{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://www.mindtheproduct.com/tag/team-leadership/feed/json/ -- and add it your reader.", "next_url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/tag/team-leadership/feed/json/?paged=2", "home_page_url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/tag/team-leadership/", "feed_url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/tag/team-leadership/feed/json/", "language": "en-GB", "title": "Team Leadership - Mind the Product", "description": "Conferences, training, and content for the world\u2019s largest community of product managers, designers, and developers.", "icon": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mindtheproduct-favicon.png", "items": [ { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=22057", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/i-want-to-be-a-product-owner-the-hard-truths-revealed/", "title": "I want to be a Product Owner: The Hard Truths Revealed", "content_html": "

Before the pandemic, many organisations had already chosen to go agile. The pandemic has however stress tested our agility (or \u2018wagility\u2019) with deep embedded, organisational processes and roles being challenged. Similarly organisations who resisted agile in the past are realising they need to be agile to survive and thrive both during and after the pandemic. Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Before the pandemic, many organisations had already chosen to go agile. The pandemic has however stress tested our agility (or \u2018wagility\u2019) with deep embedded, organisational processes and roles being challenged. Similarly organisations who resisted agile in the past are realising they need to be agile to survive and thrive both during and after the pandemic. Read more »\nThe post I want to be a Product Owner: The Hard Truths Revealed appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-11-10T10:35:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2020-11-10T01:45:58+00:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Esther Kieft", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/esther-kieft/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/esther-kieft.png" } ], "author": { "name": "Esther Kieft", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/esther-kieft/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/esther-kieft.png" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shutterstock_1463771207.jpg", "tags": [ "CEO", "Product Management Skills", "product management team", "Product Owner", "product ownership", "Team Leadership", "Product Management Characteristics" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=21279", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/three-hidden-problems-that-can-ruin-your-agile-retrospectives/", "title": "Three Hidden Problems That can Ruin Your Agile Retrospectives", "content_html": "

Scrum.org\u00a0defines a sprint retrospective as a time at the end of each sprint where the team discusses what went well, what could be improved, and aligns on specific actions the group can commit to improving for the next sprint. Retrospectives are an essential part of any organization running agile software development. I don\u2019t care if Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Scrum.org\u00a0defines a sprint retrospective as a time at the end of each sprint where the team discusses what went well, what could be improved, and aligns on specific actions the group can commit to improving for the next sprint. Retrospectives are an essential part of any organization running agile software development. I don\u2019t care if Read more »\nThe post Three Hidden Problems That can Ruin Your Agile Retrospectives appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-09-01T10:30:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2020-09-01T01:34:38+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Ben Staples", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/benstaples547/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/image0.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Ben Staples", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/benstaples547/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/image0.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ferenc-horvath-4gKHjKG7ty4-unsplash-1.jpg", "tags": [ "Agile", "Agile Development", "Agile Product Development", "Retrospective", "Team Leadership", "tools" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=21256", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/a-product-managers-approach-to-growing-teams/", "title": "A product manager\u2019s approach to growing teams", "content_html": "

Transferwise takes a data-driven, tactical approach to growing its product teams. Read about what they've learned, and why diversity is so important. Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Transferwise takes a data-driven, tactical approach to growing its product teams. Read about what they've learned, and why diversity is so important. Read more »\nThe post A product manager’s approach to growing teams appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-08-28T10:30:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2022-07-15T15:51:48+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Sharon Kean", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/sharonkean691/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sharon-anne-kean.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Sharon Kean", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/sharonkean691/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sharon-anne-kean.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Shutterstock_1611006505-scaled.jpg", "tags": [ "diverse teams", "Diversity", "Growth", "London", "organisation growth", "ProductTank", "ProductTank London", "Team Leadership", "Video", "Diversity and Inclusion", "Product Leadership", "Product Management Career" ], "summary": "Transferwise takes a data-driven, tactical approach to growing its product teams. Read about what they've learned, and why diversity is so important. Read more »

