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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of Product • June 14
IF YOUR COMPANY USES OBJECTIVE KEY RESULTS (OKRS) OR OTHER GOAL SETTING FRAMEWORK; THAT IS THE BEST GUIDE FOR A PM TO LEVERAGE. TIE YOUR PRODUCT/PROJECTS TO COMPANY PRIORITY AND USE THAT TO GUIDE WHAT ARE URGENT AND IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE. HOWEVER, THIS ALONE IS NOT GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT, AS......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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Poorvi Shrivastav
Meta Senior Director of Product Management • April 19
1. Establish connections with your team - a mutual shared understanding of individual values and drivers is important to building a cohesive team. The first step towards that comes from building connections by getting to know more about your team members. 2. Be empathetic but also e......Read More
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Natalia Baryshnikova
Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Agility • September 11
"The audience wants you to succeed". Those are the words my very wise friend shared with me that he learned back in acting school. We often step into a "presentation mode" being ready for a fight. A fight against audience, that is. However, if you empathize with people who have gathered to listen......Read More
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Poorvi Shrivastav
Meta Senior Director of Product Management • April 19
A common mistake most product managers and sometimes even senior product leaders make while convincing c-suite in favor of a particular decision is bringing in tunnel vision related to just their own product area or business vertical. Spoken differently, they fail to treat company over their own ......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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Poorvi Shrivastav
Meta Senior Director of Product Management • April 19
Alignment is a function of trust, respect and growth. I do not practice aligning for the sake of gaining political clout in an organization. I often start with a well rounded set of individuals - peer leaders in the same function, cross-functional leaders in other parts of the organization, a ......Read More
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP 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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Influence is interesting because it's very much a function of if others are willing to accept your influence. Here are some things I'd recommend doing to get started, but ultimately, your influence depends on the openness of others: * Gain trust from others. To me, this comes from doing your ......Read More
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Sanchit Juneja
Booking.com Director-Product (Data Science & Machine Learning Platform) • May 11
Unlike our parents' generation, it is highly unlikely we are going to have 40 years of continuous career in a single org. Also , unlike our parents' generation, skill-sets and job definitions are highly dynamic in the industry, hence being in a state of always learning is a neccesity. Being abre......Read More
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