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Nov 28, 2025 · Product Management

Three Key Traits of a Great Product Manager, According to Toutiao’s CEO

In an interview, Toutiao’s new CEO Chen Lin, who rose from product manager to C‑level, explains that empathy, logical thinking, and imagination are essential for product managers, and describes how data transparency, critique sessions, and talent‑focused organization building drive sustained product success at ByteDance.