Pivotal Moments with John Lam
Pivotal Moments with John Lam
John Lam
Ep. 13 Rong Lu: from Engineer to PM to Manager, her 16+ year journey at Microsoft
41 minutes Posted Jul 11, 2022 at 7:00 am.
Show ChaptersFull-text transcriptIntro
What is a PM?
Remote is hard
Pivotal Moment #1: Moving to Redmond
Great Managers
From Feature Team to Cross-Team Collaboration
Owning cross-company collaboration
From acquisition to a partnership playbook
Creating the Visual Studio Code C++ Extension
Pivotal Moment #2: Becoming a Manager
Autonomy vs. Directed
Has your perception of a manager changed much now that you are one?
Situational Leadership
Coaching vs. autonomy
Pivotal Moment #3: Dev to PM
What brought Rong outsized joy
Outtro
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Show ChaptersFull-text transcriptIntro (00:36)What is a PM? (00:58)Remote is hard (03:39)Pivotal Moment #1: Moving to Redmond (04:46)Great Managers (07:24)From Feature Team to Cross-Team Collaboration (08:23)Owning cross-company collaboration (10:44)From acquisition to a partnership playbook (16:39)Creating the Visual Studio Code C++ Extension (17:30)Pivotal Moment #2: Becoming a Manager (21:05)Autonomy vs. Directed (23:58)Has your perception of a manager changed much now that you are one? (25:04)Situational Leadership (26:16)Coaching vs. autonomy (30:27)Pivotal Moment #3: Dev to PM (32:47)What brought Rong outsized joy (37:12)Outtro (39:46)Links from the showA Great Boss is hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forgetSend me feedback!Music credits––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Track: Lost In Medina — Amine Maxwell [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/qNSdpqSkRe4Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/lost-medina––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––