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Welcome to the podcast featuring Hope Gurion, an esteemed product leadership coach. She is recommended by Marty Cagan in his book, Transformed, has moderated product leadership councils with Phyl Terry's Collaborative Gain, and works with Teresa Torres in training teams on Continuous Discovery Habits. In this episode, Hope delves into her extensive background in product management, sharing insights from over 25 years in the tech industry, her roles as Chief Product Officer, and SVP of Product. She discusses her transition from consulting to coaching, offering valuable guidance on becoming outcome-oriented and enhancing team effectiveness. Hope covers the challenges of finding the right company fit, the nuances between training and coaching, and key strategies for cross-functional collaboration. Tune in for actionable advice on elevating your product management career.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:39 Hope Gurion's Background01:54 Transition to Coaching03:37 Challenges in Product Leadership04:55 Coaching and Training Approach07:25 Importance of Discovery in Product Management09:47 Balancing Training and Coaching15:57 Selecting the Right Coach18:51 Defining Success in Product Leadership21:33 Peer-Based Coaching vs. One-on-One Coaching28:23 Transformation in Organizations39:57 Podcast Origin Story and Conclusion

Hope Gurion is a seasoned product coach and one of Marty Cagan's recommendations from his new book, "Transformed". Hope also works closely with Teresa Torres, teaching continuous discovery, as well as working directly with incoming product leaders to help them make an impact in their organisations. We spoke all about knowing your customers, gathering evidence, and whether continuous discovery is really a threat to user researchers. Episode highlights:   1. Product coaching is more than just being there to ask good questions When working with incoming product leaders, potentially without a product background at all, it's important to have a coach who has product experience who can help you identify your weaknesses, assess the state of play and provide actionable advice. Ultimately, it's important to empower the coachee. 2. It's really hard to make decisions if you have no idea who your customers are It's important to define who your target customer is and what are their key attributes. This could be demographics, firmographics or whatever characteristics you need to know who you most need to learn from to calibrate your decisions as a product team. But, too many product teams end up resorting to proxies in other functions who "know the customers". 3. Many leaders are overconfident, but evidence is everything Some people are just naturally confident about everything and can react badly if their ideas are challenged. But, as product people, we absolutely need to look beyond innate confidence and work out what informed the perspective. Which customers are we basing it on? Can I speak to some of those customers? It's not about trashing people's ideas but moving forward with confidence. 4. It's important to get comfortable with making bets and understanding the difference between one-way and two-way-door decisions Sometimes teams get stuck into cycles of trying to do "perfect research", possibly because they're afraid that they're only going to get one shot at it. This means that they end up not making any moves at all, and everyone ends up getting frustrated at the amount of time product teams take to do anything. 5. Continuous discovery is about removing as many blind spots as possible and probably isn't responsible for mass user research lay-offs All teams have an imperfect understanding of their product, the pain points associated with their product and their customers. Continuous discovery helps address this by removing blind spots but doesn't aim for perfection - simply evidence about how to make your next move. Is it contributing to user researcher lay-offs? It feels difficult to argue this when it feels like the majority of companies don't do any user research in the first place. User researchers and continuous discovery can co-exist. Contact Hope You can catch up with Hope at Fearless Product or follow her on LinkedIn. Related episodes you should like: Data-Informed Decision Making and the Three Cs of Product Management (Roger Snyder, VP of Products & Services @ 280 Group) Adventures in Product Management (Dan Olsen, Author "The Lean Product Playbook") Getting into the Habit of Continuous Discovery (Teresa Torres, Author "Continuous Discovery Habits") Build High Growth Products by Following the Product Science Success Path (Holly Hester-Reilly, Founder @ H2R Product Science) Selling Product Thinking by Influencing Companies at the Right Time (Anthony Marter, Product Coach) Putting Customers at the Heart of your Product Decisions (Hubert Palan, Founder @ Productboard) Servitising Product Management & Setting Up Product Teams For Success (Jas Shah, Product Consultant) Build What Matters with Vision-Led Product Management (Rajesh Nerlikar, Author "Build What Matters")

My guest today is the one and only Hope Gurion.Hope works together with Teresa Torres teaching and coaching product teams on all things continuous discovery, is the founder of Fearless Product, and is one of the featured product coaches in Marty Cagan's new book Transformed.Sometimes we meet people that we immediately know are special. Hope is one of them :) And this conversation is the evidence of why I've been such a big fan of Hope's work for a few years now. We discussed, * Why is continuous discovery so important* How to move from leading with outputs to outcomes* Why shifting to outcomes requires both an upskilling in leadership and teams* Why most transformations require bringing in strong product leaders * What can product teams do to drive transformation * Different types of outcomes and how to formulate them* How product teams should approach business outcomes* How to share outcomes with other areas of the business (e.g. Marketing, Sales)* Why formulating and deciding on outcomes is a two-way negotiation between teams and leaders* And more This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit afonsofranco.substack.com

