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Mckenzie Lock
Netflix Director of Product • August 4
The candidate must “spike” (“8/10” or higher) in all of these areas, in order of importance: 1. Critical Thinking Given how many decisions and complex problems are thrown at PMs, this the #1 most important attribute I screen for. They don’t need to be a rocket scientist (top 0.5% of populati......Read More
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Oh boy, this one is a doozy. Here's how I generally approach this situation - hoping it helps: * Make sure your manager is aware of the conflict and see how they might be able to support you. Depending on the manager, they might just solve the issue for you. If not, then they may be able......Read More
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Andrew Clark
VP of Product • June 9
I flinched at the word "approval" here. I don't like the idea that Product would be seeking roadmap approval from other departments in the org. What you really want is buy-in. You want your key stakeholders to be as confident and excited about the roadmap as you are. Here's how to make ......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Director of Product, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure • November 2
That is a hard one to answer because there is no one-size-fits-all. There could be launches where the product rarely evolves and checking in with stakeholders once in a few months might suffice, at other times it could be daily or even multiple times a day. You would also want to increase the che......Read More
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Marc Abraham
Intercom Senior Group Product Manager • June 22
As a Product Manager your primary job is to create a product that offers both customer value and business results. This means operating at the intersection of customer needs (think user experience and solving customer problems), business needs (think revenue and profit), and technology (think tec......Read More
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Reality these days is that we mostly work in remote settings, and even when we do go to the office, some people will be dialing in. As a result, I believe 80% of the strategies have to do with focusing on the fact that we are all people, 20% are tactics and adjustments for remote settings. Gener......Read More
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Scroll down for answers to the specifics you called out, but I'll start with a more general framework first: I find that a lot of this starts with your own mindset and attitude towards the people you're working with. When you don't officially manage someone (and even if you do), I find that thi......Read More
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Marc Abraham
Intercom Senior Group Product Manager • June 22
The main thing I've learned - the hard way :) - is that 'listening' is key to establishing successful partnerships across multiple partnerships. When I talk about listening here, I mean really trying to understand where the other person is coming from: * What is important to the other person? W......Read More
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Poorvi Shrivastav
Meta Senior Director of Product Management • April 19
I did not explicitly schedule meetings for the sake of meeting. I looked for opportunities to come my way when I was invited to be a part of a discussion or presentation and focussed on nailing down those 5-10 minutes. I always prepared a question or two on strategy or vision to ask if provided a......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport Head of Product • June 14
Use your product launches as a way to communicate how you are solving customer problems and driving company outcomes. Most companies these days employ communication platforms like slack, intranet boards or other standardized channels. Leverage these channels to start with the why (customer, bu......Read More
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