Episode description

In this episode of the Product People Podcast (recorded live on April 13, 2021), Mirela talks to Petra Wille, author of Strong Product People, about how to transition from an individual contributor to a product leader, the main skills needed for product management, and creating roadmaps and communication. Petra also shares insights on developing the patience muscle, team meeting cadences, and being hands-on as a product leader. They also discuss favorite interview questions, homogenous vs heterogenous teams, coaching product managers, and how to evangelize product to stakeholders.

About us:

Product Management community and Interim Product Management services. Our mission is to help companies discover and deliver great products faster. We empower Europe's Product Management community to share knowledge generously for free. We earn money with Interim product management services for parent leaves or when hiring is slow. We manage the unglamorous hands-on work of a Product Manager/Owner, Product Ops, or Product Leader on an interim basis (3+ months). We onboard fast, align teams, and deliver outcomes.

Join us here too:

🤩 Community Chat on Telegram https://t.me/getproductpeople

📆 Upcoming events on MeetUp https://www.meetup.com/productpeople/

🎥 Talk Recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ProductPeopleManagement

📌 Updates and Product Opportunities LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/getproductpeople

📝 Blog articles on Medium https://medium.com/getproductpeople

🎏 Alternative locations:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/getproductpeople

Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/productpeople

Discord https://discord.gg/e4xkuwMPbK

Timestamps:

(00:49) Introduction

(02:08) IC to Product Leader

(04:58) Main skills for Product Managers and the PM Wheel

(06:37) Creating roadmaps and communication

(08:56) Patience muscle

(10:07) Team meetings cadences

(13:43) Performance and feedback

(17:40) Being hands-on as a Product Leader

(19:53) Favorite interview question

(20:41) Homogenous vs heterogenous teams

(23:55) Coach PMs as a Product Leader

(25:57) How to evangelize Product to stakeholders