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The Leadership Blind Spot That Cost This Product Manager a Strategic Client

CalmInterview · 2026-01-11T03:06:39.130759+00:00

Topic: Panel review of Are Right A Lot response. Panel Consensus: The panel unanimously praises the candidate's strong instincts in weaving multiple Leadership Principles unprompted, like ownership and proactivity in directional project jumps, deeming it L6 solid. They agree the key L7 gap is recurrent incomplete research and validation before hypothesizing paths, risking org scalability (Sarah), client adoption and trust (Jordan), and data-informed prioritization with customer empathy (Marcus). Minor disagreement exists on crediting instincts enough to offset corrections, with Sarah pushing back hardest while Marcus sees cross-functional promise.

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