E38 - 🎖️ Military to Product Management | 🎙️ Product Leader Interviews

In this podcast episode of Everything Product, the hosts Sid Saladi, Srinath kotela and Phani Vuyyuru interview Pat Bergstresser, a product manager and content creator. They discuss Pat's path from Military to product management the importance of building trust and empowering teams and tips for working effectively with engineers. Pat also shares a lesser-known but highly recommended book for product managers. This episode is packed with valuable tips and advice for aspiring and experienced product managers alike. Don't miss out! 🚀 From Military to Product Management: Discover Pat's advice for leveraging LinkedIn and networking to land your dream PM job. 🤝 Building trust and empowering teams: Learn how to foster a supportive environment and create strong team dynamics. 🛠️ Working effectively with engineers: Gain insights on how to collaborate seamlessly with your technical counterparts. 📚 Recommended reading: Find out Pat's top book pick for product managers, focusing on building what truly matters. 0:00 Podcast introduction 0:45 Pat's introduction 2:10 Why Product Management 5:45 Transition from Military to Product 9:45 Leadership skills from Military 13:15 Influencing without Authority 17:00 Challenges moving from Military to Product 21:00 Pat's Podcast 26:15 Content creation in twitter 30:15 Use data to make decisions 38:00 Building a high performing team 44:00 How to build trust 47:50 One Advise! 51:50 Recommended book! Pat's Podcast - https://t.co/oeGApgOQ3L Pat's Podcast Episode to start with - https://transitionvetcoach.com/247948/8380864 Twitter - https://twitter.com/PatThePM Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-bergstresser/ Follow us on: Spotify: https://youtu.be/hl5TNpBnCtM Where to find Phani Linkedin - ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/phanivuyy...] YouTube - ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTxB] Where to find Sid Linkedin: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%92%A1-siddhartha-saladi-mba-ms-b5a09418) Newsletter: ([https://sidsaladi.substack.com/] Twitter: ([https://mobile.twitter.com/Sidsaladi] Where to find Srinath LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skotela/] #productmanagement #pminterview #productmanager #podcast #interview #productdesign