Methods to fielding the dreaded product supervisor function query from grandparents and neighbours again house.
Is this a well-recognized state of affairs — visiting household over the vacations when relations unfamiliar with tech ask the dreaded query, “So what’s it you do for work?”
I’ve been there. Klaas tried explaining in Flemish for 20 minutes what I do as a product supervisor to his household again in our village in Belgium. Clean stares throughout. The language barrier didn’t assist both.
Misplaced in translation and misplaced for phrases, Klaas tried his finest to not let the household thinks I do laptop repairs or gross sales. I solely find out about this dialog after we went again to the resort. This and different events made me understand that clearly articulating what I do is an important PM ability. If I can’t clarify my very own job, how deeply do I perceive it?
I additionally suppose this widespread state of affairs is the right likelihood for product managers to apply simplifying advanced ideas. We’ve a better likelihood to succeed by assembly them the place they have been, ditching the tech jargon, and explaining via easy analogies.
It was tough however extraordinarily useful. Now, I can demystify product administration for anybody, tech natives.
