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What is the first item on your agenda during your very first meeting with your new PMM team?

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  1. Holly Xiao
    Holly Xiao

    HeyGen Head of B2B Marketing • 1y

    It depends on my role. But in any role, I think the focus of any first meeting is to listen, learn, and build relationships. Typically, the first meeting is all about getting to know each other on a human level.  As an IC, my focus is on understanding the team dynamics, getting to know each person’s role, and hearing about what drives them in their work. I’d introduce myself, share my background, and ask how I can best contribute while learning about everyone’s unique strengths. My goal is to co ...Read More

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  2. Christine Sotelo-Dag
    Christine Sotelo-Dag

    Close Head of Product Marketing • 3y

    My first, and likely only, item would be 'Let's get to know each other.' Of all the skills I've acquired over the years as a PMM, I think the most valuable have been the human / people side of business. I've thought a lot and deeply on how to be a good manager. How to listen to people and understand them as people. I think this really starts with getting to know each other. That doesn't necissarily mean opening up on a personal level, but talking about why we're here, what drives us, how we like ...Read More

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  3. Chanel Chambers
    Chanel Chambers

    Stealth Product Marketing Executive | Formerly Microsoft, Tanium, Citrix • 3y

    When I'm taking over a PMM team, my first priority is to understand the individual people on the team, what drives them, what they are good at, and what they think is going well with the business and what is not. I meet with each member of the team and ask some variation on the following: What's going well? What's not? How do you define your role, and what does a typical day look like? How can I support you as your manager? What do you need from me to be successful? Where would you like to take ...Read More

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  4. RJ Gazarek
    RJ Gazarek

    SolarWinds Director of Product Marketing | Formerly Veracode, Atlassian, Amplitude • 3y

    "How do things work around here?" 

    Every company is different and I'm really interested in how does the team work together, what does planning look like, how do people communicate/collaborate with each other, and how do I ensure I'm successful in the context of this company. (that last one typically points towards understanding the politics of the business). 

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  5. Div Manickam
    Div Manickam

    Mentor | Product Marketing Leader | Formerly Lenovo | Dell Boomi | Celigo | GoodData • 3y

    First item to to get to know the team and for the team to get to know you.

    I start with a picture perfect introduction and this opens the doors into your life outside of the job title.

    My teams and mentees have adopted this idea and its amazing to see everyone's values and life stories.

    • Candidate experience - https://divmanickam.substack.com/p/candidate-experience-reimagined
    • Picture perfect introduction https://divmanickam.substack.com/p/picture-perfect-introduction
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