Breakthrough Conversations for PMs : Managing Disagreement

Niteesh Elias is Director of Product Management at Honeywell, where he helps build the capabilities that enable product and portfolio leaders to succeed across a global $38 billion technology enterprise.

He is also co-founder of Listening Labs, which helps leaders and teams unlock insight, trust, and meaningful action through better conversations.

Over twenty years, Niteesh has worked at the intersection of product management, leadership, and human-centered design, grounded in a simple belief: the quality of our outcomes is shaped by the quality of our conversations. His courses blend practical tools and real-world leadership experience that participants can immediately apply to their work and lives

Jeffrey Yip, PhD, is Associate Professor of Management at Simon Fraser University and an expert on leadership conversations and listening.

For over twenty years, Jeff has helped leaders build trust, navigate change, and lead effectively in complex environments, focusing on listening, leadership development, coaching, and organizational transformation.

Jeff has published in Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review, translating research into practical tools leaders can use immediately. A Fulbright Scholar, he holds degrees from Boston University and Harvard University. His HBR article "Are You Really a Good Listener?" was named a Top 10 Must-Read Article on Communication.