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TransferWise was formed in 2011 out of frustration with the expense of sending money overseas. Unlike the banks, we display our fee upfront and deduct it before currency conversion. We use the mid-market exchange provided by Reuters with no mark-up, so there are no nasty surprises for customers. We\u2019re happy to boast that the service Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "TransferWise was formed in 2011 out of frustration with the expense of sending money overseas. Unlike the banks, we display our fee upfront and deduct it before currency conversion. We use the mid-market exchange provided by Reuters with no mark-up, so there are no nasty surprises for customers. We\u2019re happy to boast that the service Read more »\nThe post Scaling from 60 to 1,000 People appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-07-28T11:30:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2020-08-27T08:43:03+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Nilan Peiris", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/nilan-peiris/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Nilan-Peiris-1.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Nilan Peiris", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/nilan-peiris/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Nilan-Peiris-1.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/scaling-a-comapny-shutterstock-image.jpg", "tags": [ "Autonomy", "Growth", "Leadership", "Onboarding", "organisation growth", "Scaling", "Team Alignment", "Team Leadership", "team scaling", "Product Leadership" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=20946", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/patrick-roelof-s-10-essential-tips-for-new-product-managers/", "title": "Patrick Roelof \u2018s 10 Essential tips for new Product Managers", "content_html": "

Thanks to his 2019 MTP Engage Hamburg talk, we now know 10 things Patrick Roelof wishes he\u2019d known at the start of his career. Here he helps you to get one step ahead of the game by sharing them, giving you suggestions on how to adjust\u00a0the way you work and excel in your product management Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Thanks to his 2019 MTP Engage Hamburg talk, we now know 10 things Patrick Roelof wishes he\u2019d known at the start of his career. Here he helps you to get one step ahead of the game by sharing them, giving you suggestions on how to adjust\u00a0the way you work and excel in your product management Read more »\nThe post Patrick Roelof ‘s 10 Essential tips for new Product Managers appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-07-24T10:03:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2020-07-23T18:41:32+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Chris Massey", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/chris-massey/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mtp-photo-cyan.png" } ], "author": { "name": "Chris Massey", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/chris-massey/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mtp-photo-cyan.png" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Patrick-Roelofs-at-mtpengage-Hamburg-2019-e1651047786331.png", "tags": [ "#mtp engage hamburg", "communication skills", "Decision Making", "Hamburg", "MTP Engage Hamburg 2019", "mtpengage", "MTPEngage Hamburg 2019", "Product leadership", "Team Leadership", "Product Management Characteristics", "Product Management Conference" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=20710", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/how-influential-leadership-builds-winning-products-oluwatobi-otokiti/", "title": "How Influential Leadership Builds Winning Products \u2013 Oluwatobi Otokiti", "content_html": "

An inspirational first-time talk from Tobi Otokiti\u00a0asking us as product managers to consider ourselves as the product. See yourself as a product leader, not just a manager, and genuinely care for your team. Don\u2019t be the aloof CEO of the product, but become a team player and get excited about your product \u2013 it will Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "An inspirational first-time talk from Tobi Otokiti\u00a0asking us as product managers to consider ourselves as the product. See yourself as a product leader, not just a manager, and genuinely care for your team. Don\u2019t be the aloof CEO of the product, but become a team player and get excited about your product \u2013 it will Read more »\nThe post How Influential Leadership Builds Winning Products – Oluwatobi Otokiti appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2020-07-10T10:01:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2020-12-22T14:22:45+00:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Sarah Oliver", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/saraholiver30364/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Sarah_Petra_Colour-1024x1024.jpeg" } ], "author": { "name": "Sarah Oliver", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/saraholiver30364/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Sarah_Petra_Colour-1024x1024.jpeg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Oluwatobi-Otokiti-at-mtpengage-Manchester-2020.jpg", "tags": [ "influencer", "Product Leadership", "Stakeholder Management", "Team Leadership", "Trust", "Video" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=17988", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/time-management-a-leaders-responsibility/", "title": "Time Management \u2013 a Leader\u2019s Responsibility", "content_html": "

Bad time-management in product teams (or any team for that matter) is a source of pain for many but, by taking some simple actions you can ensure they’re a thing of the past. Here’s how you can support your team’s time-management as a product leader. Time management is a challenge that appears again and again Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Bad time-management in product teams (or any team for that matter) is a source of pain for many but, by taking some simple actions you can ensure they’re a thing of the past. Here’s how you can support your team’s time-management as a product leader. Time management is a challenge that appears again and again Read more »\nThe post Time Management \u2013 a Leader\u2019s Responsibility appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2019-11-26T13:00:00+00:00", "date_modified": "2019-11-25T14:18:55+00:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Rik Higham", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/rik-higham/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/avatar-3.png" } ], "author": { "name": "Rik Higham", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/rik-higham/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/avatar-3.png" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/analogue-classic-clock-clock-face-280264.jpg", "tags": [ "Team Leader", "Team Leadership", "Time Management", "Guest Post", "Product Leadership" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=17322", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-managers-identity-crisis-by-mitchell-gillespie/", "title": "The Product Manager\u2019s Identity Crisis by Mitchell Gillespie", "content_html": "

