How To Lead Through Influence with Ken Sandy

In this episode, Jade and Ken explore how Product Managers can navigate the challenging aspect of a Product Manager’s role; leading through influence.

Ken Sandy is a Senior Product Leader and author of the book, The Influential Product Manager. He is also an industry fellow and Lecturer at UC Berkeley, where he teaches the engineering school’s first course in product management.

This episode is an absolute must for all Product folk as Ken shares his framework on how to ensure you are establishing yourself and your position in the company as influential.

In this episode we discuss:

✓    What is influence and why it’s so important for Product Management professionals;

✓    What is the Product Manager’s role;

✓    Ken’s 10-step framework to lead through influence;

✓    The importance of relationships across your organisation;

✓    The most important aspect of a Product Manager’s role and why it should never be outsourced;

✓    The number one metric you need to be measuring.

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Resources:

Website: www.influentialpm.com

Paperback: https://amzn.to/39kie8i

eBook: bit.ly/influential40

Connect with Ken Sandy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kensandy/

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About your host, Jade Bennett

Having spent over 15 years helping Product leaders build high-performing teams across Asia Pacific and the UK, Jade understands how diverse and broad the Product Management sector is. Not only is she your host, but also the founder and owner of boutique talent agency, Middleton Executive, specialising in the recruitment of Product professionals across APAC, and is a self-professed Product Management geek.