Hope Gurion is a seasoned professional with a background in product management, business development, and coaching within the tech industry. As the founder of Fearless Product, she plays a pivotal role in advising and supporting product leaders and teams. Hope's career traces back to the early stages of the internet, where she contributed to shaping digital experiences. She held positions at AOL, Jobster, CareerBuilder, and Beachbody, and she brings a wealth of experience in dealing with various challenges in product development, business growth, and leadership. In this episode of the Unlearn Podcast, Hope joins Barry O'Reilly to discuss her career journey, emphasizing the importance of persistence, adaptability, and shared vision within product teams.The Reach of Shared VisionHope reflects on her experience at AOL, particularly in AOL Shopping. Despite creating a detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD), the disconnect between her vision and the final designs revealed the necessity for shared understanding among team members. This disconnect eventually led to a breakdown in trust. Hope emphasizes that everyone should comprehend the business context and constraints. “It was just a learning moment for me in terms of, do you really have [a] shared vision?” she tells Barry. “Does everybody on the team really understand the business context of what we're trying to do?” This situation was common in the early 2000s tech landscape, Barry says. “There's still plenty of companies living in that world of siloed teams, lack of cross-functional groups.”Jack of Many TradesHope shares a key moment from her professional evolution, recounting a significant turning point when Matt Ferguson, the CEO of CareerBuilder, offered her a position. Hope initially turned down the role due to personal reasons, but Matt persisted, expressing a genuine belief in her potential and leaving the door open for future collaboration. This persistence became a catalyst for Hope's subsequent transition to CareerBuilder. It demonstrates how a leader's perseverance can reshape an individual's career trajectory. Hope's career evolution also highlights her adaptability. She navigated various roles, from AOL to CareerBuilder. Her eagerness to find ways to grow the business and diversify revenue streams led to her role as Chief Product Officer.From Chief to CoachHope's transition from being a leader in various companies to becoming a coach and advisor wasn't a predetermined career move, she shares. Barry prompts Hope to reflect on this shift, asking about the triggers and the unlearning process required. Hope's career shift was triggered by certain constraints she experienced in her role as CPO. At CareerBuilder, she faced the challenge of training and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds into product-related roles due to certain constraints. This experience became foundational for her belief in the coachability and trainability of product leader roles. Her coaching venture was a result of requests for interim consulting, leading to her collaboration with Teresa Torres. Reflecting on her coaching transition, Hope shares, “Knowing what types of skills I think are coachable and trainable, and knowing that was something that I got a lot of satisfaction doing and had seen a lot of different scenarios [of], is what gave me confidence that I could do this to a certain segment of people."Looking AheadHope advises listeners to focus on fundamental questions such as understanding the customer, evaluating alternatives, and articulating the unique value proposition, emphasizing the importance of alignment and shared understanding within product teams to drive forward progression.ResourcesHope Gurion on LinkedIn | X(Twitter)Fearless Product

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, Chief Product Officer, Redbubble, previously Executive GM – Global Services, Xero Polly Howden, Chief Product Officer, Roleshare Marc Abraham, Head of Product – Engagement at ASOS Audrey Cheng, 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, Twitter or at 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, Vice President, Digital Pharmacy, Optum Zabrina Hossain, Product Lead, Shopify Anthony Marter, Product and Delivery Coach, Harmoney Nicole Brolan, Chief Product Officer, Redbubble, previously Executive GM – Global Services, Xero Dave Wascha, 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, Twitter or at 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, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoopla Polly Howden, CPO and Co-Founder, Roleshare Zabrina Hossain, Product Lead, Shopify Audrey Cheng, Chief Product Officer, SnapComms Seth Roe, VP of Consumer Web Products at The Weather Channel, an IBM Company Ben Newell, 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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 links to their bio videos: Dave Wascha, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoopla Polly Howden, CPO and Co-Founder, Roleshare Zabrina Hossain, Product Lead, Shopify Anthony Marter, Value Management Lead, Foodstuffs North Island Limited; Product & Delivery Coach, Harmoney Audrey Cheng, Chief Product Officer, 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact. Full transcript of "How Do You Accelerate Product Decision Velocity?"

