Arun Rajappa is the Country Manager for RIOT Games India & South Asia. He is also the author of "Failing Well - A Short Book on Product Management."
0:00 Introduction 3:09 Communicating as a leader 5:49 Being in the back vs. front of the room 9:11 Leadership unlocks great products for customers 13:39 Product failure unlocked Arun's true potential 20:14 Finding balance as a parent (or mentor) 23:34 Empathy is about recognizing differences 27:23 Coaching and understanding context 31:09 How Arun improved his listening skills 33:10 Meditation for beginners 40:35 "Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman 46:12 The ultimate meaning of it all 48:59 Why frame the book around "failing well"? 53:52 Process of writing and editing a book 58:12 Getting feedback on the book 1:02:31 On preserving one's legacy
Arun on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-rajappa-bb9a822/
Arun's book, "Failing Well - A Short Book on Product Management" → https://www.amazon.com/Failing-Well-short-product-management/dp/B0D2LFCQM8?ccs_id=579cebd0-b1c5-4f0e-aed9-c2c7bfd800e4
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