Fearless Product Leadership

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 [//ProductTalk.org] 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 sustainable approach to continuous discovery that helps product teams infuse their daily product decisions with customer input.  She has taught over 7,000 product people discovery skills through the ProductTalk Academy [//learn.producttalk.org]. She’s the author of the book Continuous Discovery Habits [https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Discovery-Habits-Discover-Products/dp/1736633309]. Episode transcripts can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast [https://www.fearless-product.com/fearless-product-leadership-podcast] Feedback is a gift!  Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review.  Have a question suggestion for a future episode?  Contact me on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopegurion/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/hopegrrr] or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearless-product.com%2Fcontact&event=video_description&v=0zefE719x5M&redir_token=uEFtjGjsS1LPOnCawprF41Nzds58MTU2MjY5NDE5NkAxNTYyNjA3Nzk2].

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 Brolan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZUl3I52Ro&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=17], Chief Product Officer, Redbubble, previously Executive GM – Global Services, Xero * Polly Howden [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6yduU4hCeg&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=26], Chief Product Officer, Roleshare * Marc Abraham [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzw_KWX8IP4&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=22], Head of Product – Engagement at ASOS * Audrey Cheng [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ovFhr31iVg&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=19], Chief Product Officer at SnapComms and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) Feedback is a gift! Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review. Have a question suggestion for a future episode? Contact me on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopegurion/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/hopegrrr] or at [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearless-product.com%2Fcontact&event=video_description&v=0zefE719x5M&redir_token=uEFtjGjsS1LPOnCawprF41Nzds58MTU2MjY5NDE5NkAxNTYyNjA3Nzk2]https://www.fearless-product.com/contact [https://www.fearless-product.com/contact].

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 featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: * Sean Murphy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA6Lp7Suic8&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=16], Vice President, Digital Pharmacy, Optum * Zabrina Hossain [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRaBkjSGSvQ], Product Lead, Shopify * Anthony Marter [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4PhIy_o-ok], Product and Delivery Coach, Harmoney * Nicole Brolan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZUl3I52Ro&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=17], Chief Product Officer, Redbubble, previously Executive GM – Global Services, Xero * Dave Wascha [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJzZMBx3rs&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=23], Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoopla and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) Feedback is a gift! Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review. Have a question suggestion for a future episode? Contact me on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopegurion/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/hopegrrr] or at [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearless-product.com%2Fcontact&event=video_description&v=0zefE719x5M&redir_token=uEFtjGjsS1LPOnCawprF41Nzds58MTU2MjY5NDE5NkAxNTYyNjA3Nzk2]https://www.fearless-product.com/contact [https://www.fearless-product.com/contact].

“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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJzZMBx3rs&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=23], Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoopla * Polly Howden [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6yduU4hCeg], CPO and Co-Founder, Roleshare * Zabrina Hossain [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRaBkjSGSvQ], Product Lead, Shopify * Audrey Cheng [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ovFhr31iVg&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=19], Chief Product Officer, SnapComms * Seth Roe [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yFq-pg646E], VP of Consumer Web Products at The Weather Channel, an IBM Company * Ben Newell [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXEzU8E64E&list=PLW-hbsS7b46T6jciHqpynPHpVp9BbS_QM&index=15], VP of Product and Engineering at CBRE and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) Feedback is a gift! Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review. Have a question suggestion for a future episode? Contact me on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopegurion/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/hopegrrr] or at [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearless-product.com%2Fcontact&event=video_description&v=0zefE719x5M&redir_token=uEFtjGjsS1LPOnCawprF41Nzds58MTU2MjY5NDE5NkAxNTYyNjA3Nzk2]https://www.fearless-product.com/contact [https://www.fearless-product.com/contact].

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 hear from Kate Leto [//www.kateleto.com], author of the book, Hiring Product Managers: Using Product EQ to go beyond culture and skills [https://www.amazon.com/Hiring-Product-Managers-beyond-culture-ebook/dp/B08H2JMC96/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kate+leto&qid=1611758493&sr=8-1], who shares how to level-up your approach to the job description, the interview, the "culture fit" assessment using the Role Canvas [https://www.kateleto.com/articles/the-role-canvas] to get the right people on your product team. Feedback is a gift!  Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review. Have a question suggestion for a future episode? Contact me on [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopegurion/]Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopegurion/], [https://twitter.com/hopegrrr]Twitter [https://twitter.com/hopegrrr] or at [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearless-product.com%2Fcontact&event=video_description&v=0zefE719x5M&redir_token=uEFtjGjsS1LPOnCawprF41Nzds58MTU2MjY5NDE5NkAxNTYyNjA3Nzk2]https://www.fearless-product.com/contact [https://www.fearless-product.com/contact]. Transcript available on fearless-product.com [https://www.fearless-product.com/fearless-product-leadership-podcast/2021/2/1/s3-ep2-how-do-you-hire-the-right-product-managers]