Unlike a line manager, you usually don’t manage the development team and stakeholders as the person in charge of the product, and the individuals don’t report to you. As a result, you lack transactional power. To overcome this challenge, the following tips will help you:
- Empathise with the individuals and make an effort to understand their perspectives, needs, and interest
- Speak and act with integrity: Say what is true and make your actions match your words
- Show people that you value their ideas and concerns and involve them in product decisions
- Get to know people and allow them to get to know you
- Strengthen your expertise. The more knowledgeable you are, the more likely it is that people will trust and follow you
