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Embracing Human-Centric Product Management

Can the quality of a decision be measured by the amount of data that informed it? Are emotionally intelligent products distinguishably better than their website data-driven counterparts? Product managers struggling to find their voice as they develop their careers are inundated with recommendations emphasizing one or the other, but are these poles mutually exclusive?

Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting Christian Idiodi, of Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG) on Product Momentum, ITX’s award-winning podcast. Christian’s insights into product management are inspiring and practical. As a top contender for the nicest person in product, he was generous enough to share a map to chart one’s growth that strikes a balance between the essential elements of business health and human empathy.

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138 / The Science Behind Building Better Products, with Holly Hester-Reilly

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Holly Hester-Reilly
Product Science Group

As Holly Hester-Reilly explains, “Intuition isn’t magic. People who have good product intuition know this, because they’ve worked hard over time through lots of hard practice to build it up – and build better products in the process.” Holly is the founder and CEO of H2R Product Science (and a good friend of Product Momentum). …

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Holly Hester-Reilly
Product Science Group

137 / 3 Tips for Fostering a Culture of Change, with Zoia Kozakov

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Zoia Kozakov
JP Morgan Chase

Among the many hats product managers wear is that of change agent. In many respects, product management is change management. PMs always seem to be flexing their approach to new circumstances, adapting to evolving markets and technologies, and side-stepping organizational landmines. “It’s hard,” says Zoia Kozakov, “especially when the change you’re trying to bring about …

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Zoia Kozakov
JP Morgan Chase

Ryan Rumsey: Changing the Narrative Around Design Leadership

Ryan Rumsey, a seasoned design executive and 2024 Product + Design conference speaker, aims to reshape the narrative around design leadership. At the upcoming event, he will lead a workshop and keynote, sharing innovative insights into visualizing metrics and integrating design with business strategies for transformative success.

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136 / Product Operations: Why It’s More Important Now Than Ever, with Denise Tilles

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Denise Tilles
Grocket

As a profession, product managers have been battling through some pretty lean times of late. Layoffs in big tech, market uncertainty across the board, and steep competition for fewer vacancies keep many of us up at night. All the more reason, as Denise Tilles explains, that product operations is more important now than ever. In …

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Denise Tilles
Grocket

135 / The New PMO: Strategic Partner in Business Transformation, with Laura Barnard

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Laura Barnard
PMO Strategies

In this episode of Product Momentum, Laura Barnard invites us to imagine the strong business outcomes our organizations can realize when we create space for strategy and execution to work in concert, instead of at odds. Founder of PMO Strategies and author of The Impact Engine (available Sept. 2024), Laura has been a driving force …

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Laura Barnard
PMO Strategies

Breaking Down Product Ops with Denise Tilles

Join Denise Tilles at the 2024 ITX Product + Design Conference as she explains Product Ops, empowering attendees with insights to drive organizational success. Learn from her journey, where innovation meets streamlined decision-making.

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134 / Lessons in Product Leadership: The Art of Communication, with Gabrielle Bufrem

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Gabrielle Bufrem
Product Leadership Coach

When you’re communicating as a product leader, how often do you consider what your audience needs to hear…at that precise moment in time? How do you deliver your message in a way that they can understand? Product coach Gabrielle Bufrem, in her keynote at the New York Product Conference (NYPC), says that “communication is effective …

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Gabrielle Bufrem
Product Leadership Coach

133 / From Positioning to Sales Pitch: How to Make the Buying Process Easier, with April Dunford

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April Dunford
Ambient Strategy

As the saying goes, not to decide is to decide. And, as April Dunford explains in this episode of Product Momentum, ‘not to decide’ — that is, the customer’s own inability to make a decision — swipes 40-60% of the average B2B salesperson’s revenue pipeline. (source: The JOLT Effect, by Matthew Dixon). B2B selling is …

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April Dunford
Ambient Strategy

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