How to be a great Product and People Manager | Roman Arcea | Beyond Coding Podcast #143

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 - @5minutestoproduct 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! #Product #People #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/