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Success With Stakeholders
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Join Shobhit Chugh from Intentional Product Manager with special guests Bruce McCarthy and Melissa Appel, co-authors of Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders. This episode offers actionable insights to help you manage stakeholders, build trust, and navigate decision-making cultures. Plus, discover the surprising benefits of "mining for conflict."
Key Takeaways
- 00:00 Meet the authors: Bruce McCarthy and Melissa Appel
- 00:44 The Story Behind the Book: How Aligned was born
- 01:08 Challenges in stakeholder management: When to say “yes” and “no”
- 03:28 Building rapport: Why understanding stakeholders is as crucial as understanding customers
- 05:04 The importance of organizational fit: Identifying hidden roadblocks to career growth
- 08:15 Communicating effectively: Strengthening relationships between product and sales
- 11:00 Positioning yourself for promotions and identifying influential "power players"
- 13:13 Learning from others: Gaining diverse perspectives to craft well-rounded strategies
- 15:00 Building comfortable, meaningful relationships
- 15:58 Practicing empathy: Reflecting stakeholder language for clarity and connection
- 17:00 Turning difficult relationships around: Finding common ground and bridging divides
- 19:45 Earning a seat at the executive table: Building and maintaining executive relationships
- 21:00 Mastering “the meeting before the meeting”: Setting up for success
- 22:48 Decision-making cultures: Identifying decision-makers and distinguishing alignment vs. agreement
- 26:30 Mining for conflict: Using strategic disagreement to foster psychological safety and alignment
- 33:37 Trends in product leadership: Balancing empathy with founder-driven dynamics
- 35:12 Hiring insights: Attracting top talent in competitive markets
- 37:13 Where to find more about the book and authors
- 38:22 Closing thoughts
Discover how to deepen relationships, boost your organizational impact, and drive success for your product and company.
Learn more about Shobhit Chugh at intentionalproductmanager.com and connect on LinkedIn.
Learn more about Bruce McCarthy at Product Culture or connect on LinkedIn.
Learn more about Melissa Appel at Product Culture or connect on LinkedIn.
Get Bruce and Melissa’s book “Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders”
www.intentionalproductmanager.com
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