Started as product manager in a start-up with a too nice culture- it's all groupthink and the product direction is suffering. Need to get people to be assertive without being an asshole- need advice

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Here’s where data and metrics can be your best friends... I’m guessing by your post that things are opinion-driven at your company. If so, try to get everyone focused on a particular area of concern (low revenue or growth?) then research the heck out of what the root causes are (ideally by getting direct feedback from customers as well as the sales team members who are F2F with them daily).

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