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Episode 39 - The Need for Diverse Perspectives in Product Development (with Candice Poon, Program Manager @ Microsoft)
Diversity & Inclusion
Women in Product
Episode 39: The Need for Diverse Perspectives in Product Development
Candice Poon, Program Manager @ Microsoft26 Feb 2021
26 Feb 2021
About the Episode
An interview with Candice Poon. Candice is a Program Manager at Microsoft (which is really a Product Manager at any other company) working on Microsoft Edge. Candice recently caused a stir on Twitter when she tweeted about her experience being prevented from signing up to Clubhouse because of her name.
We speak about a lot, including:
- What it's like working for Microsoft and ensuring Internet Explorer stays in its coffin
- Whether being called a Program Manager is confusing and whether she still gets invited to Product Manager parties
- How she felt being blocked from signing up to Clubhouse and whether it's happened before
- How Clubhouse responded and whether the response was satisfactory
- Some of the reasons why people have blind spots when developing products and what we should do to fix them
- How Microsoft are promoting diversity & what's left to do
- The importance of mixing tech and non-tech skills to further diversify your experience
And much more!
Contact Candice
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- Closing the Gender Pay Gap and Hiring Diverse Product Teams (Chris Mason, Co-Founder @ Intelligent People)
- Standing Up for Diversity & Inclusion When No One Looks Like You (Merina Khanom, Product Manager @ BBC iPlayer)
- Maintaining a Collaborative & Inclusive Product Culture at Scale (Anna Curzon, CPO @ Xero)
- Defeating Bias, Prejudice and Bullying in the Workplace (Kim Scott, Author "Radical Candor" & "Just Work")
- How to Present Yourself (And Why You Should) (Danielle Barnes & Christina Wodtke, Authors of "Present Yourself")
- Product Management in Africa & Dreams of an African Silicon Valley (Layo Ogunbanwo, Founder @ Practical Product)
- Building Data Driven Products & Dodging Unsolicited Advice (Emily Reid, Product Manager @ FCT)