In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Poorvi Shrivastav (HubSpot) to talk about how to smoothly transition from being an individual contributor to a leadership role. Aside from the tips and guides one can learn and practice while in transition, never lose focus on putting people first.

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What to Listen For:

00:00 Intro
01:29 Transition from an individual contributor (IC) to Manager
07:43 Who directly reports to you?
08:51 The biggest transition from being an IC to a manager
11:02 3 things you need to succeed in the management role
16:20 Be very clear about the credit that belongs to you
20:13 Tips on how to transition in your first few days
25:29 Focus on outcome, but think about the process too
31:11 How to ace an interview for a leadership role
41:20 When you start leading a team that you are part of
47:38 How do you manage delegation?
50:00 Transition from an IC to management course
52:02 Focus on people first

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