Customer Obsession

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Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust. Although leaders pay attention to competitors, they obsess over customers.

Customer obsession means understanding customer needs deeply, anticipating their future needs, and building solutions that truly serve them. It's about making decisions that benefit customers even when it might be inconvenient or costly in the short term.

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Program Manager (2)Sr Prog Mgr (1)Product Manager (1)Principal BizDev (1)Product Manager A1 (1)Business Development (1)

Program Manager

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Program Manager•Outreach•G.K.

Turning Customer Frustration into Long-Term Trust: A Program Manager's Journey

Discover how a seemingly straightforward customer interaction revealed deeper insights into the candidate's approach to building trust—and where they missed the mark on demonstrating true Customer Obsession.

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Program Manager•Amazon•R.S.

How This Program Manager Anticipated Unseen Customer Needs to Save Clients from Switching to Competitors

Discover how one Program Manager bridged the gap between end customers and sales teams to reveal hidden needs—and prevent client churn before it started. What insights led to this pivotal moment?

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Sr Prog Mgr

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Sr Prog Mgr•Sr. Prog Mgr (L6+)•R.G.

How This Project Manager Saved $150K by Anticipating Customer Needs

Discover the pivotal moment when anticipating customer needs transformed a project into a $150K savings opportunity—see how a mindset shift can lead to remarkable results.

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Product Manager

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Product Manager•FB•A.M.

Why Choosing the Cheapest Payment Gateway Can Sink Your Merchant Business

Discover how a focus on customer needs can reveal the hidden pitfalls of selecting a budget payment gateway—and why this decision could jeopardize your entire business model.

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Principal BizDev

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Principal BizDev•Amazon•I.S.

Why Understanding Startups as Customers is the Key to Winning in BizDev

Discover how a nuanced understanding of startup leaders can transform your approach to customer obsession—and what this candidate missed that could have made all the difference.

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Product Manager A1

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Product Manager A1•Axon•C.F.

'How This Product Manager Anticipated Customer Needs with a Revolutionary Streaming Solution'

Discover how a product manager turned a customer complaint into a groundbreaking streaming solution by digging deeper than the surface-level issue. What unexpected partnership revealed the true obstacle behind customer satisfaction?

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Business Development

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Business Development•AMZN•J.J.

How Challenging Customer Feedback Transformed This Business Development Strategy

Discover how a seemingly negative customer interaction became a turning point for a business development strategy—and what it reveals about true customer obsession. Uncover the key to transforming challenging feedback into actionable insights.

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