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! Connect with Roman Arcea: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arcea https://twitter.com/sidthen References: Roman's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8UlhL33fsz-4g1cJbzaDjg Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/kaB7ezE-8tA Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:21 - 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!