PM as Conductor. For me, a well-performing team feels… | by Naomi Gleit | Medium

For me, a well-performing team feels like an orchestra playing beautiful music.

PM as Conductor Naomi Gleit 3 min read · Apr 21, 2022 -- 7 Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size As I said in my intro post : when I joined Facebook (now Meta) almost 17 years ago, my dream job was to be a Product Manager (aka a “PM”). I did a lot of different jobs (like marketing, sales, project management, and more — as one does at a start-up!) before finally interviewing for and becoming an official, full-time PM in 2006. I mentioned that being a killer PM is like being the conductor of an orchestra. What do I mean by this? Imagine that a company is a great concert ha

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