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Fearless Product Leadership

Fearless Product Leadership

Hope Gurion

Being 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.

  • 15 minutes 28 seconds
    Resource Allocation Antipatterns: What can go wrong? (7/7)

    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: What can go wrong when allocating resources?

     

    In it, you’ll hear perspectives from:

    • Jonathan Bertfield, Senior Director, Lean Startup Co.
    • Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer
    • Barry O’Reilly, Co-Founder & Chief Incubation Officer, Nobody Studios

    and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)


    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠
    6. ⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠
    7. Antipatterns: What can go wrong?


    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.  

     

    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠ or at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.fearless-product.com/contact⁠⁠⁠.


    24 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 19 seconds
    Resource Allocation's People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where? (6/7)

    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 where when allocating resources?

     

    In it, you’ll hear perspectives from:

    • Jonathan Bertfield, Senior Director, Lean Startup Co.
    • Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer
    • Adrian Howard, Coach, Quietstars

    and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)

     

    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠⁠
    6. ⁠⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠⁠
    7. ⁠Antipatterns: What can go wrong?⁠


    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.  

     

    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on ⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠ or at ⁠⁠https://www.fearless-product.com/contact⁠⁠.


    23 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 32 seconds
    Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? (5/7)

    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 develop your initial Resource Allocation plan?

     

    In it, you’ll hear perspectives from Barry O’Reilly, Co-Founder & Chief Incubation Officer, Nobody Studios and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)

     

    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠⁠
    6. ⁠⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠⁠
    7. ⁠Antipatterns: What can go wrong?⁠


    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.  

     

    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on ⁠Linkedin⁠ or at ⁠https://www.fearless-product.com/contact⁠.


    22 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 53 seconds
    Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? (4/7)

    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 life stages as we answer the question: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore or Invest?

     

    In it, you’ll hear perspectives from:

    • Jonathan Bertfield, Senior Director, Lean Startup Co.
    • Barry O’Reilly, Co-Founder & Chief Incubation Officer, Nobody Studios
    • Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer


    and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)

     

    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠⁠
    6. ⁠⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠⁠
    7. ⁠Antipatterns: What can go wrong?⁠


    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.  

     

    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on Linkedin or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

    21 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 30 seconds
    Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? (3/7)

    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 life stages as we answer the question: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain?

     

    In it, you’ll hear perspectives from:

    • Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer
    • Adrian Howard, Coach, Quietstars

     

    and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)

     

    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠⁠
    6. ⁠⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠⁠
    7. ⁠Antipatterns: What can go wrong?⁠


    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.  

     

    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on Linkedin or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

    20 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 27 seconds
    Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being sunset? (2/7)

    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 stages as we answer the question: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being sunset?


    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, Quietstars
    • Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer

    and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)


    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠⁠
    6. ⁠⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠⁠
    7. ⁠Antipatterns: What can go wrong?⁠


    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.


    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on Linkedin or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

    19 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 22 seconds
    Resource Allocation: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation? (1/7)

    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 question: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?  


    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, Quietstars
    • Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer


    and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)

     

    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠⁠
    6. ⁠⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠⁠
    7. ⁠Antipatterns: What can go wrong?⁠

     

    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.  

     

    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on Linkedin or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

    18 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 13 seconds
    How do you make Resource Allocation decisions for products and teams?

    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’Reilly, Co-Founder & Chief Incubation Officer, Nobody Studios
    • Adrian Howard, Coach, Quietstars
    • Troy Anderson, Chief Product & Technology Officer

     

    and yours truly, Hope Gurion, Fearless Product (www.fearless-product.com)

     

    Listen to the other episodes in the Fearless Product Leadership Resource Allocation miniseries:

    1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Setting the stage: How do you create a foundation for effective resource allocation?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products being Sunset?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    3. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Maintain or Sustain? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    4. ⁠⁠⁠Weighing the options: How do product leaders allocate resources to products in Explore and Invest? ⁠⁠⁠
    5. ⁠⁠⁠Making the Tough Choices: How do you develop your initial Resource Allocation plan? ⁠⁠⁠
    6. ⁠⁠People Puzzle: How do you decide who goes where?⁠⁠
    7. ⁠Antipatterns: What can go wrong?⁠


    Episode transcripts can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast

     

    Feedback is a gift!  Share what was most useful to you in a review.  

     

    Looking for product leadership coaching? Contact me on Linkedin or at https://www.fearless-product.com/contact.

    17 October 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 50 seconds
    How Do You Nurture Product Discovery as a Leader? Interview with Teresa Torres

    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.

    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. She’s the author of the book Continuous Discovery Habits.

    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.

    22 June 2021, 3:01 am
  • 20 minutes 1 second
    What Was Your Defining Moment as a Product Leader? Part 2: People

    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.

    7 June 2021, 2:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 55 seconds
    What Was Your Defining Moment as a Product Leader? Part 1: Process

    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.

    1 June 2021, 6:16 pm
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