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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Derek Butts.

Derek Butts is currently VP of corporate development at Workday. Prior to this, he was VP of product management and strategy responsible for planning and analytics, also at Workday.

Since joining Workday in 2008, Derek has served in various leadership roles focused on product, strategy, and business development including five years at Intuit.

Derek holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University and a bachelor\\u2019s degree in computer science and psychology from Amherst College.

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Episode Summary

"Even when I took detours into industries that I wasn't necessarily going to be in long-term, they were still the highest integrity people who are awesome. In fact, I still have relationships with people across all of the companies that I've ever worked"

\\u2014Derek Butts

In this episode we\\u2019ll also cover:

1. Important lessons Derek learned while buying auto mechanic shops
2. What skills are necessary to be a successful product manager\\xa0
3. How is product management evolving?
4. What Derek looks for people when hiring and building teams

You can find more resources and a full transcript in the show notes

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