TEI 173: The CORE connective skills of product management – with Matt LeMay

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next
episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister,
PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation
and managing products become more successful, grow their careers,
and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode: To be a
successful product manager you need several competencies. We tend
to be “T-Shaped” people with capabilities in several areas and much
more depth in one area, such as development, design, research, etc.
Product managers early in their career focus on learning the skills
to get the job done — the technical skills of product management.
Only later you might realize those skills are not enough and that
the so-called “soft skills” are what really make the difference.
Learning those skills sooner results in faster career growth, which
is why I invited product manager and author Matt LeMay to join us.
He recently wrote the book, Product Management in Practice: A
Real-World Guide to the Key Connective Role of the 21st Century.
Matt has helped build and scale product management practices at
companies ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 50
enterprises. In the interview, he explains the CORE connectivity
skills successful product managers need. CORE is an acronym for:
Communication,Organization,ResearchExecution