Product people have a ton of different responsibilities – a number of stakeholders to answer to and a number of different problems to solve. In this ProductTank Toronto\u00a0talk, Mitchell Gillespie, Director of Product Management at Wave speaks about: The product manager identity crisis Motivating others Playbooks Watch the video to see Mitchell\u2019s talk in full. Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Product people have a ton of different responsibilities – a number of stakeholders to answer to and a number of different problems to solve. In this ProductTank Toronto\u00a0talk, Mitchell Gillespie, Director of Product Management at Wave speaks about: The product manager identity crisis Motivating others Playbooks Watch the video to see Mitchell\u2019s talk in full. Read more »\nThe post The Product Manager’s Identity Crisis by Mitchell Gillespie appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2019-09-30T12:00:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2019-09-30T09:49:57+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Andres Phillips", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/andres-phillips/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Andres-Phillips.jpg" } ], "author": { "name": "Andres Phillips", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/andres-phillips/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Andres-Phillips.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mitchell-Gillespie-speaking-at-ProductTank-Toronto.png", "tags": [ "Motivation", "Product Leadership", "Product Management", "ProductTank", "producttank toronto", "Team Leadership", "Guest Post", "Video" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=17200", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/six-common-traps-that-undermine-strategic-product-management/", "title": "Six Common Traps that Undermine Strategic Product Management", "content_html": "

Increasingly product managers are expected to think and operate “strategically”, but, as this post will reveal, it’s a requirement that can lead to misaligned expectations and be full of traps for the unwary. Surely we’ve all noticed the increased emphasis on \u201cstrategy\u201d as a core competency for product managers? Of course, keeping tactical work aligned Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Increasingly product managers are expected to think and operate “strategically”, but, as this post will reveal, it’s a requirement that can lead to misaligned expectations and be full of traps for the unwary. Surely we’ve all noticed the increased emphasis on \u201cstrategy\u201d as a core competency for product managers? Of course, keeping tactical work aligned Read more »\nThe post Six Common Traps that Undermine Strategic Product Management appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2019-09-17T17:00:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2019-09-17T16:58:31+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Matt LeMay", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/matt-lemay/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Matt-LeMay-1024x1024.jpeg" } ], "author": { "name": "Matt LeMay", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/matt-lemay/", "avatar": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Matt-LeMay-1024x1024.jpeg" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/chess.jpg", "tags": [ "Empowered product teams", "Product Leadership", "Product Strategy", "Team Leadership", "Business Strategy", "Guest Post", "Product Management Skills" ] }, { "id": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=14079", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/how-do-you-make-product-management-work-effectively-in-a-distributed-team/", "title": "How do you Make Product Management Work Effectively in a Distributed Team?", "content_html": "

Ever since the shift towards agile practices, product teams have hung on to a set of core attributes, which range from cross-functional, to customer-centric, all the way up to iterative and independent. But there\u2019s one aspect which should vanish\u00a0from this list of must-haves: co-located. In this first of two posts, I look at how you Read more »

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\n", "content_text": "Ever since the shift towards agile practices, product teams have hung on to a set of core attributes, which range from cross-functional, to customer-centric, all the way up to iterative and independent. But there\u2019s one aspect which should vanish\u00a0from this list of must-haves: co-located. In this first of two posts, I look at how you Read more »\nThe post How do you Make Product Management Work Effectively in a Distributed Team? appeared first on Mind the Product.", "date_published": "2018-10-17T13:22:00+01:00", "date_modified": "2018-10-17T17:00:09+01:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Tim Herbig", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/tim-herbig/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/49057d046c0fb63690a54b7f078b1813?s=512&d=wp_user_avatar&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Tim Herbig", "url": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/author/tim-herbig/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/49057d046c0fb63690a54b7f078b1813?s=512&d=wp_user_avatar&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/remote-working-2.jpg", "tags": [ "distributed teams", "Remote Working", "remote working culture", "Team Culture", "Team Leadership", "Business Strategy", "Product Leadership", "Product Management", "Product Management Characteristics", "Product Management Skills" ] } ] }