how do i tell my boss i want to be a product manager?
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Warsaw, March 2
How do I tell my boss Iwant to be a PM?
Daniil Lanovyi
"I started out on a career as an electricalengineer"
"PM was my first role in tech - before that Ispent a year as a maths teacher!"
"I was a music journalist and editor for 10years"
"I was a landscape gardener, then became avideo games journo, then got headhunted to
deliver Nintendo’s European mothership.Obviously."
"I was an army officer, biologist and scubadiver. Perfect qualifications for PM work."
"Space engineer/orbital dynamicist afterstudying mech/space degree then did a stint
in the Army as a combat engineer"
Everyone can be aproduct manager?
PM rule #5 : your building full of productexperts. Your company needs market experts.
Hunt for MarketProblems
Become "this-guy-knows-it-all"
of your product
Think strategic
Learn to Lead andInspire
Build relationships
Look for a mentor
Learn how to manageproducts, not only how your
company does it
Say "I want this job"
Hunt for market problems
Know your product
Think strategic
Lead and Inspire
Build relationships
Find a mentor
Learnproduct
management
Say "I wantthis job!"
Still want to be aProduct manager?
Possibility to make adifference
Solve problemsand improve life
Every day is different
https://pl.linkedin.com/in/daniill
Now I know how I tell myboss I want to be a PM!
Daniil Lanovyi
www.test-n-tell.com