Fearless Product Leadership

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively?  In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions. In the seventh episode, we tackle antipatterns in resource allocation decisions as we answer the question:...

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively?  In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions.   In the sixth episode, we tackle the people puzzle as we answer the question: How do you decide who goes w...

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively?  In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions.   In the fifth episode, Barry O’Reilly and I discuss our rules of thumb to answer the question: How do you...

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively?  In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions.   In the fourth episode, we continue to weigh the options for allocating resources to products at various l...

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively?  In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions.   In the third episode, we continue to weigh the options for allocating resources to products at various li...

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively? In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions. In the second episode, we start weighing the options for allocating resources to products at various life st...

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively?   In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions. In the first episode, we set the stage for our people and time allocation decisions as we answer the quest...

Are you a product leader trying to allocate people and time across your product portfolio effectively?  In this 7-episode miniseries on Resource Allocation, 5 experienced product leaders share our most effective techniques on why and how to make product-related resource allocation decisions.   In it, you’ll hear perspectives from:     Jonathan Bertfield, Senior Director, Lean Startup Co. Barry O’R...

Are you a product leader seeking to improve the discovery practices of your teams?  Do you want to create a culture and leadership team that values discovery-based, customer-centric product roadmaps over executive-only ideas?  In this episode of Fearless Product Leadership, Teresa Torres of ProductTalk and I discuss how product leaders can nurture product discovery in their organizations...

When it comes to problems leaders face, they tend to fall into two main categories: people and process. In this episode, Part 2 in a two-part miniseries, we learn from four deeply experienced product leaders. They reflect on an epiphany that dramatically improved the way they approach the people part of their role. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Nicole Bro...

As a product leader, what was a defining moment of your career? There are likely a handful of experiences that radically transformed the way you think about your work. In this episode, Part 1 in a two-part miniseries, we learn from five deeply experienced product leaders. They reflect on a learning that dramatically improved the way they approach the process part of their role. Product leaders fea...

“Nail it, then scale it” is a common—and catchy—refrain within the product world. But what exactly does it mean to “nail” your product? What happens if you move too fast or too slow when rolling out a new product or feature? In this episode, we learn from six deeply experienced product leaders who understand the delicate nature of timing product releases. Product leaders featured in this episode w...

Are you a product leader hiring new product managers for your team?  Hiring the wrong person to your team can negatively impact you, the rest of your team and even the rest of the company.  Fortunately, there are hiring techniques that will ensure you get the right person, with the right experience, approach and mindset to accelerate the success of your product teams. In this episode, we...

Are you a product leader whose team struggles to make decisions efficiently? There are a number of underlying reasons why teams move slowly when they need to make product decisions. In this episode, we learn from five deeply experienced product leaders who have developed effective questions and frameworks to accelerate decision-making on their teams. Product leaders featured in this episode with l...

Are you a product leader who isn't sure how you should be evaluated? Are you trying to define corporate and professional goals for you vs your team or the company?  In this episode, we learn from deeply experienced product leaders who’ve held the product leader role at multiple companies how they measure their success as a product leader. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to...

HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE RADICAL ALIGNMENT? (3 of 3 in Alignment miniseries) Are you a product leader struggling to effectively align your leaders and teams on critical decisions?  In this 3-episode miniseries on alignment, 8 experienced product leaders share their best techniques on why and how they align their organizations on critical decisions. In the third and final episode Alexandra Jamieson...

HOW DO YOU ALIGN PEOPLE ON TOUGH DECISIONS? (2 of 3 in Alignment miniseries) Are you a product leader struggling to effectively align your leaders and teams on critical decisions?  In this 3-episode miniseries on alignment, 8 experienced product leaders share their best techniques on why and how they align their organizations on critical decisions. In this second episode, Rachel Obstler, VP o...

WHY MUST YOU ALIGN PEOPLE ON TOUGH DECISIONS? (1 of 3 in Alignment miniseries) Are you a product leader struggling to effectively align your leaders and teams on critical decisions?  In this 3-episode miniseries on alignment, 8 experienced product leaders share their best techniques on why and how they align their organizations on critical decisions. In this first episode Nate Walkingshaw, fo...

Are you a product leader struggling to effectively collaborate with other customer-facing teams in product discovery?  In this episode, 6 experienced product leaders share their best tips and techniques on how they work with sales, support and other customer-facing teams to learn from customers and manage expectations to create success for customers and their companies. Episode transcripts ca...

Are you seeking a new product leader role?  Or are you a CEO trying to hire a product leader?  In this episode, you’ll learn how 6 experienced product leaders interview candidates for product leader roles, what they're looking to learn, and what great answers sound like. Episode transcripts with more resources can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast . Product leaders featured...

HOW DO YOU SURFACE ASSUMPTIONS DURING PRODUCT DISCOVERY? In the previous episode, we heard the horror stories of product leaders and teams haunted by the risky assumptions that surfaced too late.  Is this destined to be your fate as well? Not if I can help it!  In this episode of Fearless Product Leadership, we learn how to mitigate those risky assumptions from seasoned product leaders who answer...

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN BURNED BY RISKY ASSUMPTIONS? Are you a new product leader who doesn't yet surface assumptions as part of your product development practice? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share stories of product development gone wrong when they were burned by risky assumptions that surfaced too late.  This episode will be followed by a companion episode in which we hear about the...

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR PRODUCT ORG IS TRULY GREAT? Are you a product leader or CEO wondering if your product organization is truly great?  Do you wonder what the irrefutable evidence would actually help you determine whether they're great at what they do and how they do it?  In this episode, 6 experienced product leaders share the characteristics and behaviors that help them know whether their pr...

HOW DO YOU BALANCE INVESTMENT IN TECH DEBT VS CUSTOMER VALUE? Are you a new product leader?  Are you having difficulty finding an approach to keep tech debt at bay and the teams velocity of delivery of value on pace with the demanding expectations of customers and stakeholders?  In this episode, you’ll learn from 5 experienced product leaders: WHEN tech debt is justified to accumulate WHO should b...

SHOULD THE SALES TEAM SELL FEATURES BEFORE THEY EXIST? Are you a B2B product leader wondering how you can help the sales team achieve their targets while not backing your product team into corner?  In the first episode of season 2, 5 experienced B2B product leaders share their best strategies and techniques to enable their sales teams to meet customer needs and achieve quotas while protecting a di...