Great Product Managers are Great at Networking
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4 min readAug 10, 2021
In today’s post, I am answering a recent question on Ask Sid — “How does one improve their visibility/ grow their network as a pm. What are the most effective ways?”
Today I talk about:
- What does networking and visibility mean
- Why is networking and visibility important for a product manager
- How to be great at networking and getting high visibility within your company as a product manager
What does networking and visibility mean
You have a great network if your stakeholders know
- you by name and face.
- what you are working on.
- the status and progress on everything that you’re working on.
Why is a networking and visibility important for a product manager
Product managers with high visibility:
- form deep and lasting relationships with stakeholders.
- drive alignment quickly and (relatively) easily.
- get required feedback and input from all stakeholders.
- get the deserved credit and recognition, when applicable.