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When joining a new team, is it better to have the right soft skills and have to learn the hard skills of the job? Or vice versa?

Jacqueline Porter
IBM Product Management1y
As with most things - the answer really depends! Although, I have found that being a product manager boils down to 4 main skills: Customer empathy Setting expectations Gr...
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Mamuna Oyofo, MBA
Shopify VP of Product4y
To be a strong product manager, you will have to learn to balance your art in the science. That is your hard and soft skills. When you are new to a team, naturally you w...
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Aindra Misra
BILL Director, Product Management (Data, AI, DevEx, Identity) | Formerly Twitter/X1y
It's vice versa. Soft skills are something which you learn on the job. Hard skills can be easily acquired now with all the AI resources and training materials available o...
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Anton Kravchenko
Carta Sr. Director of Product Management | Formerly Salesforce, MuleSoft, Apple3y
I don't think it's black & white. There is a broader spectrum of colors here. Leverage your superpowers to shine and learn the skills that help you do your job better...
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