How do you keep your user experience state-of-the-art and a joy for the customer without killing your team and budget? Go Agile. Topic Creating an Exceptional User Experience, the Agile Way Speaker Sean Van Tyne, Author, Easy to Use 2.0 Summary UX Agile workshop is a two-hour intensive, hands-on experience for lean and agile product…
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There is an old adage in business: “Sell the sizzle, not the steak.” Emotionally hook them with benefits, not features. And how exactly does the infamous squirrel play a part in all of this? Attend our workshop to find out more! Topic What A Squirrel Can Teach Us about Communicating Value Speaker Neil Baron, B2B…
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Summary To get your product funded and staffed, to get your team and your stakeholders aligned, to keep your customers and your executive sponsors engaged — for your plan to have a chance, you have got to become the consummate leader. In this workshop, Bruce McCarthy walks you through his process for gaining and maintaining…
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Personal power in the workplace is that intangible something that makes people listen to and respect you – not as a result of intimidation or other negative methods but through positive means. If you sometimes lack confidence or feel invisible, talked over, or marginalized, it is time to AMP UP your personal power for increased, constructive impact and influence, regardless of your current job or situation. There may be things you are doing to sabotage your personal power, or you simply may not be fully owning it. Personal power is more than just being assertive to get the results, credit, and rewards you deserve. It is also an attitude, a presence, and a demeanor. You have seen it in others. Some people, even when in more junior positions, just seem to have a way about them that commands respect. Some people, even when not in leadership positions, seem to have a strong executive presence. You, too, can have this while still being the real you.
Summary Let’s face it, today’s remarkable technology lets us communicate far more quickly and frequently than ever before with clients, colleagues and friends. It also creates more competition for attention with people working from home and across multiple cultures, time zones, and boundaries. What do you do if your audience is distracted, multitasking, dealing with…
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To become an effective product manager requires practice and repetition, just as it does for successful athletes and musicians. This three-hour interactive session will provide the foundation for the factors that lead to product team success. We will establish a logical framework for team performance, based on the concept of “social contexts” as a driver…
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April 2019 WorkshopStorytelling Skills for Product Management Success: How to Motivate Others, Communicate Priorities, and Secure Support for Your InitiativesJD Schramm, Senior Lecturer/Faculty Director, Columbia CDL (Bay Area) Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business
December 2018 Workshop by Theresa Lina Stevens, President, Lina Group, Inc. (Slides not available).
July 2018 WorkshopDavid Fradin, President, Spice Catalyst (Slide archive not available)
April 2017 WorkshopMaking Your Professional Reputation ShineJamie Barnett, Chief Marketing Officer at NetskopeResources:Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk on body languageDeborah Gruenfeld’s talk#Workshop #Communication #Tools #Leadership #Thought_Leadership #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Marketing #Org #Strategy #Growth