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Breaking the Silos: How Product and Engineering Build Better Together

Productside

The Power of Influence Over Authority Another myth Guy breaks down is the idea that product managers need positional power to lead effectively. Guy applies it to team structure, workflows, and even workplace policies. When product and engineering collaboration is strong, these roles dont compete but amplify each other.

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520: The future of AI in product management – with Mike Todasco

Product Innovation Educators

Mike points to their unlimited vacation policy as a symbol of this trust-based culture, where employees were treated as responsible adults capable of managing their time and contributions. Creating an Inclusive Innovation Environment The foundation of PayPal’s innovation success rested on a culture of trust and autonomy.

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Why Alchemer made Inc.’s 2025 best workplaces list: It starts with listening

Alchemer Mobile

We treat employee input as a strategic asset—one that shapes our policies, our perks, our leadership practices, and how we show up for one another. Whether it’s through regular engagement surveys, Q&A with the leadership team, or off-site bonding events, our employees help steer the direction of the company.

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485: How product managers can navigate “Big-Bet” transformations – with John Rossman

Product Innovation Educators

His expertise is on leadership for innovation and business transformation. His most recent book is Big Bet Leadership: Your Transformation Playbook for Winning in the Hyper-Digital Era. That’s the problem we are trying to address in Beg Bet Leadership. [11:44] A lot of that experience is now in Big Bet Leadership.

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The recipe for developing your career as a product designer

Intercom, Inc.

The other path, the one I’ll focus on in this post, continues along the journey of individual contributor : to mastery of the craft of design, to leadership without the need to manage, to above all else shipping great work. Another dimension on which behaviors can be assessed is whether you are demonstrating leadership in your role.

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Ensuring Intercom’s business continuity during uncertain times

Intercom, Inc.

Our leadership team is fully engaged in the active management of our response during this challenging period. We encouraged our global staff to work from home starting March 5th and extended this to a mandatory work-from-home policy on March 13th. We are conducting interviews and onboarding new employees remotely. Moving forward.

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6 Questions for Determining Your Leadership Philosophy

The Product Coalition

I’ve had multiple occasions recently to reflect on my own leadership philosophy. Not only have I been asked about it explicitly, but in several conversations with friends and others, the topic of leadership has come up with both positive and negative examples. So What is a Leadership Philosophy?