Making The Impossible Possible with Deliveroo’s Senior Product Manager, Will Perkins #9

07/06/21 • 28 min

Deliveroo’s stronghold on a sizable corner of the growing home-delivery market has exhibited their incredible strategy, leadership principles and ability to perform a pandemic pivot on a penny.

The incredible Will Perkins has been a driving force behind their meteoric growth, holding operations and product management positions throughout his 6 year tenure.

Inevitably, Deliveroo has had to overcome some seemingly insurmountable hurdles on its path to the top, and in this episode of The Company Doctor, Will shares the strategies that helped him (and will help you) to make the impossible happen.

Key takeaways from this episode:

Management vs leadership
Taking iterative approaches
The importance of having a ‘condor moment’

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Connect with George: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode/
Links and references at: https://thecompanydoctor.com/

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Deliveroo’s stronghold on a sizable corner of the growing home-delivery market has exhibited their incredible strategy, leadership principles and ability to perform a pandemic pivot on a penny.

The incredible Will Perkins has been a driving force behind their meteoric growth, holding operations and product management positions throughout his 6 year tenure.

Key takeaways from this episode:

Management vs leadership
Taking iterative approaches
The importance of having a ‘condor moment’

Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp/
Connect with George: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode/
Links and references at: https://thecompanydoctor.com/

Previous Episode

Fast-Track People Skills You Can Use Tomorrow with Gary Gamp, The Company Doctor #8

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If you could do 5 things tomorrow that will improve your working relationships and kickstart connections on the way to your career goals, where could you be in 24 hours’ time? What about a week, a month, a year on from now?

Not a single career move happens without a strong dose of people skills, and as it happens this episode of The Company Doctor is a concentrated helping of practical tips and tricks to help you nurture better relationships, persuade others to agree with you more often, and open doors that would otherwise remain locked...

Tune in to episode 8 now to discover Gary Gamp’s secret phrases, shortcuts and invaluable lessons to perfect your people skills in a single day.

Key takeaways from this episode:

Encourage people to like you
Listen more
Alignment, not agreement

Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp/
Connect with George: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode/
Links and references at: https://thecompanydoctor.com/

Next Episode

Managing Your Manager - Unauthorised with Gary Gamp, The Company Doctor #10

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To most of us, managers are a task fountain to whom we’re beholden until we leave our role and serve under a new one. NEWS FLASH: It doesn’t have to be that way...

This episode of The Company Doctor is all about flipping the script - it’s time to learn how to manage the manager. Of the many tools at a manager’s disposal, if you’re able to influence them to be used as a force for good (whether it be your own good or on a larger scale), then it could be the key to unlock that next career opportunity, or help you make the most of your current post.

Key takeaways from this episode: