Empowered Leadership: Navigating Imposter Syndrome & Product Teams | Keji Adedeji

As Product Managers, we are not specialists, but we’re surrounded by them, and that can feed into self-doubt. It’s okay to not have everything figured out; be kind to yourself in the process. — 🎙 Guest Overview: ⁠Keji Adedeji⁠ is a Product Leader with 12+ years experience doing product in B2B, B2B2C and B2C organisations in edTech, customer engagement, travel e-commerce, video consumer insights industries. She is focused on building a product organization that empowers product managers to excel and deliver their best work. In addition to her leadership role, Keji is deeply involved in building product communities and advancing the craft of product management. ✨ Episode Focus: In this episode, Keji shares her journey in product management, focusing on overcoming imposter syndrome, building empowered product teams, and navigating leadership challenges. She discusses the importance of self-compassion, designing career progression intentionally, and how organizations can better support diverse leadership. ⏰ Chapters ⏰: 00:00 Introduction and guest overview 01:10 Keji’s career journey and key milestones 08:30 Product Director role at Financial Times 12:30 managing the demands of Senior Product role 17:30 Product Manager's Gremlins - imposter syndrome, self-doubt and others 44:15 female leaders' challenges 49:00 inclusivity in the workplace 54:06 building and leading effective teams 58:57 advice for product managers and leaders 1:00:38 closing remarks and where to connect with Keji 🔍 What you will learn: how to overcome imposter syndrome and self-doubt in product management, strategies for building empowered product teams, the importance of self-awareness and vulnerability as a leader, how to intentionally design your career path and growth as a product professional. Links: Check out Keji's LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kejiadedeji/⁠ Explore more episodes: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/doingitmywaybybeatamatras⁠⁠ — 🍵 Enjoying the content? Buy me a tea! If you’ve found value in the discussions and insights shared in my podcast, consider supporting me by buying me a tea! Your support helps me keep creating and sharing more content. 🔗 ⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/doingitmywaybybeatamatras⁠⁠⁠ 🍵 Thank you! And until next time.. keep doing it your way :) __ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hZfHvwQzRvk

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