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What are some of examples of ways you have been able to get promoted or support your colleagues to get promoted at the same company?

Reid Butler
Cisco Director of Product Management1y
This one is fairly easy, add value. We as Product Managers need to ensure that we are adding value for our organization by understanding the market (and our customers) an...
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Omar Eduardo Fernández
GitLab Director of Product Management2y
One way I got promoted at a smaller startup of <200 people, and helped my colleagues do the same, was by smart teamwork and negotiation at a startup. My friend and I w...
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Jesse Tremblay
HubSpot Director of Product1y
These are two great questions, so I'll address them separately. First, getting promoted...I think the most important philosophy is to focus on what you can control - deli...
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Sheila Hara
Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management2y
To achieve promotions and support colleagues in their career advancement within the same company, I advocate a systematic framework. First, it involves 'auditing your own...
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Ruchi Aggarwal
Former BILL Director, Product Management - Payments1y
As part of my self-evaluation, I focus on understanding what the next level demands and identifying the skills or behaviors I need to learn and demonstrate to get there. ...
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Melissa Ushakov
GitLab Group Manager, Product Management3y
It's important to be transparent with your manager about your career aspirations and then align on the criteria for a promotion. Create an actionable plan to close any ga...
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