TBM 18/52: Product Manager to People Manager (and My Big Mistake)
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After a 15 year hiatus, I recently made the shift from product manager to people manager. I made a big mistake that impacted people I care about. I’ll share it here for other IC product managers turned people managers. The mistake? I didn’t ask the individuals on the team “What does clarity
I appreciate you sharing this John. I use to be a manager and went back to being an IC some years ago. I will become a manager again some day and I will dig up this post to remind me of how hard the work is to be a manager and what I should consider to do a better job.
I appreciate you sharing this John. I use to be a manager and went back to being an IC some years ago. I will become a manager again some day and I will dig up this post to remind me of how hard the work is to be a manager and what I should consider to do a better job.