Description
Roman shares his insight and experience in field of Product Management and People Management. We discuss the attributes of a great product manager. Crucial skills to learn and attributes that are harder to learn.
Next to that, Roman shares he’s had many roles in the tech industry. Some with people management responsibilities and some fully without. Luckily all experience matters, but what drives him to switch roles in the first place?
Listen in to find out!
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Guest
Connect with Roman Arcea:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arcea
References
Roman’s YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8UlhL33fsz-4g1cJbzaDjg
Outline
00:00:00 – Intro00:00:21 – Roman loves surfing
00:02:43 – Surfing in NL
00:04:49 – Patrick’s first surf experience
00:06:26 – Surfing made Roman a better Product Manager
00:08:18 – What makes a great product manager
00:09:58 – Comfort in ambiguity
00:11:33 – Thinking through alternatives
00:12:38 – Influencing others
00:14:29 – Including different perspectives
00:16:50 – Listening to the essence
00:20:27 – A big vision
00:23:38 – Don’t be too dogmatic
00:25:43 – How to create a product vision
00:27:28 – A product vision should be simple and clear
00:31:45 – Moving in and out of people management
00:34:56 – Unlocking options for people
00:37:10 – Everyone has goals
00:40:00 – Structured process of coaching
00:42:25 – Lack of will
00:44:37 – Enabling others as people manager
00:45:26 – Why it’s worth investing in people
00:46:28 – Switching roles in an organization
00:51:02 – Big thanks to Roman!