Navigating Self-Assessment in Product Leadership

What we talk about:

• Why Petra created the Product Leadership Wheel
• The 3 big buckets of product leadership: People, Product, and Ways of Working
• What self-assessment can (and can’t) tell you
• Real talk about product leadership overwhelm—and how to manage it
• The risk of prematurely splitting leadership responsibilities
• How to help your team step up without abdicating leadership

Exclusive Sneak Peek: This episode includes early insights from Petra’s upcoming email course for product leaders. It’s a behind-the-scenes look before the full framework goes public.

Resources & Links:

• Follow Teresa Torres: https://ProductTalk.org
• Follow Petra Wille: https://Petra-Wille.com

Mentioned in the episode:

• Petra’s The Product Leadership Wheel - A Framework for Defining and Growing Product Leadership at Scale
• Petra’s The PMwheel – a Compass for the Product Manager Development Journey
• Petra’s book: Strong Product People
• Y Oslo - MANAGING UP by Petra Wille
• The PMwheel in Action: A Conversation with Arne Kittler, VP Product at XING
• Petra’s How and why I decided to create the PLwheel
• Previous episode: What is Product Ops?