Fearless Product Leadership
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsBeing a product leader is not for the meek. Join Hope Gurion, product leader coach at Fearless Product, as she interviews experienced product leaders in B2B & B2C, start-up, growth and mature companies. In each episode she asks for 5 perspectives on how product leaders handle a tough responsibility of the role. If you're a new product leader, or just want to hear how other product leaders fearlessly tackle the challenges you're facing, this is the podcast for you.
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Resource Allocation Antipatterns: What can go wrong? (7/7)
October 24, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 35.4 MBAre 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: What can go wrong when allocating resources? In it, you’ll hear perspectives from: Jonath...
Resource Allocation's People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where? (6/7)
October 23, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MBAre 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 where when allocating resources? In it, you’ll hear perspectives from: Jonathan Bertfield...
Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? (5/7)
October 22, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 31 MBAre 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 develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? In it, you’ll hear perspectives from Barry...
Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? (4/7)
October 21, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes - 68.4 MBAre 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 life stages as we answer the question: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in...
Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? (3/7)
October 20, 2023 13:00 - 11 minutes - 26.3 MBAre 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 life stages as we answer the question: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in ...
Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being sunset? (2/7)
October 19, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 92.6 MBAre 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 stages as we answer the question: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being s...
Resource Allocation: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation? (1/7)
October 18, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBAre 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 question: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation? In it, you’ll hear pe...
How do you make Resource Allocation decisions for products and teams?
October 17, 2023 13:00 - 9 minutes - 21.1 MBAre 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’Reilly, Co-Founder & Chief Incubation Officer, Nobody Studios Adrian Howard, Coach, Quietsta...
How Do You Nurture Product Discovery as a Leader? Interview with Teresa Torres
June 22, 2021 03:01 - 38 minutes - 88.9 MBAre 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. Teresa Torres is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and coach. She teaches a structured and ...
What Was Your Defining Moment as a Product Leader? Part 2: People
June 07, 2021 14:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBWhen 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 Brolan, Chief Product Officer, Redbubble, previously Executive GM – Global Services, Xero Polly ...
What Was Your Defining Moment as a Product Leader? Part 1: Process
June 01, 2021 18:16 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBAs 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 featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Sean Murphy, Vice President, Digital Pha...
Do You Nail Before You Scale Your Products?
May 19, 2021 04:34 - 30 minutes - 28 MB“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 with links to their bio videos: Dave Wascha, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoopla Poll...
How Do You Hire the Right Product Managers?
February 01, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 93.3 MBAre 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 hear from Kate Leto, author of the book, Hiring Product Managers: Using Product EQ to go beyond culture a...
How Do You Accelerate Product Decision Velocity?
January 20, 2021 20:37 - 24 minutes - 55.5 MBAre 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 links to their bio videos: Dave Wascha, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoopla Polly How...
How Do You Measure Your Success as a Product Leader?
December 02, 2020 00:32 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBAre 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 their bio videos: Troy Anderson, Chief Product and Information Officer, Aperture Rachel Obstler, ...
How Do You Achieve Radical Alignment?
August 05, 2020 02:49 - 47 minutes - 109 MBHOW 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 and Bob Gower, authors of the book “Radical Alignment: How to have Game-Changing Conversations That...
How Do You Align People on Tough Decisions?
July 30, 2020 04:43 - 35 minutes - 81.5 MBHOW 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 of Product at PagerDuty, former VP of Product at Keynote Systems Nicole Brolan, GM at Xero, former...
Why Must You Align People on Tough Decisions?
July 30, 2020 04:28 - 21 minutes - 50.2 MBWHY 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, former Chief Experience Officer at Pluralsight Sean Murphy, VP of Digital Pharmacy at Optum, former...
How Do You Work With Customer-Facing Teams in Product Discovery?
April 29, 2020 06:06 - 38 minutes - 89 MBAre 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 can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast Product leaders featured in this episode with lin...
What Is Your Best Interview Question for Product Leaders?
April 13, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutes - 52.2 MBAre 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 in this episode with links to their bio videos: Dave Wascha, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoop...
How Do You Surface Assumptions in Product Discovery?
March 25, 2020 03:45 - 29 minutes - 66.5 MBHOW 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 the question “How do you surface assumptions during product discovery?” Product leaders featured ...
How Have You Been Burned by Risky Assumptions?
March 10, 2020 01:14 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBHOW 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 techniques product leaders use with their teams to surface assumptions as part of their product ...
S2. Ep 3: How Do You Know If Your Product Org Is Truly Great?
February 19, 2020 13:57 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBHOW 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 product org is irrefutably great at what they do. Product leaders featured in this episode with ...
How Do You Know If Your Product Org Is Truly Great?
February 19, 2020 13:57 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBHOW 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 product org is irrefutably great at what they do. Product leaders featured in this episode with lin...
S2 Ep.2: How do you balance investment in tech debt vs customer value?
January 27, 2020 03:42 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBHOW 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 be accountable for paying down the debt HOW to educate your leadership team on the impact of ...
How do you balance investment in tech debt vs customer value?
January 27, 2020 03:42 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBHOW 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 be accountable for paying down the debt HOW to educate your leadership team on the impact of t...
Should Your Sales Team Sell Features Before They Exist?
January 05, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 72 MBSHOULD 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 discovery-led, agile product development process. Product leaders featured in this episode with lin...
S2 Ep. 1: Should Your Sales Team Sell Features Before They Exist?
January 05, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 72 MBSHOULD 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 discovery-led, agile product development process. Product leaders featured in this episode with ...
SHOULD THE SALES TEAM SELL FEATURES BEFORE THEY EXIST?
January 05, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 72 MBAre 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 discovery-led, agile product development process. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Ben Newell, VP Product, CBRE...
