What if you could learn how to manage the situation instead of allowing conflicts and constraints to manage you? Business priorities, changes in direction, conflicting needs, resource constraints, unexpected disruptions, aggressive deadlines, and conflicts with other team members or stakeholders are all to be expected. How you handle them is what matters. Product managers have only so much time to make their teams productive. While you may have more sway in an organization, you, too, are often highly constrained. What you’ll learn in this webinar? What’s meant by the (often misunderstood) term “leading (or managing) through influence” and how you can apply it Powerful but simple techniques to help you develop strong relationships with stakeholders across your organization How to avoid common communication pitfalls that can undermine your effectiveness when working with senior management Ken Sandy is a 20+ years veteran in technology Product Management. Ken pioneered and teaches the first Product Management course offered in the Engineering school at UC Berkeley, which has over 400 PM alumni in practicing industry. Ken served as VP of Product Management at leading online education companies, MasterClass and lynda.com (Linkedin Learning), and is currently an executive consultant and advisor for startup and scale-up companies. He’s recently released “The Influential Product Manager – How to Lead and Launch Successful Technology Products” a highly practical and approachable guide to becoming more effective and navigating the challenging collaborative aspects of the product manager’s role. Learn more about stakeholders management and how Product Managers can be more successful in The Influential Product Manager.