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Asked at Coursera, Amazon, Apple + 6 more • 6 months ago
Tell me about a time when you handled a difficult stakeholder.
Product Manager
Behavioral
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"My approach to dealing with difficult stakeholders has always been: Engage - Directly engage with the stakeholder, meet or chat Listen - Listen to what they have to say, patiently. Understand - Understand their POV, even if it is impossible at some times Ask - Ask clarifying questions. Why? When? What? Engage again - Keep them in the loop until there is closure For example, we were in the final stages of a very important, strategic project for our organization. I was leading th"
Jane D. - "My approach to dealing with difficult stakeholders has always been: Engage - Directly engage with the stakeholder, meet or chat Listen - Listen to what they have to say, patiently. Understand - Understand their POV, even if it is impossible at some times Ask - Ask clarifying questions. Why? When? What? Engage again - Keep them in the loop until there is closure For example, we were in the final stages of a very important, strategic project for our organization. I was leading th"See full answer
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Asked at Coursera • 4 years ago
How do you launch a product?
Product Strategy
Analytical
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Asked at Coursera • 4 years ago
If sales decreased in a particular month, what would you do?
Behavioral
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"Clarifying questions: Are we looking at a trend? YoY/MoM/WoW No, last year the numbers were fine. Is the decrease gradual or sudden? This seems like a sudden decrease MoM. Last month we were on target to meet our goals. Is this across all products or is it specific to a product? This is specific to one product. Is this region-specific or across all markets? Across all markets Ok, this gives me some idea that this product which is part of our p"
Jane D. - "Clarifying questions: Are we looking at a trend? YoY/MoM/WoW No, last year the numbers were fine. Is the decrease gradual or sudden? This seems like a sudden decrease MoM. Last month we were on target to meet our goals. Is this across all products or is it specific to a product? This is specific to one product. Is this region-specific or across all markets? Across all markets Ok, this gives me some idea that this product which is part of our p"See full answer
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Asked at Coursera • 4 years ago
How would you increase retention for Coursera's self-service model for teams?
Product Design
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Product Design
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How would you target consumers to drive enterprise sales?
Product Design
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Asked at Coursera • 4 years ago
How would you segment website visitors to optimize self-service signups?
Product Design
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How would you position Coursera's enterprise offerings?
Product Design
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