The essence of product management | Christian Idiodi (SVPG)

[@IDIOTEQTube]

This episode really stands out because we've finally got a ton of specific examples and use cases. Often, guests lean heavily into theory, speaking in broad strokes about their observations and experiences, especially when it's under the spotlight of women's perspectives. It's super refreshing and valuable to dive into and extract more concrete details from guests. Kudos for making that happen!

[@NdubisiOnuora]

35:00 is awesome. This guy talks really well. I LOLed when he said "don't we all have problems?".

[@_omorewo]

I really enjoyed listening to Christian... Like I could really relate with most of the things he said and I even had actionable takeaways. This is my favorite interview on this channel

[@krishsubramanian9703]

The best source for PM stuff is Lenny’s YT / Newsletter. The amount of fluff that’s on the SM is mind boggling. Every TDH is claiming to the PM expert offering templates, processes and other irrelevant stuff. Hope you continue on bringing exciting podcast and genuine PM leaders in 2024.

[@markedgood]

My new favorite interview. First time discovering Christian. His experience and knowledge is vast and on-point.

[@coderabsolute9583]

@Lenny - this is one of your best episode - so much information went into this podcast... I enjoyed every bit of it.

[@anvikaanvika9834]

The bestttt podcast ever. The best guest ever. Loved every bit. Thank you for this gem.

[@SUNCHIP_BUBBLESOFFICIAL]

Wow! How lucky to have Christian as a boss!

[@adebayosegun8162]

Great resource… I have been a PM for over half a decade .. i have not perceived things this way … thank you @lenny and Christain…this hits differently

[@ayushisoni9113]

Great episode! I didn't really notice how impactful the references are until hearing this and I love how so many more good things come out of collaborative problem-solving in addition to the solution. 'Sometimes you don't know how to get the answer, but you know who to go, to get the answer', this is relatable, as I switched from being a software engineer to a Project Manager in advertising, I didn't know a lot of things, but by observing I learned who to go to.

[@rodriguesbrc]

Oh lord, this was amazing! Really worth every second watching it. Thank you so much!

[@teal_hq]

So many gems here. Another fantastic episode-keep 'em comin'! 🙌

[@RVerma90]

Christian's wisdom, very insightful!

[@stevenujomu5068]

🔥🔥Great episode. So many nuggets and gems disscussed. Thanks Christian and Lenny.

[@freeman35423gs]

Great! He is so excited about his work, that you can’t help but think - what I can do to get such pro-active state 👏👏👏

[@ibaadyusufzai2778]

Beautiful Podcast, so many learning. Thanks Lenny and Christian

[@huyvu4194]

Awesome interview! Once again remind myself to talk to users are the best way to learn about the problem

[@IkechiGriffith]

Great episode. Great guest

[@ipranay]

Oh this is gold! Reference customers are invaluable!! 19:41

[@YonnasTGetahun]

Another great episode. Thank you, Lenny! What an idea - to build a new product a year.

[@Ben-xi6qt]

7:23 - "people who are not able to deliver results that help them meet the otucomes they want" is used to describe product management incompetence. As a product manager on a finance-driven, understaffed, overworked team expected to achieve exponential growth month after month without basic analytics or buy-in into long-term value that doesn't immediately create more revenue this month, how do you know when to take accountability as a product manager that you're incompetent or that there are external forces around you preventing you from achieving success?

[@nadia-gs4ol]

Love this ep ❤

[@renuzoraladvancedoralhealt7616]

Fabulous!!

[@oluwatoyinaromokeye2075]

I really enjoyed listening to this

[@498Afighter]

I would so love to have a manager and mentor like Christian.

[@olowoporoku1000]

Inspiring. Now i like product managers

[@markedgood]

Hahah. Well, I won’t go that far… let’s see if they learn from what’s being said here.

[@danielkorsinah8567]

Thanks so much Christian, you are an inspiration. But Ghana Jollof is No. 1

[@wowscortcher]

It's a great episode, but I don't understand how you do the job of a manager when you're still not a manager. Like, who is going to do my job, first and foremost? Then, how will I set meetings with other managers to make decisions? How will my word have any authority if I'm literally doing someone else's job? that's strictly forbidden in most companies. I understand the idea, and in 1/10 cases, you may be able to do that, but for the rest of 9/10, the proposal to get into the role of the job title that I'm after before obtaining it is simply not viable.

[@LennysPodcast]

I asked Christian to share an answer, here you go: Thanks for the question. To be clear - It is more about being coached to be a manager. Your current manager begins to share management responsibility with you to ensure you have space to practice management ( make mistakes. get feedback, observe management, etc.) without the overarching expectations that having the title would present. You authoirty is simply an extension of your managers'. You are not a manager but you are observing or doing managerial activities were possible as a way to learn and practice good management.

[@wowscortcher]

@@LennysPodcast cheers for the answer! Got it. So I'm not actually trying to do the manager's job behind their back, so to say. It is actually an agreement between the manager and myself that I'm preparing/testing myself for the job. I was under the impression that it's something that I need to practice myself alone just to learn (alone) how to do it and if I'm up for it. Cheers again for taking your time to answer!

[@Cenot4ph]

Undocumented? You mean illegal, how we can use language to avoid the underlying issue

Product Managers are the Medical Doctors of Digital, basically :D

[@SophyTiffany-r7g]

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