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Matt Walton: Back to school

BY Eira Hayward on December 5, 2022

They say the best teachers inspire and show you where to look. It’s this sentiment that led Matt Walton to forge a career as a product leader in edtech, first at digital education platform FutureLearn, and now at a new university in the UK that wants to equip its graduates with the interdisciplinary perspectives and Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Inspiring teams with product vision

BY Eira Hayward on November 27, 2022

This week’s Sunday Rewind is an inspiring ProductTank San Francisco talk from Keela Robison, then CEO at PM Loop and now VP of Product Management at Google. She talks about what vision is, why it matters and how to find it. Vision comprises your values, purpose and envisioned future, says Keela. Your best employees – Read more »

Master the art of leading through influence by Shyvee Shi

BY Louron Pratt on November 24, 2022

In this #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022 breakout session, Shyvee Shi, Product Manager at Linkedin Learning discussed influencing without authority in product management. Watch this video or read on for key highlights from the talk! Read more »

Product vision and strategy - Marty Cagan on The Product Experience - Part 1 of 2

BY The Product Experience on November 16, 2022

On this week’s podcast episode, we welcomed someone who needs no introduction. Marty Cagan, Founder and Partner of Silicon Valley Product Group , and Author of ”Inspired” and “Empowered” delved into a plethora of topics including strategy, vision, ethics, and ways of working. We struggled to fit so many product insights into one episode, so we decided to split it into two parts! Sit back, grab a drink, and listen to some of the wisest words of wisdom in product. Read more »

How to build a product team from scratch

BY Eira Hayward on November 7, 2022

The great thing about building out a product team from scratch is that you set the tone for how Product functions in a business. However it’s an exercise that comes with lots of big questions you need to answer and more than a few pitfalls, even if you think you’ve thought everything through thoroughly before Read more »

Is your innovation project on track? by Tendayi Viki

BY Jon Horvath on October 18, 2022

In the opening keynote session at #mtpcon London 2022, corporate innovation expert and award-winning author Tendayi Viki discusses the importance of placing product people at the heart of business model design, in order to innovate and achieve aligned outcomes. Read more »

Finding your frosting as a product leader by Jeff Birkeland

BY Jon Horvath on October 10, 2022

In this keynote session at #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022, Jeff Birkeland, VP of Product at Headspace Health, explores how your path to becoming a great product leader through a journey of self-discovery and understanding. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND - How to get things done: Raise your organisational awareness by Kate Leto

BY Eira Hayward on October 9, 2022

This Sunday Rewind from Kate Leto takes us back a few years to examine organisational awareness, which she describes as a product leader’s ability to manoeuvre the complex human networks and patterns of influence, values, emotions and power that make up an organisation’s operating system. Someone with high organisational awareness can, says Kate: Make more Read more »

Learnings from London: The secret sauce to hiring great product people by Kate Leto

BY Louron Pratt on September 30, 2022

Today, we look back to the not-so-distant past of pre-pandemic times at #mtpcon London 2019. Kate Leto examines the importance of emotional intelligence in individuals and teams and asks how it can be used to make better hiring decisions. Read more »

Incomplete by design - Matt LeMay at MTP Engage Hamburg 2022

BY Hilary Reynolds on September 26, 2022

Incomplete by Design…finishing documents is making it harder for your team. Matt LeMay’s closing keynote at MTP Engage Hamburg was a beautiful reminder of the power of collectively designing as a team unit to solve problems. Watch the video below in full or read on for a recap of some of the key takeaways. Read more »