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Lessons from Atlassian: Launching new products, getting buy-in, and staying ahead of the competition | Megan Cook (head of product, Jira)

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

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Model Behavior and Transparency as a Leader

As a product leader, it is important to model the behavior you want to see from your teams by teaching, presenting, and being vulnerable. Recognizing signs of decreased openness and sharing among team members can indicate a shift towards formalities within the company. Implementing strategies like 'Tindall again for priorities' can help individuals and managers align their time with strategic priorities, ensuring focus on the most important tasks that drive business growth.

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Megan Cook is the head of product for Atlassian’s Jira software, which is used by 75% of Fortune 500 companies, has over 125,000 customers globally, over 15 different products, and is by far the most popular project management tool in the world. Megan has been at Atlassian for just under 11 years, and before this role, she was an analyst, a developer, and an Agile coach. In our conversation, we discuss:

• How to get buy-in for your ideas

• The value of starting small

• How, and why, creating space for play is so essential

• How Jira stays ahead of endless competition

• Atlassian’s approach to launching new product lines

• Tactical tips for making remote work, work

• A personal failure and the lessons learned from it

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