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188. Impact-Driven Product Management (w/Matt LeMay)
52 minutes Posted Aug 26, 2024 at 6:00 am.
Meet Matt LeMay: Product Leader & Author
Matt's Journey into Product Management
From Musician to Product Manager
Career Growth & Key Lessons
Embracing Facilitative Work in Product Management
Challenges & Insights in Agile Transformation
Resource Allocation & Team Collaboration
High Specificity in Goal Setting
Consulting Insights on High Impact Goals
Challenges of Innovation Teams
The Importance of Specific Goals
Project-Based vs. Team-Based Approaches
Writing Process & Creative Work
Balancing Work & Creativity
Homework & Plugs
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This week on Product Coffee, Kevin Gentry talks with Matt LeMay, a product leader, consultant, and author known for his work with Google, Mailchimp, Spotify, and Bitly. Matt shares his journey from musician and music journalist to product management, highlighting how his communication and team-building skills from his music career translated into tech. They discuss the importance of goal clarity, embracing facilitative roles in product management, and balancing creative work with business needs. Matt also previews his upcoming book on 'Impact First Product Teams,' offering advice on setting high impact, high specificity goals to drive team success. The episode ends with Matt reflecting on the challenges and joys of writing his new book and his broader views on maintaining balance between professional and personal creative projects.
Episode Resources:
Kevin Gentry on Linkedin
Matt LeMay’s Website
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