144. Sergiu Lazar, HOO at Product Weekend: The Importance of Psychological Safety

His main driver is bringing value in everything he does. He realized early on his career that he wanted to have a bigger impact and be more involved in decision-making. Listen to this episode to find out how to have the courage to give yourself a chance, go with the strategy - fail fast and start the journey towards happy life. A dynamic leader known for his work at Amazon and his entrepreneurial ventures, Sergiu Lazar Anglescu, shares his journey and how his background shaped his career. He discusses his experience at Amazon, where he implemented significant innovations in customer service. Sergiu also talks about his project, Jungle Retreats, which organizes retreats for professionals to help them identify what makes them happy and build a career around it. Sergiu Lazar and Andre Marquet discuss the importance of psychological safety in product teams and the challenges of creating a psychologically safe environment in companies. They also talk about the founding of Product Weekend and the framework they developed to cultivate psychological safety. Sergiu shares advice for aspiring leaders in technology and operations. This Episode's Topics:
- Career Journey: experience and innovations at Amazon in customer service
- Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Creation of Jungle Retreats to aid professionals in finding career happiness
- Product Weekend Inception
- Psychological Safety in Product Teams: importance and challenges
- Framework Development
- Leadership Advice

Where to find Sergiu: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiu-lazar/ Where to find us: Website: https://productized.co/ Community: http://bit.ly/3aMvWn2 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/productized Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productized.co/ Where to find André: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquet/