27: Transitioning from an Individual Contributor to a Manager from How To Succeed In Product Management | Jeffrey Shulman, Red Russak & Soumeya Benghanem

How To Succeed In Product Management | Jeffrey Shulman, Red Russak & Soumeya Benghanem

Jeff Shulman, Red Russak & Soumeya Benghanem

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27: Transitioning from an Individual Contributor to a Manager

57 minutes Posted Dec 1, 2021 at 4:00 am.

Intro

Transition from an individual contributor (IC) to Manager

Who directly reports to you?

The biggest transition from being an IC to a manager

3 things you need to succeed in the management role

Be very clear about the credit that belongs to you

Tips on how to transition in your first few days

Focus on outcome, but think about the process too

How to ace an interview for a leadership role

When you start leading a team that you are part of

How do you manage delegation?

Transition from an IC to management course

Focus on people first

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In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Poorvi Shrivastav (HubSpot) to talk about how to smoothly transition from being an individual contributor to a leadership role. Aside from the tips and guides one can learn and practice while in transition, never lose focus on putting people first.

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