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Today we speak to Stephen Soroosh, our awesome client who went from Senior Product Manager to Lead Product Manager (and beyond) all while going to the next level in his life.
Want to know how he did it?
Watch this video to know exactly how he did it.
★ Stephen's own words ★
I joined Product Leader Blueprint in the fall of 2021 after the company I work for (Torqata) had just been spun off from the parent company (American Tire Distributors or ATD). I was looking for something more personalized with a vital coaching element. I had previously learned product management the hard way - trying and failing - when starting my own company. So I realized that this was the right time to get a coach and mentor who could help me understand what tools I already have in my tool belt that maybe I don't even know about and what tools I can better at.
In the few weeks, I got into “human things,” which might seem basic but had a massive impact on my growth. Things like journaling, writing down goals, and building positive thinking and personal habits. These habits were critical because, in the previous three years, my family went through a lot of shifts, we had a child who had a heart defect, and he ended up passing away. This event broke me down as a person. And I felt myself feeling like I need to get back to baseline; I need to reestablish my journaling and my spiritual journey.
These changes and re-establishing keystone habits were a victory for me, and I immediately began to feel better about myself; II began to have more confidence. I began to feel more prepared to lead my family.
Things continued to progress on the work front as I dug into the course. I worked for a long time to get leadership to recognize the need to formulate a team specifically focused on data cleaning and data management. I began to pick up a couple of crucial things and then emphasize those repeatedly. And actually, one of the senior leaders repeated a phrase that I used, which is, you know, the status quo is our biggest competitor in this industry. And I knew when that happened, I was going to get there. Because my, they just said that, but they said it like it was their own, their idea, right. So I gained alignment on this critical initiative, all thanks to the tools I learned in this program.
The ultimate big victory is that I got promoted from a Senior Product Manager to Lead Product Manager during the program. And that was huge, you know, obviously, more responsibility, better compensation. I mean, that was a big deal. And I don't know that I would have gotten that promotion had I not been going through PLB because I was beginning to lean in more to my 10x tasks. I began to reflect and understand that I am the best at helping others be more effective. And so, with my new team, I was able to bring on a pm and get that team going. And I was able to demonstrate to management that I could do this and get a group going; I could make them effective. And I was still running my other team. And so it became pretty apparent to them that I was ready to be a lead pm and have multiple teams underneath me and so colossal victory. That alone, you know, more than you know, was more than worth the investment.
If you want to become a better influencer, if you're going to be, I'd say be in charge of your career, then this is something you should be doing because it will give you the right mindset to take control of your job. If you want to accelerate your career, if you're going to discover your greatest strengths and, and also your weaknesses, but with finding those ways too, ways to ways to address them, and ways to improve them. And also very, very practical tools from nuts and bolts on communication styles, and, you know, tactics on influencing and communicating, you know, all the way to, you know, self-discovery things from, you know, journaling, and that kind of stuff. So, I would just say, what are you waiting for? You know, are you willing to bet on yourself? If you're ready to bet on yourself, put your money on yourself and join the class. I think that you'll find it's worth it like I did.
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