Behavioral: your system for continuously growing as a product manager

How do you keep growing your skills as a product manager? Explain how you decide what to work on, how you build those skills, and give an example of one you improved. ```hint Show a system, not a reading list Almost every candidate mentions books and podcasts. Think about how you find your gaps, how you practice on real work, and how you would know the skill actually improved. ``` ### Clarifying Questions - Would you like my general approach, or one detailed example of a skill I built recently? - Should I cover core product craft only, or also domain knowledge such as financial products, credit risk and regulation? - Are you most interested in growth within my current scope, or in how I prepare for a larger one? ### What a Strong Answer Covers - How gaps are identified: feedback, the results of one's own decisions, and the expectations of the next level - Deliberate practice on real work rather than passive consumption - Learning from people: mentors, peers in other functions, and customers - A specific example with the starting point, the actions taken and evidence of change - Keeping the habit going and passing what was learned on to the team ### Follow-up Questions - Tell me about a skill you set out to build and then dropped. Why did you drop it? - What feedback has been hardest for you to act on? - Which skill would you most need to build in this role, and what would you do about it in your first six months?