#26 Combining business & product mindsets - with Rich Mironov @Product Management Consultant & Author

Rich Mironov works for more than +30 years in Product Management. Based on his experience as an Independent Product Consultant & Coach with more than 150 clients he shares his thoughts and observations of Product Teams in B2B enterprise.  In this episode, he talked to the Product Bakers about how to work as a Product Leader with executives, as well as the topic of negotiating and managing stakeholders and incoming requests.    Table of content:  0:28 - Intro 5:45 - Organisational misalignment 6:45 - Product vs project management 7:45 - Product management becoming the bottleneck 10:15 - Working with a founder CEO 13:00 - PMs are anthropologists 17:05 - State of Product Management vs. Product Design 22:15 - Prioritizing & negotiating with stakeholders (e.g. Sales Team) 30:05 - Working with stakeholders who have no product background 33:40 - Working as a PM with a boss who has no product background 39:20 - What keeps Rich awake at night 42:45 - Deeply understanding customers & values 48:30 - Three tips for everyone who recently started a Product Lead role    Rich on the internet: Linkedin: @richmironov Blog: https://www.mironov.com/moneystories/ Rich's recommendation to read: https://www.mironov.com/moneystories/ Rich's book: The Art of Product Management    ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩    👨‍💻 Linkedin: Product Bakery    📸 Instagram: @productbakery    🐦 Twitter: @productbakery20    🌍 Website: https://www.product-bakery.com/