In this episode with Hope Gurion, you will learn: What is a Product Vision and why does it matter to have a Product Vision?What are the elements of a Product Vision? What are some use cases/applications of a Product Vision? Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub30 Intro music by Peter Boros of The Nameless Citizens

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 their bio videos: Troy Anderson, Chief Product and Information Officer, Aperture Rachel Obstler, VP of Product, Pagerduty Seth Roe, VP of Consumer Web Products, The Weather Company Nate Walkingshaw, former Chief Experience Officer, Pluralsight, author of "Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams" Nicole Brolan, Executive GM – Global Services at Xero, previously Chief Product Officer at SEEK 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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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, former Chief Experience Officer at Pluralsight Sean Murphy, VP of Digital Pharmacy at Optum, former VP of Product at Target Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Aperture Credentialing and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) share why alignment is a key responsibility of a product leader. Be sure to stay tuned for the next two episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Alignment miniseries: How Do You Align People on Tough Decisions? How Do You Achieve Radical Alignment? Episode transcripts can be found at 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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 can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Zabrina Hossain, Product Lead, Shopify Marc Abraham, Head of Product-Engagement at ASOS, former CPO at Settled Audrey Cheng, VP of Product at Pushpay Ben Newell, VP Product, CBRE, former VP of Product at RewardStyle Rachel Obstler, VP of Product at PagerDuty, former VP of Product at Keynote Systems Nate Walkingshaw, Chief Experience Officer at Pluralsight 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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 in this episode with links to their bio videos: Dave Wascha, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Zoopla Zabrina Hossain, Product Lead, Shopify Anthony Marter, Head of Product, Plexure Swapna Malekar, Product Lead, RBC Royal Bank of Canada Sean Murphy, former VP of Product at Target and VP of Product & Engineering at CustomInk Rachel Obstler, VP of Product at PagerDuty, former VP of Product at Keynote Systems 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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 the question “How do you surface assumptions during product discovery?” Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Marc Abraham, Head of Product-Engagement at ASOS, former CPO at Settled Audrey Cheng, VP of Product, Pushpay Sean Murphy, former VP of Product at Target and VP of Product & Engineering at CustomInk and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) Episode transcripts with more resources can be found at 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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 techniques product leaders use with their teams to surface assumptions as part of their product development practice. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Marc Abraham, Head of Product-Engagement at ASOS, former CPO at Settled Rachel Obstler, VP of Product at PagerDuty, former VP of Product at Keynote Systems Nicole Brolan, Chief Product Officer at SEEK  Preston Smalley, VP Product Management at Comcast Ezinne Udezue, VP of Product at Procore, former VP of Product Management, BazaarVoice   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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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 product org is irrefutably great at what they do. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Nicole Brolan, Chief Product Officer at SEEK  Nate Walkingshaw, Chief Experience Officer at Pluralsight Sean Murphy, former VP of Product at Target and VP of Product & Engineering at CustomInk Seth Roe, VP Consumer Product, The Weather Channel Amanda Richardson, CEO, CoderPad, former VP of Product at HotelTonight, Prezi and Snagajob Al Ming, VP Product & Design, CNBC 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

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 be accountable for paying down the debt HOW to educate your leadership team on the impact of tech debt on the company, its goals and teams HOW to align with engineering on the allocation and priorities when paying down technical debt Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos. Sean Murphy, former VP of Product at Target, and former VP of Product and Engineering at CustomInk Laura Marino, SVP of Product at Lever Troy Anderson, SVP of Product & Technology at SPINS Albert Lee, co-founder and former head of product at MyFitnessPal Nate Walkingshaw, Chief Experience Officer at PluralSight and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)  Feedback is a gift!  Share what was most useful to you in a review or send me a voice memo.  Have a question suggestion for a future episode?  Contact me on LinkedIn, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact. Episode transcripts can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast.

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 discovery-led, agile product development process. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Ben Newell, VP Product, CBRE | Host, former VP of Product, rewardStyle and Sabre Corp Margaret Jastrebski, Chief Growth Officer at table eleven, former SVP Enterprise Product, ShopRunner Stefan Radullian, VP of Product & Engineering at Brainloop, a Diligent company Laura Marino, SVP Product, Lever   Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, SPINS  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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact. Episode transcripts can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast.

