The Emotional Side of Product Management
by Nicole Castillo
Did you know that higher levels of emotional intelligence are more positively correlated to success than high IQ? This course will teach you to understand emotional intelligence and how to improve those areas with some basic tactics.
What you'll learn
Managing stakeholders and empathizing with your customers is key to the product management discipline, but to truly master these you need to leverage the basics of EQ or Emotional Intelligence. In this course, The Emotional Side of Product Management, you’ll learn to what Emotional Intelligence is and why it’s critical to product management. First, you’ll explore the four core components of Emotional Intelligence. Next, you’ll discover how to apply it to the product management discipline. Finally, you’ll learn some techniques in each of the core areas to help you improve your Emotional Intelligence. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Emotional Intelligence needed to successfully navigate the emotional side of product management.
About the author
Nicole has spent over 10 years in product and technology roles in industries spanning telecommunications, real estate, and, most recently, media. In her current role as VP of Products at News Corp, she works with multiple global brands across our business - Dow Jones, New York Post, News Corporation Australia, and, of course, News UK. In her current role she supports mobile products across the entire network and most recently is leading the efforts across News Corp around all things AI. She’s al... moreso a passionate supporter of our company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts (DEI) and in particular Women in Tech groups, working to bring the same global community and collaborative spirit that she brings to her product role for all the WIT groups in News Corp. She also volunteers her time mentoring other women in pursuing product and technology careers. Lastly, she is a proud momma of two.She also lives and breathes her personal “Mary Poppins of Product” mantra, spreading humor and a little supercalifragilisticexpialidocious attitude into the product management.