# Shrey's Manager Readme

**Sr. Product Manager at Haptik**

# Motivation for this document

My team-mates should know little more about me, which will help them understand me better. Plus, the feedback will help me improve and become a better person. 

I will appreciate if the feedback is not anonymous and if I have written something which appears contrary to my actual qualities, I would be happy to know the same.

# My role

To bring everything together and deliver the bots which solve users' problems.

# What do I value most?

**Ownership**

Experimentation (Not for the heck of it)

Sincerity

Desire to learn

Flowing with the chaos

# My Expectations

- Bring a potential solution along with the problem, not just the latter.

- Be very straight-forward about limitations - personal, architectural, logistical. I am always there to help you out. 
- Devise your own style of work, in tune with the larger goal. Just be proactive if something is not going as planned. I feel overcommunication never harms, trying to learn it myself.
- Not a big fan of work-life balance. I am available 24X7 and I expect the same unless made very clear, otherwise. 
- Think things through before making commitments.

# 1:1

I am always available, you can walk up to anytime you see me free. We can discuss anything under the sun. I don't like setting up 1:1 as a formal meeting but my team-mates should feel free to do the same.

# Personality quirks

- If someone brings out a solution to a problem better than the one I have been thinking, or
- If someone solves a problem which I haven't been able to - It's something I enjoy.

I don't appreciate people coming up with solutions without understanding the depth of the problem at hand.

- Very particular about utilisation of time, that's why I always carry my laptop, phone and wi-fi hotspot for all the meeting as an insurance policy, in case a meeting turns out of no use. I urge my team-mates to point out instances where I am not utilising my time properly.
- I keep those people very close to me who point out possible improvements in me or my work. Not very good at handling praise.
- I tend to resort to micro-management if I find the proactivity or ownership lacking.
- I generally tend to underestimate work and then stretch myself to finish it. Don't think it's a bad thing, but trying how to avoid it with team-mates and restrict it to me only.

# Where to focus on your first 60 days?

Being very specific to my own team - 

End of day 7 -  

- Understand what we do as a team by talking to as many team-mates as possible.
- Know the right person in the company for frequently needed tasks E.g HR, servers, leaves, etc.
- Practice bot building to understand the platform, should have a good number of questions at the end.
- I feel this is a little early to have feedback and ideas.

End of day 30 - 

- Working with a developer or PM on under-development bots.
- Know what you are responsible for, probably ask what more you can do.
- Come up with ideas and feedback on products and processes.

End of day 60 - 

- Be able to ask "Why" behind things.
- Certain about the learning curve and help needed from various quarters.
- Learnings so far and improvements required.
- Take a lead in improving the team's processes and product efficiency.