Description
Steve Klein (twitter.com/stevenklein) talks with Josh Herzig-Marx (linkedin.com/in/joshuaherzigmarx) about the new things you’ll be expected to do when transitioning to a Product Leadership role, and how you can accel at them.
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📝 Show notes
(00:00) - Introductions
(05:00) - Why transitioning from IC to leadership is hard
(10:25) - Communicating the product vision
(18:12) - Building out a hiring process
(24:59) - Delivering feedback to direct reports
(30:05) - Career ladders
(35:43) - Prioritizing product work
(37:55) - Differences between an IC and a manager
(39:10) - How to get leadership on board for growing the product team
(41:20) - Growth and promotions as a product manager
(43:58) - The important skill of delegating
(45:39) - Dealing with unclear ownership
(48:08) - Developing junior PMs into seasoned PMs