A Fireside Chat with Matt LeMay, author of Product Management In Practice

Zoom Link: https://heb.zoom.us/j/4234766445?pwd=Ukd5Ly8xa2Q5eVVsR0lUemV4WnE5UT09

This session is brought to you by The Product League and Product Job Club (https://www.productjobclub.com/).

We are very excited to speak with Matt LeMay! Matt is the author of Agile for Everybody (O’Reilly Media, 2018) and Product Management in Practice (O'Reilly Media, 2017). In this session, we'll cover a variety of topics such as:

• Why there is no single profile for a great product manager
• The CORE skills of product management (Communication, Organization, Research, Execution)
• Tips for working with executives and navigating organizational politics
• How to keep strategy and tactics aligned
• Why hiring product managers is badly broken, and how to fix it

Schedule:
7:00 pm - Kickoff with announcements and networking
7:15 pm - Fireside chat with Matt LeMay
8:00 - 8:15 pm - Q&A

More on Matt LeMay:

Matt has helped build and scale product management practices at companies ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Matt also is the co-founder and partner at Sudden Compass, a consultancy that has helped organizations like Spotify, Clorox, and Procter & Gamble put customer centricity into practice.

Previously, Matt worked as Senior Product Manager at music startup Songza (acquired by Google), and Head of Consumer Product at Bitly. Matt is also a musician, recording engineer, and the author of a book about singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.

You can purchase Matt's books at:

Product Management in Practice - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1491982276

Agile for Everybody - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1492033510/