Episode 23: Why the best performers on the team are made not hired

Teams at Work by BUNCH

Our guest today is Ömer Karisman, ex-Mobile, and UX Lead and Getir, and now a Product Management Lead at Calm, and entrepreneur.

Ömer thinks that when it comes to top-performing employees, mindset overpowers expertise. Yet, he acknowledges that even for folks with a strong growth mindset, it will take a few months to train them and realize their full potential.

In this episode, you will learn more about Ömer's leadership journey, and why he thinks the top performers on teams are made, rather than hired. And how can you as a manager and leader onboard and train new hires so that they become top performers.

Ömer draws on his long years of experience in Getir, Calm and other companies.

Connect with Ömer on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/okaris/

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Things you learn in this episode:

• How product-lead growth strategy can help you create a successful business, and build a product that users will truly value

• Why the key to success is not necessarily domain expertise, but learning agility and being comfortable with making mistakes

• The differences between leading a well-established team, or being a leader to build the team and product from scratch

• How to stay connected to your team in a remote setting, and why paying more attention to work-life balance and people’s personal lives is essential