This document outlines how to become a growth leader as a product manager. It discusses that growth product managers focus on increasing product usage. It recommends consciously choosing to transition to this type of role and aggressively building experience in essential growth PM skills like identifying opportunities, using data to make decisions, running experiments, and clear communication. Finally, it advises growth leaders to drive visionary ideas, nurture culture change, and continually learn and teach others to help products achieve maximum growth.

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How to Navigate and Become a
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5. How to
Navigate and
Become a
Growth
Leader

6. A little about me
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8. What is Growth?
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9. Growth is to increase product usage

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Growth PM vs Other PMs

11. Transitioning
to Growth PM
Consciously carve your path

12. Consciously carve your path
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13. My passion led to my strengths

14. My transition towards Growth PM

15. Succeeding
as
a Growth PM
Aggressively build your
experience and expertise

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Essential Roles of a Growth PM

17. Opportunity Identifier

18. Opportunity Identifier

19. Data-Driven Decision Maker

20. Data-Driven Decision Maker

21. Experimenter
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Experimenter

23. Clear Communicator
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24. Becoming
a Growth
Leader
Think big and hustle
for your vision

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Be a
Visionary
Influencer
Becoming a Growth Leader

26. Drive Visionary Ideas
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Drive Visionary Ideas

28. Nurture a culture change
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29. Keep learning and teaching others
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30. Becoming a Growth Leader

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How to Navigate and
Become a Growth Leader

32. How to Navigate and
Become a Growth Leader
Khadija Qader
PM @Microsoft
You can contact me with any questions on
linkedin.com/in/khadijaq

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