Product Management Event Held at the Product Conference in Silicon Valley. Kenneth shared his insights and hacks on leadership. The first thing you need to do is "let go of being right". That's not the focus in your job as a product manager. He also talked about how to be effective, how to get stuff done, how to communicate and influence.

1. Leadership Hacks for Product People by Slack’s
First Product Manager
www.productschool.com

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Unleash Your
Leader Within!
Leadership Hacks for
Product Folks
Kenneth Berger,
Executive Coach
kberger.com

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KENNETH BERGER
Executive Coach
Executive coach specializing in startup leaders
15+ years experience in the tech world
Advisor/Mentor at First Round Capital + Flybridge Capital
First product hire at Slack
Co-founder of YesGraph (acquired by Lyft)
Longtime product and M&A lead at Adobe
Hi, I’m Kenneth!

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Which beliefs are limiting your potential as a leader?

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Lessons Learned
ADOBE YESGRAPH SLACK COACHING
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Listen to
your gut.
“Something doesn’t feel right here.”
“Guess I just have to suffer through it.”
“I know I should be pleased, but I’m not.”

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Lessons Learned
ADOBE YESGRAPH SLACK COACHING
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Let go of
being right.
“He’s not doing it right!”
“I can’t seem to get through to her.”
“I might as well just do it myself.”

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Lessons Learned
ADOBE YESGRAPH SLACK COACHING
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Name the
elephant
in the room.
“There’s no need to call it out.”
“I don’t want to be negative.”
“She’s the boss, I can’t say that!”

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Lessons Learned
ADOBE YESGRAPH SLACK COACHING
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Choose a
perspective
where more
is possible.
“That’s just the way it is.”
“There’s nothing I can do about it.”
“I feel stuck. That’s the reality.”

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Leadership comes from within.
It’s about who you’re being, not what you’re doing.

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Name the
elephant in
the room.
Choose a
perspective
where more
is possible.
Let go of
being right.
Listen to
your gut.

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Thank you!
Any questions?
Kenneth Berger,
Executive Coach
kberger.com

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