We found 10 episodes of The People Stack Podcast with the tag “product management”.
-
Episode 335: Generating Momentum as a New Director: Most Powerful Moves to Make
March 8th, 2024 | 29 mins 48 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
What are the most powerful moves one needs to make as a new director (manager of managers) to generate momentum?
A client recently asked us this and I answer it on this podcast!
I share the 5 most important actions to take if you’re new to an organization and want to create a massive, sustainable impact as a leader of leaders.
I encourage all of you to listen and apply these battle-tested leadership principles.
Enjoy!
-
Episode 334: Access Your Fortitude Amidst the Tech Chaos
February 29th, 2024 | 27 mins 44 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
It’s nucking futs right now in the tech world.
Layoffs, job search mayhem, hiring chaos…it’s all there.
AND, I want you to tap into your inner fortitude - your inner power - even now.
In this episode, I give you a practical tool that’s zero-cost and takes less than 5 minutes to implement.
It’ll help you thrive amidst the chaos so that you can continue on the path towards your dream career.
Check it out right now!
-
Episode 333: Dan Pickett on Coding Bootcamps, Training Engineers, and the Importance of Being Supportive and Practical
February 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 20 mins
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
Rob interviewed Dan Pickett, President and Founder of Launch Academy and LaunchWare.
They talked about:
- The Launch Academy apprenticeship model and why it works
- What Dan learned about the best ways to prepare engineers for future jobs
- Why high-pressure techniques for training engineers fail
- What’s wrong with Computer Science Education
- Weaving a positive cultural fabric of trust for developers and leaders
Enjoy listening to this easy-going, friendly conversation that anyone in tech will find informative. If you’re in tech leadership, you’ll find it particularly eye-opening.
-
Episode 332: There’s Gold in Your Blind Spots
February 11th, 2024 | 25 mins 57 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
What’s in your blind spots? And how do you even find them?
I show you how in this episode.
I show you how to begin to leverage your internal guidance so that you can see what you’ve previously not seen.
This is going to help you build an even more powerful mindset, make even more mission-aligned decisions, take more inspired actions, and create your dreams!
Pay very close attention to this one!
Check it out right now.
-
Episode 331: The Gift of Stress
February 1st, 2024 | 29 mins 20 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
Yes, I said it. Stress is a gift.
In this episode, I show you how to embrace whatever stress you’re feeling, see the gift in it, and turn that into powerful career decisions and actions.
And I promise the process I share is not the usual “just accept it” mumbo jumbo.
We all feel stressed so I know every one of you is going to get value out of this one.
Check out this episode right now!
-
Episode 330: Top 10: Terrible Resume Advice
January 25th, 2024 | 32 mins 4 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
How do you create a powerful resume that significantly increases your chances of landing your Hell Yes job?
In this episode, we show you by revealing our top 10 pieces of terrible resume advice.
I also explain why they’re terrible so you can start applying powerful, sustainable, proven strategies for creating your dream career.
Check this one out right now!
-
Episode 329: Paradox of Action
January 18th, 2024 | 42 mins 56 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
Ready to take action in an entirely new way?
In a way that’s sustainable, fun, fulfilling, and full of impact on the other side?
To do this, you must first understand the paradox of action.
In this episode, I explain what that is and what your next action should be to create your dream career and dream life.
Enjoy this very practical episode filled with proven exercises to help you take the best actions possible!
-
Episode 328: Action Beats Motivation
January 10th, 2024 | 27 mins 35 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
It’s time to soar towards your career goals in 2024!
How? By applying this principle:
Action beats motivationWhat does this mean and how do you apply it in YOUR career so that you can finally create the tech career you truly deserve?
Check out this podcast right now!
-
Episode 327: Hibernate to Prepare for Hyperspace
December 13th, 2023 | 37 mins 24 secs
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
It’s hibernation season.
It’s also the season to prepare for massive growth in the new year.
In this episode, I define exactly what I mean by “hibernate” and “hyperspace.”
I also give you several practical and tactical tools so you can begin making micro-habit changes starting TODAY!
MASSIVE transformative changes are coming in 2024. Are you ready for them? ;)Listen to this one right now to prepare!
-
Episode 326: Jason Silver on bringing joy to work, the importance of agency, and why decisions make you stressed
December 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 46 mins
careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology
For this episode, Rob and I interviewed Jason Silver. He’s a startup advisor and his new book, “Quietly Crushing It” is coming out in Summer 2024. We talked about:
- Finding joy in doing the hard things - while you deliver MORE (not less) value
- Why your dream job is not something you “win,” it’s a practice
- How to add agency to everything you do as a leader
- Assumptions about sales - what it is and what’s it’s not
- Feedback: the good, the bad, and the ugly
- A simple strategy that’ll drastically reduce your decision-making stress
- How to persuade people to change their mindset
- Why “what do you think?” can be a terrible question
- The importance of gratitude
This was an assumption-challenging conversation - even for us! Enjoy applying its valuable lessons