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In this episode PM Power colleagues, J Veeraraaghavan (JV) & Sivaguru are in conversation as JV shares his career journey during the mid-career days, when he moved from one leadership role to another includingGetting the right breaks through his careerManaging projects, taking up middle managerial roles and moving into executive managementGetting exposed to and experience in roadmap planning for productsCurbing the tendency to jump in and act when team members were facing challenges, rather than taking an approach of helping themWhat helped him get over this:Emotional intelligenceBeing aware of self and being empathetic and sensing how others feelHaving a technical backgroundIn addition, approachability and ability to guideOn dealing with managers, when he took on larger responsibilities How he overcame the sudden feeling that one had nothing to do, as a manager, while being responsible overallHis first experience in managing a program and what he learnt from not having prior experienceWhat he realized by inadvertently stepping into the shoes of the project manager and realizing the impact it had on the project managerHis thoughts on luck v/s hard work for a successful managerFour dimensions of success for a middle manager - Engineering excellence; Delivery oversight; Self leadership; Coaching skillsHow executive leadership can enable middle managers to go beyond performance reviewsEstablishing communities of practice to help middle managers His take on managing time This podcast was created on Hubhopper studio. If you wish to start your own podcast for free, visit www.hubhopperstudio.com. Hubhopper is India's leading podcast creation platform. Start your podcast with Hubhopper studio & get your voice heard across platforms like Spotify, Gaana, Google podcasts, Wynk Music and more. Click on the link in the episode description or visit www.hubhopperstudio.com