The Top 5 Skills You Need To Succeed in Product Management

Key takeaways:

● What does it take to be a great product manager?
● What the top skills are and why they are important?
● How can aspiring PMs and PMs can start working towards acquiring or sharpening these skills and advancing their career?

Product Management is a pivot point in any successful organization, and it is an accepted principle that product managers bear responsibility for their product’s fate. This responsibility comes with enormous commitment and assumes the product manager has several distinct skills.

Although these skills cannot be perfectly honed to a specific number of abilities and expectations, there are some practices (things product managers need to do) that, when done well, will not only get their jobs done correctly but also earn credibility and enhance their stature—and contribute greatly to the success of their companies.

In this discussion, Puja Lakhlani, Head of Product at UST Product Engineering talks about the top skills employers are looking for when hiring for Product Management roles, interviewing, and growing a successful product management career

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