Teresa Torres

Red Flags When Choosing A Coach - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres dig into one of the most common — and tricky — questions they get: How do I choose the right product coach? If you’ve ever scrolled past 7,500 “product coaches”

Managing Pushback: Handling Pilot Team Resistance During Product Operating Model Rollout

Trying to undertake a major change like rolling out the product operating model isn’t easy. A lot of companies struggle with this. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. There are teams out there that are successfully making this transformation. And I know that because I’ve seen

Funding Projects Vs. Teams - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres dive deep into a question from a listener: What’s the real difference between organizations that fund projects and those that fund teams? It’s a deceptively simple question that

Leading Or Managing Chaos - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode, Petra Wille gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her newest framework—the Product Leadership Wheel. Building on the success of her PM Wheel, Petra shares how she’s tackling the complexity of product leadership by helping leaders self-assess across

Preparing Leaders and Stakeholders to Support Product Operating Model Pilot Teams

A single champion can often inspire an organization to shift to the product operating model—especially if that champion is the CEO or CPO. But that’s only the first step. Your transformation will get stuck without support from people throughout your company. Over the past few months, I’ve

AI Prototyping - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts AI prototyping tools are mushrooming—Replit, V0, Bolt, WindSurf, and more—but do they actually help with discovery work? In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres discuss how AI-powered tools can supercharge assumption testing, where they still

Building Skills: Setting Pilot Teams Up for Product Operating Model Success

Change is exciting, but too much change can feel chaotic. When making a big change like adopting the product operating model or continuous discovery, how do you tap into the excitement while also controlling the chaos? This is a question that Hope Gurion and I have been exploring over the

What is Product Ops? - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille unpack one of the most ambiguous roles in product organizations: Product Operations. What is product ops, really? Is it strategy alignment? BI and analytics? Coaching? Stakeholder management? All of the

How to Choose the Right Pilot Teams for a Product Operating Model Transformation

Is your company shifting to the product operating model? Are you trying to figure out where to start? If so, this series on organizational change is for you. Hope Gurion and I are reflecting on our experiences as coaches who have worked with hundreds of teams, sharing what we’ve

Measurable Outcomes - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille tackle a classic product question with a twist: Should all outcomes be measurable? Teresa revisits a long-held belief—that outcomes should be metrics—and explains why she’s starting to

Giving and Taking in a Community - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres dive deep into an increasingly relevant (and occasionally frustrating) topic: how people show up in communities—and whether they’re showing up to give or to take. From in-person meetups

Ask Teresa: Do Product Teams Really Ship Value Weekly?

A good continuous discovery team is interviewing customers, mapping opportunities, and testing assumptions every week. But for teams new to discovery, it can be hard to find time for all of these new activities. Part of that is because they are still thinking about discovery as a phase that happens

Product vs. Project Operating Models - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Can an organization operate with both a product and a project mindset—at the same time? In this episode, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres unpack one of the most common operating model questions in product organizations today. They dive deep into the

Saying No - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Saying no is hard — but it’s essential to great product management. In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres dive deep into the art (and science) of saying no as a product manager. They explore why learning

Leadership Professional Development - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres dive deep into the often-overlooked topic of professional development for product leaders. Drawing from their own experiences and coaching practices, they explore why leaders struggle to invest in themselves, what

Big Backlogs - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Drowning in Jira tickets? Wondering how to prioritize when every stakeholder has a “brilliant” idea and your roadmap is already bursting at the seams? In this episode of All Things Product, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille tackle one of the most common

Iterating on Product Strategy - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts What happens when your product strategy doesn’t match what your teams are learning in discovery? In this episode of All Things Product, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille unpack how to spot when your strategy needs a refresh—and how to evolve

Product in Practice: Getting Started with Several APIs (And the Challenges I Faced)

A few years ago I was drowning in administrative work. To deliver high-quality online courses we were patching together several different tools to create a good student experience. We used Teachable as our course platform, Slack for our community, Zoom for our live sessions, Google Calendar to send out course

Crafting a Conference Talk - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Public speaking can be daunting—especially when you're aiming for a big stage. In this episode of All Things Product, Petra and Teresa pull back the curtain on how they craft their conference talks from scratch. Whether you're

Common Usability Issues with Web APIs: And How Discovery Can Help

Last week, I shared that we often get asked, “Do API teams need to do discovery?” You won’t be surprised to hear my answer is yes. I even recorded a short video about the topic: But to really get the point across, I’m writing a multi-week series about

Capacity Planning - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres tackle a big question: How does capacity planning fit in an outcome-driven, discovery-first organization? Spoiler alert—it usually doesn’t. Teresa shares why traditional capacity planning breaks her heart, while

Understanding Web APIs: What They Are and How They Work

A common question we get is, “Do API teams need to do discovery?” My short answer is yes. But I realize to effect change in the industry, I need a longer answer. Over the next several weeks, I’m going to do my best to provide a more complete answer.

So Many Coaches - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres dive deep into the world of product coaching—from why there are so many different types, to how to know what kind of coach (if any) you might need. Whether

Product Discovery: B2B vs. B2C - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille

Listen to this episode on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of All Things Product, Teresa Torres and Petra Wille tackle a common question in product circles: How different is product discovery in B2B versus B2C? Spoiler alert—it’s probably more similar than you think. Teresa shares real-world insights

Avoid This Common Organizational Transformation Mistake (And What to Do Instead)

Is your organization kicking off or in the midst of an organizational transformation? Are you shifting from outputs to outcomes or working to adopt the product operating model? If you answered yes to any of those questions, keep reading. Hope Gurion and I recently kicked off a new series on