One Knight in Product
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
An interview with Andrea Saez. Andrea works in Product Growth & Education for ProdPad. She's a lifelong learner, educator and advocate, looking to help Product Managers make good decisions. We talk about her journey into Product Management, why certifications aren't all that they cracked up to be and how Human Psychology helps make good product decisions. We talk about:
How Andrea got into Product Management after being the first person to ask her boss "why?"
Why Customer Support staff are ideally placed to become Product Managers
How Andrea stays motivated during all of her social media product management advocacy, and how she loves Mondays
Why date-based roadmaps are the devil and why management want them because of Previous Product Trauma
How Product need to take more responsibility when Sales make a commitment
Why certifications aren't really worth much without follow on experience
And much more!
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
An interview with Marc Abraham. Marc is the Head of Product - Engagement for ASOS.com, author of two books on Product Management and co-curator with Mind the Product. I originally picked up Marc's first book, My Product Management Toolkit as I was looking for a good primer for people transferring into my Product team from elsewhere in the business. I found the book a great primer and guide to product management. I was excited to see his new book come out, which covers a lot more around the psychology of Product.
I spoke to Marc about his journey into Product Management, his new book 'Managing Product = Managing Tension', and some great advice about navigating a career in Product. Marc also gives some excellent advice for Product Leaders (or aspiring Product Leaders) and ways that they can create psychological safety for their teams. As a keen boxer, Marc is also a massive advocate for using exercise to help work out some of the tensions of product management.
Further show notes here: https://www.oneknightinproduct.com/s1e21