Roberto HortalFeb 9
Speed isn't about telling teams to move faster. Mike Fisher nails why real speed emerges from focus, collaboration, transformation, and psychological safety. You don't command speed—you earn it by building the conditions. Rugby analogy works perfectly. Worth your time 👇
https://mikefisher.substack.com/p/speed-is-never-just-speed
#ProductLeadership #Agile
Speed Is Never Just Speed

What rugby can teach us about leadership

Fish Food for Thought
Roberto HortalFeb 7
Your product might still sell, but are you becoming a 'legacy magnet'? The uncomfortable truth: AI isn't just changing how we build—it's exposing operating models that were already broken. The gap between modern product orgs and legacy ones just got a lot wider. https://insideproductorg.substack.com/p/stop-building-products-with-a-2015 #ProductLeadership
Your Product Operating Model is Broken (And AI is Making it Obvious)

Why upgrading your product operating model is finally no longer optional.

Inside Product
Roberto HortalJan 30
"Earning Our Keep" dives into a critical question for Product Leaders: Is your product truly earning its cost? It highlights the importance of strategic ROI conversations with CEOs, moving beyond just feature-level analysis. I often discuss this with my teams. A crucial read for CPOs! #ProductLeadership #ROI 💰 https://www.mironov.com/earn-our-keep/
Earning Our Keep

(this is an excerpt from my upcoming book on Money Stories) As CPOs or product leaders, we often have conversations with CEOs about Return On Investment (ROI).  These come in two wildly different contexts, though, with completely different context and rules of engagement.  I'll unpack the strategic conversation in this

Rich Mironov's Product Bytes
Roberto HortalJan 30
This article accurately identifies the "alignment tax" as a major culprit slowing product delivery in scaling organisations. It's not about individuals, but systems. Addressing this requires redesigned structures to ensure value flows, a challenge I'm deeply passionate about! #ProductLeadership #OrganisationalDesign 💡 https://insideproductorg.substack.com/p/the-hidden-tax-slowing-your-product
The Hidden Tax Slowing Your Product Org

At some point in every product organization’s story, the C-level or Board starts to ask the dreaded question: Why is shipping features taking so long?

Inside Product
Johanna RothmanJan 29
Product Value Teams: Collaborative Leadership for Faster Learning and Delivery, Part 6
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/01/product-value-teams-collaborative-leadership-for-faster-learning-and-delivery-part-6/
#ProductLeadership #Agile #Collaboration
Product Value Teams: Collaborative Leadership for Faster Learning and Delivery, Part 6 - Johanna Rothman

If your company is similar to my clients, they want agility. That agility will allow their organizations to learn and deliver faster. That has all kinds of wonderful effects, such as capitalizing software earlier. But, too few teams have enough access to real product leadership, where a single product leader can make all the various […]

Johanna Rothman
Roberto HortalJan 25
"Prioritisation problems" are actually "decision confidence problems" – a brilliant reframe! This article cuts through the noise, highlighting how frameworks often hide uncertainty rather than address it. True product leadership calls for clear strategy & conviction over false metrics. prodpad.com/blog/decision-confidence/ #ProductLeadership #Agile
Roberto HortalJan 23
Fascinating piece on vibe coding! 🚀 The idea of leaders staying hands-on, even building products, resonates strongly with me. I do this every day! It’s about more than stying current; it’s about rapid prototyping to drive alignment & innovation. A must-read for modern product leaders.
https://open.substack.com/pub/elenaverna/p/why-every-exec-should-be-vibecoding?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Why every exec should be vibecoding

With examples of 2 projects I built myself

Elena's Growth Scoop
Rosanna SiboraJan 20

🌟 Ready to shape the future of collaboration, all while driving innovation in #opensource? We are hiring! 🌟

Are you a great listener and a curious product person with experience in leadership and engineering? Then you might be a great fit for our Product Tech Lead role at @openproject.

You’ll lead a team of experienced engineers and help shape product direction based on the needs of our users. https://careers.openproject.org/o/product-tech-lead-all-genders

#productmanagement #productleadership #techleadership #fediHire #foss

OpenProject GmbH - Product Tech Lead (all genders)

At OpenProject, we build open source project management software that helps teams plan, collaborate, and deliver work more effectively. We believe great software should empower people to organize work

OpenProject GmbH
Roberto HortalJan 19
"Nobody knows how large software products work" hits close to home. 😲 This article vividly describes the "fog of war" in big tech, where even basic questions about complex systems can be unanswerable. It underscores the critical role of engineers in deciphering these systems, and why reorgs destroy tacit knowledge. A must-read! https://www.seangoedecke.com/nobody-knows-how-software-products-work/ #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductLeadership
Nobody knows how large software products work

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Roberto HortalJan 19
Why do so many product teams struggle, even with "agile" frameworks? John Cutler and Randy Silver argue it's about the "game" we design for *how* we work. It's behaviours, rituals, and environments that truly matter. Intrigued? Dive deeper: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/how-product-teams-work-and-why-they-dont-john-cutler/ #ProductLeadership #Agile
How product teams operate, and why it doesn't work - John Cutler

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