What is the best tool for growing a career in product management?

Training & Certification

Education/training4%

Experience on the job45%

A network of product management peers and professions29%

Seeking out new opportunities constantly8%

Having a growth mindset7%

Specializing in a specific product management focus2%

Collaborating/communicating with leadership frequently2%

Other (comment below)1%

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CPO in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago

The most important thing for a Product Manager is to understand the company strategy and then craft a product vision / strategy that aligns and helps achieve the company goals. The key to that is spending time with leadership to understand and share insights to help shape things at the company level.

Senior Vice President of Product Management in Softwarea year ago

Collaboration with leadership is a key aspect because it allows a product manager to get a better view of how business thinks and how they can be a better conduit to the the development teams in order to turn out the best possible prodcuts

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