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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

And here’s an interview with Sam Lessin , former VP of Product Management at Facebook, who says he has “never successfully trained empathy.”). Developing core competencies will be an ongoing activity throughout your career and leveraging EQ will ensure a more positive experience. Company Fit.

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How to Work with a Bad Listener

Harvard Business Review

” The experience might, for instance, “cause you to lose your train of thought” or “suppress what you originally planned to communicate.” Earlier in Ash Norton’s career, she worked with a colleague — whom we’ll call Nancy — who had difficulty paying attention.

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