Slides from at talk at Mind the Product Engage in Hamburg - „You‘re all the same!“: A data-based view on Product Managers and their personality.

1. „You‘re all the same!“
A data-based view on Product Managers
and their personality.
Robert Neuhann
Team Lead Recruiting, XING SE
@rneuhann

2. „Ihr seid doch alle gleich!“ / MTP Engage Hamburg / 20. April 2018

3. 3
„We’re bad in seeing
ourselves as personality.“
Julia Whitney, MTP Engage 2018

4. Great companies
don't hire skilled
people and motivate
them, they hire already
motivated people and
inspire them.
Simon Sinek
„Ihr seid doch alle gleich!“ / MTP Engage Hamburg / 20. April 2018

5. „You‘re all the same!“
A data-based view on
Product Managers and their
personality.
ONE. PI introduction
TWO. Database
THREE. Factor analysis
FOUR. Self concept
FIVE. Factor combinations
SIX. What else?
„Ihr seid doch alle gleich!“ / MTP Engage Hamburg / 20. April 2018

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VISION For a better working life.
MISSION Enable professionals to grow.
For 77% in DACH
XING is the most
important business
network.
Headquarter
Hamburg
> 14 million
users in DACH.
> 1400
employees
2 million new
members in
2017.
8 locations.
Hamburg, Berlin,
München, Wien, Zürich,
Poro, Barcelona, Boston
1 million
premium users.
> 45 nations
80 Product
People

7. „Ihr seid doch alle gleich!“ / MTP Engage Hamburg / 20. April 2018
ONE.
Predictive Index?

8. Predictive
Index?
„Ihr seid doch alle gleich!“ / MTP Engage Hamburg / 20. April 2018
DOMINANCE (A)
The need
to control
EXTRAVERSION (B)
The need for social
interaction
PATIENCE (C)
The need for
stability
FORMALITY (D)
The need to
conform
Self – that‘s
what we‘re
talking about!

9. „Ihr seid doch alle gleich!“ / MTP Engage Hamburg / 20. April 2018
TWO.
Database
n = 587

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THREE. Factor analysis

11. „Ihr seid doch alle gleich!“ / MTP Engage Hamburg / 20. April 2018
What the PO
thinks.
What the
teams
thinks.
Think about
that, dear
PO.

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DOMINANCE (A)
The need to control
1% 1%
6%
8%
35%
32%
17%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
highly manifistated manifistated moderate situative moderate manifistated highly manifistated
pleasant
cooperative
accommodating
compliant
independently
assertive
definitely
confident
87%

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He’s so
aggressive!
Tasks – yes.
Responsibilty
– no.
That’s to
much
pressure!
Let me ask
questions!
Give me
influence!
I want change!
Listen!
What does my
team think?
Other
opinions are
esxciting!

14. EXTRAVERSION (B)
The need for social interaction
0%
14%
30%
10%
31%
12%
3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
highly manifistated manifistated moderate situative moderate manifistated highly manifistated
seriously
introspective
task-oriented
sociable
convincingly
socially balanced
46%44%

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⬆
I wanne
motivate
you!
Team?
I like!
People –
please let
me talk!
He’s
talking so
much!
Is he really
interested
in me?
Take it
short!
What’s
really
relevant?
Listen!
(again, yes!)
⬇Let me
criticize.
Tasks!
Data!
Analyzes!
Am I doing
everything
right?
I don’t
know who
he is.
He’s so
sceptical.
Other
people are
also great!
Small talk!
Let’s talk!

16. PATIENCE (C)
The need for stability
1%
49%
32%
12%
3% 2% 1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
highly manifistated manifistated moderate situative moderate manifistated highly manifistated
fast moving
urgent
impatient
patient
resistant
level-headed
82%

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He’s always
short tailed.
Don’t rush
me!
I want
results.
That takes
too much
time.
Change?
I like!
People have
different
speed!
Does everyting
needs to be
done
immediately?
There are
other
priorities.

18. FORMALITY (D)
The need to conform
1%
3%
26%
30%
32%
8%
0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
highly manifistated manifistated moderate situative moderate manifistated highly manifistated
informal
casually
unselfconsciously
organized
precise
self-disciplined
88%

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We have
processes!
Details are
important!
We will sort
it out!
New goals?
Let’s go!
Uncertainty?
What’s that?
There are
other
perspectives.
Try things
different.

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FOUR. Self concept

21. 1% 1%
6% 8%
35% 32%
17%
sehr ausgeprägt ausgeprägt moderat situationsabhängig moderat ausgeprägt sehr ausgeprägt
0%
14%
30%
10%
31%
12%
3%
sehr ausgeprägt ausgeprägt moderat situationsabhängig moderat ausgeprägt sehr ausgeprägt
1%
49%
32%
12%
3% 2% 1%
sehr ausgeprägt ausgeprägt moderat situationsabhängig moderat ausgeprägt sehr ausgeprägt
1% 3%
26%
30% 32%
8%
0%
sehr ausgeprägt ausgeprägt moderat situationsabhängig moderat ausgeprägt sehr ausgeprägt
Self concept: Product Manager
DOMINANCE (A)
The need to control
EXTRAVERSION (B)
The need for social
interaction
PATIENCE (C)
The need for stability
FORMALITY (D)
The need to conform
highly
manifistated
highly
manifistated
manifistated manifistatedmoderatemoderate situative

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FIVE.
Factor combinations

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Factor combinations (>= manifestated)
AC proactive 96%
careful with rules & structures 93%DC
risk taker 83%AD
task-oriented 91%AB

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SIX. What else?

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Thanks!
Questions? Ask!
xing.careers
xing.to/neuhann
@rneuhann
robert.neuhann@xing.com