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Simon is a Product Expert, Writer, Singer and New Yorker.He talks about:His journey into Product Management.What does a typical day in your life look like?Becoming a PMWhich parts of your education best prepared you for a career in PM?What do you think about product certifications?How did you grow from being a PM into being a leader of people?What are some of the most important skills you acquired along the way?What type of person should consider a career in PM?Measuring SuccessHow do you track and measure success, meaningfully? Are there any metrics that you value more than others?Being measured by outcomes vs output? How do justify to yourself your efforts as a PM and then your direct manager about your contribution to the business?Personal Brand and CommunicationHow did you take to writing about PM and what would you suggest to someone starting out with ambition to write like you do?How important are your communication skills to your success in PMDoes your having a passion other than building products help create your communication style and develop your personality?Leading Product TeamsWhat are some of the greatest challenges of being a product leader, and why?Building Product Teams: Is it hard? If so why?What are your successful hiring strategies?Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill?Rapid Fire