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    Own Your Product Roadmap: Stakeholder Negotiation Mastery

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    Learn to lead without authority by mastering stakeholder alignment, creative product thinking, and strategic communication. Transform from feature manager to strategic leader through proven frameworks.

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    How to own a digital product roadmap and negotiate with stakeholders and think about a product creatively and communicate effectively directly

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    Advance My Career as a Product manager

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    Advance My Career as a Product manager

    2 h 42 m•4 Episodes

    Key Takeaways

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    Opening & Welcome

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    2

    Topic Introduction & Source Material Setup

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    3

    The Foundation of Product Leadership

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    Creative Product Thinking and Discovery

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    Strategic Prioritization and Decision-Making

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    Stakeholder Alignment and Communication

    6:30
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    Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

    8:14
    8:23
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    Practical Applications & Listener Takeaways

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