What do your interactions with the C-Suite look like on a regular basis?

I interact with c-suite in my current role across a variety of forums - 1:1 meetings, business reviews, off-sites, brainstorming and problem solving forums etc. In my 1:1s - I focus on two aspects. Growing the business and any areas that I need help on and my own team/ my own career and where I am investing time gaining the skills I need to be able to grow. In group meetings - I focus on wearing the company > team > self hat, to present viewpoints and bringing any perspective from my past ...Read More

C-suites have short time in hand and attention spans. They want the most impactful updates in a precise, succinct and bulleted format. I normally take these steps when updating or answering C-suites - imagine that I am explaining it to an 8-year old i.e. I have to keep the narrative simple and clear follow a good news (progress, impact) / bad news (blockers, risks, failures) model with clear points of action and learnings for both keep it short and not share any unnecessary details that could be ...Read More

Provide Customer Insights - One of the key services a Product Manager can do is service to customers. Positioning as the voice of the user, my CEO appreciates the customer insights I can provide.  DeliverWalk the talk. Be concrete, show prototypes, traction and excited users. This is one of the key interactions to the C-Suite. Care about strategyWorking with C-Suite to work on company challenges by working on planning. Working and Leading the process is one of the key interactions with the C-Sui ...Read More

I work with them on a quarterly basis when I have to present the quarterly roadmap and plan about the squads I am accountable for, collect feedback from them, answer their questions, take in their requests, understand their top of mind and make sure that my plan is aligned with their expectations and vision for our teams. This is very critical as a skillset as you need to learn the skill of story telling and zooming out to their altitude. The C-suite in my case is CTO since I own technical teams ...Read More