Five things I wish I learned early in my career:
1. Negotiating in general and negotiating money issues
2. Communicating effectively (especially with leadership)
3. Having difficult conversations with team members
4. Building trust
5. Handling objections/ saying no
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1. Negotiating in general and negotiating money issues
2. Communicating effectively (especially with leadership)
3. Having difficult conversations with team members
4. Building trust
5. Handling objections/ saying no
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When I first started working I received a job offer $20k less than what we talked about in the interview.
I was shocked, but in hindsight, I know where I went wrong.
Recently I negotiated an $28k increase over the offer by changing my mindset and strategy.
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I was shocked, but in hindsight, I know where I went wrong.
Recently I negotiated an $28k increase over the offer by changing my mindset and strategy.
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Communicating effectively with team members, leadership, customers, etc. is very important.
We are all strapped for time. Let's get to the point with every interaction. Meaningful small talk can help break the ice. In some cases makes the conversation becomes less tense.
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We are all strapped for time. Let's get to the point with every interaction. Meaningful small talk can help break the ice. In some cases makes the conversation becomes less tense.
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Remember that uncomfortable conversation with your manager or team member?
We are all people and they may have other issues in life:
1. Be on the other person's side
2. Talk about what happened vs. what was expected
3. How can we get to where we need to be
Show empathy.
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We are all people and they may have other issues in life:
1. Be on the other person's side
2. Talk about what happened vs. what was expected
3. How can we get to where we need to be
Show empathy.
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Building trust makes the ask *easier*. There is a difference between being liked and being trusted. I prefer to be trusted.
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In life, I heard a lot of no's.
First growing up. Then at work, especially in sales.
Understand the reason behind the no and communicate value to things that matter.
Does no mean?
- not now
- too expensive
- not the solution I want
- I'm getting it cheaper elsewhere
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First growing up. Then at work, especially in sales.
Understand the reason behind the no and communicate value to things that matter.
Does no mean?
- not now
- too expensive
- not the solution I want
- I'm getting it cheaper elsewhere
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Conversely, saying no is a skill in itself.
Can I grab 30 mins of your time? can quickly turn into hours and loss of productivity.
How do you say no without coming off as an a$$ and still maintaining the relationship?
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Can I grab 30 mins of your time? can quickly turn into hours and loss of productivity.
How do you say no without coming off as an a$$ and still maintaining the relationship?
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These are some of the topics that *really* interest me and as I grow in the product role I realize that many of these topics also apply to product people.
I'll be writing more about these topics.
What are some of your fav resources to learn about these topics?
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#prodmgmt
I'll be writing more about these topics.
What are some of your fav resources to learn about these topics?
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#prodmgmt
