If you’re a premium subscriber Add the private feed to your podcast app at add.lennysreads.com Saumil Mehta shares his hard-earned framework for becoming a high-impact “manager of managers” — and why skip level leaders, not more middle managers, are the key to scaling product teams. In this episode, you’ll learn * When a manager struggles, look one level up * Why the jump from line manager to skip lead is so tough * The “API endpoint” trick for leading through layers * How to get feedback without undermining your managers * Why covering for a weak manager can backfire * How to match people to the right projects * A simple 2×2 for knowing when to step in or step back * First-week habits that set skip leads up for success Referenced * High Output Management * Jeff Weiner’s Essay * Read the newsletter * Subscribe to Lenny’s Newsletter Subscribe: YouTube | Apple | Spotify Follow Lenny: Twitter | LinkedIn | Podcast Follow Saumil: Twitter/X | LinkedIn About Welcome to Lenny’s Reads, where every week you’ll find a fresh audio version of my newsletter about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career, read to you by the soothing voice of Lennybot. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe
