AGENCY – Why great Product Managers don’t wait to be asked

ProductCamp 2026, Session Proposals

Think about the last thing you did at work that nobocy asked you to do, and then a think about something you noticed – but didn’t act on. The distance between those two points is the singlest biggest predictor of whether you will thrive as a Product Manager or quietly struggle.
Tom been leading Product Teams for more than 20 years and shares his Agency experiences along with actual examples, and what you can do starting Monday to build Agency.

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Session Details

Type of Session: Presentation

Presented By

Thomas Chmielewski

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Tom C has worked in Technology leading Engineering, Marketing, Professional Services, but mostly Product Organizations for a variety of companies. He has helped launch over thirty V1.0 products, most of which are still in commercial use today.

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