Harnessing Imposter Syndrome in Product Management

09/07/22 • 28 min

We hear a lot about imposter syndrome in product and tech. Even the most confident of us can sometimes feel like we don't belong or deserve the place we're in.
On this episode, we look at imposter syndrome from a different perspective... how we can harness it for strength.
Sophie Lalonde, Group Product Manager at Productboard, talks about how you can leverage imposter syndrome to:

Bring a fresh perspective to product discovery
Let curiosity guide interactions with your community
Help the product team form the right processes
Enlist the help of your peers, and
Trust yourself

Learn more at ProductVoices.com or read more about Sophie's insight on this topic in her article on BuiltIn.

Bring a fresh perspective to product discovery
Let curiosity guide interactions with your community
Help the product team form the right processes
Enlist the help of your peers, and
Trust yourself

Learn more at ProductVoices.com or read more about Sophie's insight on this topic in her article on BuiltIn.

Previous Episode

Soft Skills in Product Management

We talk a lot about the hard skills needed in product management - technical knowledge, processes and frameworks, methodologies, financial acumen, etc., but truth be told, soft skills are every bit as important as the hard skills in successfully navigating the PM role.

On this episode, Manosai Eerabathini, product manager at Figma, shares his thoughts on:

his own journey in product management
the most important soft skills
how those skills have evolved throughout his career
how PMs can find their own style and superpower

Links to resources mentioned, transcript of the episode, and more at ProductVoices.com.
Find more of Manosai's insights on his website TheProductLens.com

Next Episode

Taking a Chance on a New Product Manager - Advice for Hiring Managers and Candidates

Product management is hot. Many people want to get into a career in product. And while there are lots of product manager job openings, companies and hiring managers most often expect product management experience and rarely take a chance on hiring someone without previous product experience.
In this episode, Jen Yang-Wong, Director of Product at Contrary Capital, joins to discuss:

why hiring managers are reluctant to hire someone without previous product management experience,
what they can do to get comfortable with taking a chance on someone,
and what candidates can do to set themselves up for an opportunity.