Making the move from product manager to product master requires becoming a leader.

A competency on the path from product manager to product master is leadership. As product managers and innovators, we rarely have any actual authority. For example, we can't fire and hire employees.

What product managers do have is influence, and it is this competency that allows you to motivate others to support your ideas and plan.

At the core of leadership is influence.

This interview explores how you develop influence and become a leader. My guest is Ken Lane, principal coach at Summit Catalyst, where he provides senior executive coaching and helps organizations with strategy development and implementation, change management, and executive team development.