Phoenix Cohort

Elevate your product leadership with strategic influence - leading product strategy, navigating complexity, and unlocking career success

Jennifer Liu

SVP, CPO, Senior Director at Google

Strategic Influence for Product Leaders

Google

Lattice

Ethos Life

On the path to executive leadership, there’s a point where working harder doesn't scale. You can’t ignore office politics. There’s organizational conflicts and complexity. You need to proactively manage perception of you and your team to unlock success in the organization. This advanced course is intended for product leaders keen on developing the next level of skills for strategy, influence, and leadership. Through a blend of lectures, practical exercises, and real-world case studies, you'll sharpen your ability to strategically influence your organization. Leading Product Strategy&nbsp;-- How to think about product differentiation, company strengths, organizational challenges-- How to inspire and motivate the team (frameworks, templates, exercises)-- How to connect product strategy with business impact (long-term value, financial forecasts) Navigate Organizational Complexity-- How to manage demanding stakeholders and leadership-- How to handle organizational complexity and overlap-- How to manage product reviews successfully Drive Clarity, Confidence, and Momentum-- How to develop your executive presence-- How to provide clarity, alignment, and direction for the team-- How to drive momentum in your organization Unlock Career Success-- How to think about perception vs. reality-- How to cultivate relationships authentically-- How to manage visibility and recognition Bonus:-- Extra AMA time after each class with Jenn-- Video recording of all live sessions available via Maven-- Class slides as PDF Advice is based on Jenn’s experience navigating organizational complexity in Big Tech, driving a new shopping ads business from concept to multi-billion dollars, serving as CPO/SVP at mid-size startups, and supporting the promotion of multiple directors on her team at Google.

Elevate Your Strategic Influence

Senior PMs, GPMs, Directors, and VPs who want to up-level their leadership skills and advance their career to senior leadership levels.

Leaders in mid to large organizations who need to drive product strategy and alignment amidst organizational complexity.

This course is not for aspiring and early-stage PMs without prior experience in product management in tech already.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Inspire ownership and innovation on the team. Explore frameworks, templates, and ways of evaluating opportunities aligned with the organization’s strengths and needs.

Lead Product Strategy For The Team

Learn the art of managing demanding stakeholders, navigating organizational complexity, and dealing with politically charged situations with integrity.

Navigate Organizational Complexity

Up-level your executive presence and engage in hands-on exercises to manage difficult conversations with grace, inspire confidence, and spark momentum as a senior leader in the organization.

Drive Clarity, Confidence, and Momentum

Dive into effective strategies to advocate for yourself and your team, cultivate relationships authentically, and carve your path to senior and executive leadership roles.

Unlock Career Success For You and Your Team 

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We meet twice a week, starting with a lecture followed by case studies and in-class exercises. Optional Q&amp;A time after each session.

Monday & Fridays

Two weeks starting mid February

Optional Q&amp;A time dedicated after each class session to discuss and share advice for specific individual situations

Dedicated AMA time with Jenn

Course schedule

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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