How Do You Craft and Communicate Product Vision? | Fearless Product Leadership
September 24, 2019 12:31 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBHOW DO YOU CRAFT AND COMMUNICATE PRODUCT VISION? Are you a product leader struggling to create and communicate a product vision that will compel your company into action in the best interest of your customers? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share their best practices that have helped them create a product vision to align their teams, leadership and stakeholders with how to improve the lives of customers for the growth of the company. A video version of this episode is ava...
How Does Your Team's Experience Level Impact You As a Product Leader? | Fearless Product Leadership
September 03, 2019 02:48 - 23 minutes - 54.6 MBHOW DOES YOUR TEAM’S EXPERIENCE IMPACT YOU AS A PRODUCT LEADER? Given the emerging discipline of product management, it’s more common than not to have inexperienced product teams. As a product leader, how do you practically deal with that experience gap challenge? When the team isn’t right, it falls back on the leader to coach, course-correct or fill in gaps, and there are already a lot of demands on the PL’s time. That’s why we’re tackling the question HOW DOES YOUR TEAM’S EXPERIENCE IMPACT ...
How Do You Create Accountability for Product Teams?
August 05, 2019 03:15 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBHOW DO YOU CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PRODUCT TEAMS? Are you a product leader seeking a reliable, respectful method of holding teams accountable to meet their goals? In this episode, you’ll learn how 5 experienced product leaders: Set goals and achieve accountability while still enabling teams to take risks Rely on rituals to provide the necessary transparency of results vs goals Take action when goals are missed Help their teams be accountable to their goals and commitments A video...
How do you ensure that Product is not a Black Box? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 21, 2019 19:25 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBHOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT PRODUCT IS NOT A BLACK BOX? Are you a new product leader? Are you concerned that the rest of your org feels that product is a "black box?" Learn from experienced product leaders who successfully ensure that their organizations understand WHAT the Product team is working on and WHY. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio v...
How Do You Set Product Team Goals? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 16, 2019 15:00 - 27 minutes - 62.4 MBHOW DO YOU SET PRODUCT TEAM GOALS? Are you a product leader struggling with how to set meaningful, measurable goals for your product teams? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share their best tips and techniques on how they set goals, how frequently and who is part of the process. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Pre...
Ep. 0: Introducing the Fearless Product Leadership Podcast
July 12, 2019 14:15 - 2 minutes - 2.79 MBAlways start with why! I'm Hope Gurion of Fearless Product. I created this podcast to help new product leaders build their confidence and competence for 2 reasons: 1) It's the type of advice and examples of what to do and not to do that I wish I'd had as a new product leader to accelerate my learning curve 2) In my work as a product leader coach, it helps me quickly provide examples and lessons others have learned to help my clients identify the best practices that they can use TODAY to ...
How Do Your Product Teams Prioritize? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 10, 2019 15:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBHOW DO YOUR PRODUCT TEAMS PRIORITIZE? Are you a new product leader uncertain that your teams are effectively prioritizing what to do next among a long list of potential product features? Perhaps you've tried the RICE prioritization scorecard, ROI or Cost of Delay frameworks and are still searching for the perfect prioritizing technique? In this episode 5 experienced product leaders who've led product at start-up, growth and mature companies in B2B and B2C markets share their tried-and-...
How Do You Help Your Company Deal with Product Ambiguity? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 10, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBHOW DO YOU HELP YOUR COMPANY DEAL WITH PRODUCT AMBIGUITY? Are you a product leader struggling to help your customer-facing and leadership teams reconcile their desire for dates and commitments with a customer-driven, agile product development process? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share their best tips and techniques on how they support their stakeholders' desire for certainty while protecting a discovery-led, agile product development process. A video version of this ep...
How Do You Say No to the CEO? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 10, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBHOW DO YOU SAY NO TO THE CEO? Are you a product leader struggling to respond to a CEO request without derailing your product roadmap? In this episode, 6 experienced product leaders share their stories and advice on how they respond to the CEO's request while protecting resources, respecting product strategy, priorities and customer commitments. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Product leaders featured i...
What Are Non-Negotiables for You to Accept a Product Leader Role? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 10, 2019 15:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBWHAT ARE NON-NEGOTIABLES FOR YOU TO ACCEPT A NEW PRODUCT LEADER ROLE? Are you a product leader considering making a move? Or are you trying to hire a new product leader? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share the essential factors that would motivate them to consider a new opportunity. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio ...
Does Your Product Roadmap Contain What Will Happen or What May Happen? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 10, 2019 15:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBDOES YOUR PRODUCT ROADMAP CONTAIN WHAT WILL HAPPEN OR WHAT MAY HAPPEN? Are you a new product leader? Are you struggling with how to create and communicate your product roadmap? In this episode get actionable advice on how 5 product leaders approach creating and sharing the product roadmap with their organizations in B2B, B2C, startup, growth and mature companies. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Produ...
What is your Product Leader Superpower? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 10, 2019 15:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBWHAT IS YOUR PRODUCT LEADER SUPERPOWER? Are you a new product leader wondering where to most focus your attention? Are you trying to position yourself for a new product leader job? In this episode see and hear how 5 product leaders describe the superpower that has most helped them succeed in multiple product leadership roles in B2B, B2C, startup, growth and mature companies. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessP...
What Most Surprises New Product Leaders? | Fearless Product Leadership
July 10, 2019 15:00 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBWHAT MOST SURPRISES NEW PRODUCT LEADERS? Are you a new product leader? Perhaps you're finding yourself spending time in areas that are new and unexpected and wondering if this is normal. In this episode 5 experienced product leaders who've led product at start-up, growth and mature companies in B2B and B2C categories share what they found most surprising when they first led product management teams. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube:...