Yes, Designer, You Can Be a Product Leader

Shay Howe @shayhowe http://learn.shayhowe.com

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Common Interest:

Build the Best Product Possible

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Design Engineering

Business Product Leadership

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Product Leaders Embody:

Design Engineering

Business

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Expectations of Product Leaders:

Strategy Prioritization

Execution

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Make Friends, Build Trust

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Learn What Product Leadership Means to

Your Organization (It May Vary)

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Take Ownership of a Problem

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Strive not to be success, but rather to be of value. – Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

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Be the Voice of Your Customer

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Without sales, nobody would sell. Without engineering, nobody would build. Without support, customers would riot. Without product managers? Life would be just fine (For a while). – Ken Norton, Google Ventures

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Lead by Influence (Don’t Expect Authority)

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Find Success through Simplicity

(Don’t Try to Please Everyone)

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Create a Shared Understanding (Over-Communicate)

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Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what needs done and let them surprise you with their results. – General George Patton, United States Army

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Value Teams Over Products

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Believe in Yourself!

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