HOW 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 available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Albert Lee, Co-Founder and former Head of Product, MyFitnessPal Ben Newell, former VP of Product, rewardStyle and Sabre Corp Ezinne Udezue, VP of Product Management, BazaarVoice Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, SPINS Prasad Gune, SVP Product Signifyd and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) Resources mentioned: Who Do You Want Your Customers to Become? by Michael Schrage Is Your Product Vision Moving People in the Right Direction? by Hope Gurion on Product Coalition (contains example Product Vision videos) --- 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

HOW 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 YOU AS A PRODUCT LEADER? in this episode of Fearless Product Leadership. A video version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Episode transcripts can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Albert Lee, Co-Founder and former Head of Product, MyFitnessPal Preston Smalley, VP of Product Management, Comcast Amanda Richardson, Entrepreneur in Residence, former VP of Product at HotelTonight, Prezi and Snag Laura Marino, SVP Product, Lever   Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, SPINS  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 or suggestion for a future episode?  Contact me on Linkedin, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

HOW 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 version of this episode is available at Fearless Product channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos. Rosie Ruley Atkins, VP of Product, Homebase Troy Anderson, SVP of Product & Technology at SPINS Preston Smalley, VP of Product Management, Comcast Al Ming, VP of Product & Design, CNBC Ezinne Udezue, VP of Product Management, BazaarVoice and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) Feedback is a gift! Share what was most useful to you in a review or send me a voice memo. Have a question suggestion for a future episode? Contact me on LinkedIn, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

HOW 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 videos. Lauren Antonelli, Evite Al Ming, CNBC Brandon Anderson, SportsEngine Prasad Gune, Signifyd and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com) Resources mentioned in this episode: VictorCho.com (https://www.victorcho.com/) Christine Wodtke's Commitments Model Introduction to OKRs (Introduction to OKRs - O'Reilly Media 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

HOW 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: Preston Smalley, VP of Product Management, Comcast Ezinne Udezue, VP of Product Management, BazaarVoice Rosie Atkins, VP of Product, Homebase Margaret Jastrebski, former SVP Enterprise Product, ShopRunner and current Product & Strategy Advisor Al Ming, VP Product & Design, CNBC 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

WHAT 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/FearlessProduct. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, SPINS Stefan Radullian, Head of Product Management, Brainloop, a Diligent company Lucinda Newcomb, VP Discovery & Personalization, Walmart.com Al Ming, VP Product & Design, CNBC Prasad Gune, SVP Product Signifyd 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

HOW 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-true approaches to product prioritization and the critical importance of a North Star. 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: Stefan Radullian, Head of Product Management, Brainloop, a Diligent company Lauren Antonelli, Chief of Staff and former Head of Product, evite Brandon Anderson, VP of Product, SportsEngine Rosie Ruley Atkins, VP Product, Homebase Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, SPINS 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

HOW 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 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: Rosie Atkins, VP of Product, Homebase Al Ming, VP Product & Design, CNBC Lauren Antonelli, Chief of Staff and former Head of Product, Evite Prasad Gune, SVP Product Signifyd Stefan Radullian, Head of Product Management, Brainloop, a Diligent company 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

DOES 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. Product leaders featured in this episode with links to their bio videos: Lucinda Newcomb, VP Discovery & Personalization, Walmart.com Stefan Radulian, Head of Product Management, Brainloop, a Diligent company Lauren Antonelli, Chief of Staff and former Head of Product, Evite Brandon Anderson, VP of Product, SportsEngine Margaret Jastrebski, former SVP Enterprise Product, ShopRunner and current Product & Strategy Advisor 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

WHAT 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 videos: Al Ming, VP of Product & Design at CNBC Margaret Jastrebski, former SVP Enterprise Product, ShopRunner and current Product & Strategy Advisor Lauren Antonelli, Chief of Staff and former Head of Product, Evite Brandon Anderson, VP of Product, SportsEngine Lucinda Newcomb, VP Discovery & Personalization, Walmart.com 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

HOW 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 in this episode with links to their bio videos: Amanda Richardson, CEO, Rabbit, former VP of Product at HotelTonight, Prezi and Snagajob Ezinne Udezue, VP of Product Management, BazaarVoice   Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, SPINS  Lucinda Newcomb, VP Discovery & Personalization, Walmart.com   Laura Marino, SVP Product, Lever   Lauren Antonelli, Chief of Staff and former Head of Product, evite 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

WHAT 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: www.youtube.com/c/FearlessProduct. Featured product leaders with links to their bio videos: Amanda Richardson, CEO at Rabbit, former VP of Product at HotelTonight, Prezi and Snagajob Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, SPINS Margaret Jastrebski, former SVP Enterprise Product, ShopRunner and current Product & Strategy Advisor Al Ming, VP of Product & Design, CNBC Prasad Gune, SVP Product, Signifyd 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, Twitter or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

Hope Gurion is a former product leader at CareerBuilder and Beach Body and now the founder of Fearless Product, where she coaches product leaders and teams. She's also the moderator for the Product Leader Council at Collaborative Gain. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about Hope's experiences transforming organizations to focus on value, and how she helps product leaders learn the skills they need to take their work to the next level. Read the show notes for this episode to learn more.