Ken Yarina – New Product Development and Team Dynamics

by Creating Change Mag
Ken Yarina – New Product Development and Team Dynamics



In this episode with Ken Yarina, we talked about the following:

  • product development team characteristics – many diverse experts on a team

  • communication is key

  • network model – when more than 2 people – communication becomes exponentially complex

  • program manager role is to align team with org strategy and keep team aligned

  • people can’t think when overloaded – multi-tasking reduces productivity

  • Keep the main thing the main thing

  • Create sub-teams that communicate with each other more frequently and report back to the larger team

  • best practices for remote work – camera on, start meetings 10 minutes early with coffee/social time, create a custom map on Google Maps for international teams

  • pros and cons of virtual meetings

  • finding your mastery skillset to guide career

  • Autonomy – Mastery – Purpose

  • democratizing executive coaching

  • Elliot Jacques – executive leadership

  • older professionals moving into leadership

  • manager as career coach

  • trends for the future of teams

Ken is a seasoned product development pro and innovator in the medical device world. He’s held many roles in Fortune 500 companies from research to product support. Ken has a knack for turning ideas a practical solutions for industry needs and has led multiple products to market. He is a chemical engineer and boasts certifications in Lean, Design for Six Sigma, and Agile team leadership.  Ken balances his professional pursuits by being adventurous with his son Benjamin, backpacking, fixing up a classic Land Rover, and learning the guitar.

You can find Ken Yarina here: linkedin.com/in/klyarina

 

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