Sharebird

What tips do you have to manage unrealistic expectations with stakeholders and say no in the right way?

Answer
2 Answers
  1. Sonia Moaiery
    Sonia Moaiery

    Skilljar Director of Product Marketing | Formerly Intercom, Glassdoor, Prophet, Kraft • 1y

    I think the most important thing is to be clear with your key cross functional stakeholders at the top of the quarter what your OKRs or key priorities are. If your company doesn't have an OKR process that are "waterfalled" (aka company priorities inform --> dept priorities inform--> function priorities info --> your individual priorities) you can still set goals for yourself for the quarter. I share these with all key stakeholders at the top of a quarter as a way to facilitate trade off ...Read More

    1,359 Views
  2. Linda Su
    Linda Su

    ServiceNow Senior Product Marketing Manager | Formerly Deloitte, Salesforce • 2y

    Product marketing gets a ton of requests from other teams -- it's because we're very cross functional and on the positive side, valuable! However, you should always be prioritizing impact and quality over ad hoc work and quantity. Your time and skill set are valuable, so always protect it. Here are some ways to manage unrealistic expectations, move aways from ad hoc work, and get comfortable saying no: Managing unrealistic expectations: This depends on the situation and whether it's because the ...Read More

    845 Views

Related Ask Me Anything Sessions

Top Product Marketing Mentors