Tell Me About A Time Podcast
Real Managers, Real Stories, Real Growth
In this podcast, we host managers from various industries who share situations from their work experiences. Together, we explore challenges and crucial leadership aspects that come with them and discuss effective strategies for navigating them. Through real-life examples, we aim to facilitate learning and growth for our community of managers.
By Michal Kaul
About The Podcast.
Welcome to the Tell Me About a Time Podcast!
I am Michal Kaul, a product leader, with 13 years of experience in retail, e-commerce, and marketplace space, in B2C and B2B environments.
I've always found value in reflecting on the decisions, management styles, and strategies I've employed in my career. I have also always loved to speak with other managers to get their perspective and approach to similar situations. Hearing from others helped me refine my leadership skills and helped me validate my path.
Over time, I've struggled to find a platform where I can share more of these experiences and engage with other managers about their struggles, successes, and learnings. And so, my hope for this podcast is to bring fellow leaders and managers to open up about their journey and allow us all to learn from them.
In each episode, we'll choose a managerial scenario and invite seasoned leaders to share personal stories about their experiences with that situation. We'll engage in discussions and identify key takeaways that can benefit us all.
I am very excited to kick this off and I look forward to getting your input and feedback here, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Future Episodes - Tell Me About A Time When...
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You build a new team in a new workplace
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You started to lead an existing team
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You have built and scaled a new team
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You have to build your team's OKR
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You charted strategy for your domain
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You showed empathy to your team
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You needed to influence other teams
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You need to set goals for your team
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You were asked to take under you an under-performer team member
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You disagree with your manager
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You set goals for your team members
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You had to let go of a team member
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You went over your boss’s head
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You needed to scale a team fast
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You did not have enough resource
What will cover in each epsion
Introduction
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Goal of the podcast
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Introduction to the topic and why it is Important
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Overview of the Interviewer's Background
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Context on the referenced scenario - What, Why, Where, Who...
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the storytelling of the situation
Discussion of critical points within the situation
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Challenges along the way
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Methodology, tools, strategies, and frameworks along the way if any
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Risks/concerns along the ways
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Other potential directions that were considered or brought up during the discussion
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The perceived outcome and how it was handled
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A different path we might have taken looking back
Conclusion
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Insights and lessons learned from the situation
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Takeaways of what worked well and what did not
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Reference to support listeners with resources - books/ frameworks /methodologies/ best practices/Quotes