Torri L. Fisher

Torri, first of all, congratulations !!! You got this; I have no doubt. Secondly, thank you for outlining this 30-day plan. I think, in brief, it is beneficial regardless of industry. Empathic listening will get you further than talking. Getting to know the team that has been working together for years is certainly a plus. Understanding team members’ pain points, frustrations, successes, and victories will help outline the strategy and make change less uncomfortable. Finally, keep an open mind, flex those analytics muscles, and try to have fun! Good luck!

Torri – congratulations – this is excellent! Best of luck in your new role! Your 30 day game plan sounds excellent and on point!

Congratulations Torri! Happy for your success. The 30-day plan sounds like a great one. In addition to #1 (listening), I would recommend asking questions too. Perhaps you can gain a new perspective by asking the 5-whys on certain issues with those lingering open tickets (I feel your pain there as we have the same issue with the backlog). Just curious, as the product manager, are you now a people manager as well? Reaching out and listening to other product teams’ issues and processes is helpful as well. Best of luck to you!

Congratulations Torri! I like Ralph’s idea of the 5-whys. I’ve also utilized a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) when first starting a new position to help guide the understanding. I’ve done this with multiple stakeholders and then compared to see where the common threads were and start formulating some plans for the future. Best of luck!

Tori, congratulations! I have had the opportunity to work with you many times over the last year and am confident you will succeed. You are a great communicator, team player and always understand the task at hand. Best of luck!

Congrats Torri! You’re 30 day plan sounds awesome. It is so important to try to meet everyone you can when starting a new job. This will be helpful with Ralph’s added point of asking questions. I know when I started my position it was super helpful to meet as many people as possible so I knew the right person to go to for specific questions. Asking each person on my team questions gave me the opportunity to start to get to know them that first week on the job. You’re going to do great! Good Luck! Let us know how it goes 🙂

Torri! CONGRATULATIONS! You are going to ROCK this new position!

I also agree with your 30 day plan. I especially can appreciate the first point that talks about “listening”. For the first three months during my new position, I did exactly that. I also set up meetings (pre-covid) where folks could stop by my office and get to know me and what my role entailed. I set up my office to reflect my style (open, transparent, colorful, added a candy bowl (with the good candy) lol!) and as folks got to know me they were willing to listen to my ideas and appreciated my style. I had my work cut out for me, but 6 months later, it also seems like I’m earning their respect. So excited for you!

Congratulations, Torri! You are a rockstar and I love your 30-day plan. I like your point to meet everyone – especially in a time of working remotely, starting a job requires you to learn dynamics of the company and build relationships and this is a reminder that I needed! From your class participation to working with you in our group project I can attest that anyone would be lucky to have you on their team!!

Congratulations Torri! Wishing you all the best in your new role! Your 30 day game plan sounds like an excellent approach. It’s great to see that your boss responded so positively too, what a nice way to start!