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Product Insider With Dr. Nancy LiAuthor: Dr. Nancy Li
Welcome to Product Insider, the podcast that uncovers everything there is to know about Product Management. Hear from guests like Google's VP of Product as we discuss challenges, failures, success strategies, AI product management, and more. Your host? Dr. Nancy Li, who moved to the US with 800 in her pocket and became a Director of Product in 4 years. Since then she has created Product Manager Accelerator - a program to help people accelerate their product management careers, whatever stage they're at. Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ex-VP at Google | How To Build Trust With Partners In Cross-Functional Teams As A Product Leader
Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
Join Dr. Nancy Li on the Product Insider podcast as she interviews Rob Leathern, former VP of Product at Google and founder of Trust2.ai, who shares essential strategies for building trust within cross-functional teams. Trust is pivotal for product managers, who often act as the linchpin in collaborative efforts. Rob provides actionable insights from his extensive experience at tech giants like Google and Facebook. Discover how to effectively build and maintain trust, whether in startups or large corporations, to facilitate better decision-making and teamwork. Rob Leathern's background in leading privacy and security at Google and his work on business integrity at Facebook equip him with unique perspectives on aligning diverse teams and managing remote work dynamics. Tune in to learn from Rob’s practical experiences and examples, making this episode a crucial listen for those aiming to enhance their leadership skills in any tech environment. 2:15 Introduction of Rob 8:20 what do product managers actually do 10:15 Why is it so hard to build trust as a product manager 11:57 Real life challenges a product manager at FAANG+ companies face 15:45 Building trust in a remote environment 19:50 How to implement feedback systems within and across the team 23:20 How to manage feedback 27:20 How often should you give feedback 30:10 Do you think the future of Google is going to be imapacted by the rise of AI? 30:25 Will Google be affected by open AI like ChatGPT 32:26 Do you think the trend of AI is similar to 3 37:30 How do you become an AI product manager? 39:30 Big companies vs small startups 42:57 Opinion regarding investing in themselves Follow Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leathern/ Follow Rob on X: @robleathern Rate, Review, and Follow "I love Dr. Nancy Li and the Product Insider Podcast"! If this sounds like you, please give us a five-star review. This helps me impact many product managers -- just like you -- we together create products to impact millions of people's lives! Click the home page of Product Insider and scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select "Write A Review". Make sure to tell us what you like the most about the podcast or episode. Remember to subscribe to the podcast, so that you won't miss our weekly product insider secrets!
