What do you think junior PMs struggle with the most in regards to working with executives?
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GitLab Group Product Manager • 1y
I think the biggest struggle for junior PMs when working with executives is understanding the fundamental differences in communication and decision-making that happen at ...
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Google Group Product Manager, Android • 1y
Communication. Keep it tight, don't feel that short answers are bad. Assume that the exec knows what the heck they are doing. If you can, do the pre-work to minimise any ...
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Peloton Senior Director of Product Management • 2y
Junior product managers can face challenges when working with executives around: Communication - articulating complex ideas concisely. To combat this, think through what...
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Level AI VP of Product • 2y
The areas that junior PMs struggle with the most when working with leadership are: 1) communication - An IC PM is in the weeds of their specific charter but not the exec...
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ATG Group Product Manager | Formerly Doppler, GitLab, Twilio/SendGrid • 1y
The biggest struggle I have seen is providing too much detail in their update and not linking their project to larger business goals. Executive stakeholders DO care about...
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Commonwealth Financial Network VP, Product Management | Formerly Amazon Web Services • 5mo
Junior PMs struggle the most with communicating the context in the right size and framing the "Why should you care about this?" for executives.A few things to remember ar...
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