Weekly Product Hits: Walk the Talk, Leadership Strategy Scan, How Not to Go Bust
Product Hits: October 6, 2025Every week, I share three great product resources from a variety of perspectives. Let's dive in! Leadership Strategy Scan by Kate Leto Kate Leto, Head of Product at Moo, introduces the “Leadership Strategy Scan,” a framework that helps leaders visualize how they spend time, make decisions, and influence others. She encourages PMs to shift from reactive execution to intentional leadership by tracking one behavior for 90 days and aligning their calendars with the results they’re accountable for. Walk The Talk by Julia Austin Julia Austin, CTO at DigitalOcean, urges product leaders to treat equity and inclusion as daily practice, not annual celebration. She challenges PMs to track culture and diversity with the same rigor as product metrics, since lasting change comes from consistent accountability, not one-off gestures. How Not to Go Bust by Nnamdi Iregbulem Nnamdi Iregbulem, Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, explains that most companies don’t fail because of bad luck. They fail because their success depends on too many things going right. He encourages PMs to build resilience by reducing dependencies and creating strategies that can handle setbacks without collapsing. Behind the ScenesHey there, it’s Clement! If you’re in the middle of scaling your product team, you’ve probably felt the pressure: how do you grow fast without losing cohesion? I’ve been talking with a lot of product leaders facing that exact question. As headcount increases, alignment gets harder, decisions slow down, and teams that used to feel tight-knit can start to drift. The best time to act is before that drift happens. Lightweight rituals and shared frameworks can preserve clarity and connection without adding bureaucracy. For example, try a short weekly “decision sync”: just 15 minutes for PMs across pods to share major calls, flag dependencies, and reduce surprises. It’s one of the simplest ways to keep context flowing. And when onboarding ramps up, don’t just hand new hires a tool stack! Instead, give them a “how we work” guide that covers your team’s culture, language, and habits. Of course, be sure to pair up your newest PMs. If someone’s joining a high-ambiguity project, intentionally match them with someone who holds historical context. It’s one of the fastest ways to scale trust, speed up learning, and reinforce how your team solves problems together. Trust me - scaling doesn’t mean diluting your superpowers. By clarifying what really matters to your product team, you’re actually further honing that edge; I’ve lived it firsthand! With love, Let's do more together!
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