My Unique Pathway Into Product Management: A Tale of Two PM’s | The Pair Program Ep18

My Unique Pathway Into Product Management: A Tale of Two PM’s | The Pair Program Ep18

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Product Managers Lauren Creedon and Shyvee Shi. Lauren is Head of Product at Goldcast, a B2B software platform for live video and digital events. Before that, she led the AI product org at Drift, and the smart camera product group at Hudl. Shyvee is a Product Manager at LinkedIn, an instructor at LinkedIn Learning, and host of the "Product Management Learning Series". Shyvee overcame many challenges while transitioning into the role of PM and is passionate about helping others navigate the transition.

In this episode you’ll hear about the unique journeys that our guests took into product management.

They discuss:

• The different career paths that can lead to becoming a product manager
• What it takes to break into the product management career track (and how to prove that you have what it takes to succeed)
• How to overcome imposter syndrome when you’re new to product management
• And much more!

And much more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Product Management Learning Series by Shyvee Shi

Personal Productivity for Product Managers Course by Shyvee Shi

Shyvee's Post on How to Create a PM Career Roadmap

Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS by Shirzad Chamine

What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

Chris Voss Teaches The Art of Negotiation - MasterClass

Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss

The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo

The Dream Manager: Achieve Results Beyond Your Dreams by Helping Your Employees Fulfill Theirs by Matthew Kelly

MIT Sloan School of Management