's my job to ensure everyone in the room understands what we're talking about. If it's not clear to them, that's on me to fix. My audience is making lots of high-stakes decisions every day. They're looking to me to help them understand what's important and why. If I'm not clear on that, they won't be.It's my job to facilitate the conversation that the company needs to make progress. That may or may not wind up being exactly what I planned, but it's up to me to adjust, and make sure we get unbl ...Read More

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  2. Natalia Baryshnikova

    Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 2y

    "The audience wants you to succeed". Those are the words my very wise friend shared with me that he learned back in acting school. We often step into a "presentation mode" being ready for a fight. A fight against audience, that is. However, if you empathize with people who have gathered to listen to you, regardless of the context and their status, most of the time they want you to tell them something they will deem "good" - hear a good proposal, learn something new, feel heard if they are offeri ...Read More

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