In product management do you think it's better to sit back and wait for your skills to get you a promotion, or pursue it and ask for it?

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Good things come to those who ask, if you aren’t pushing yourself, by the time others will you are behind the curve

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In general you want to be proactive. However it won’t matter if the company doesn’t measure against concrete goals or isn’t growing enough to warrant additional headcount for you to lead

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Do well AND ask for more.
Substance AND form.

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My understanding is product managers generally are not managing people.

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