EPISODE · May 17, 2023 · 54 MIN

Adam Thomas: Operationalizing your product strategy

from Make Things That Matter · host Andrew Skotzko

Adam Thomas is a coach that helps product teams operationalize strategy so they spend more time focused on building the right products and less time fighting fires.—Sign up here to get upcoming essays + episodes emailed to you.Follow the MTTM journey on Twitter or LinkedIn!If you haven't already would you do me a favor and take ~40 seconds to rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts ? It really helps. (Scroll to bottom of page for rate/review links.)—Links & resources mentioned:* Send episode feedback on Twitter @askotzko , or via email* Adam Thomas: website, LinkedIn, Twitter* Adam’s Maven workshop: Survival Metrics—Related episodes:* Melissa Perri: Product strategy and the missing middle—Books and media:* Good Strategy, Bad Strategy* The Crux—Other resources:* Warhammer 40K—Timestamps:[00:01:48] War gaming shaped product strategy[00:03:22] Warhammer 40K[00:07:11] Michael Jordan's Winning Shot[00:11:22] The whole person equation[00:14:15] Emotions in the workplace[00:17:54] Survival metrics[00:23:08] Implementing survival metrics[00:27:26] Trust issues in product development[00:30:05] Internal value exchange[00:34:33] Being "Product Led" is Misleading[00:36:26] Using survival metrics consistently[00:39:23] Focusing on important outcomes[00:45:12] Complying with regulations in finance[00:50:13] Questions to ask yourself This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.makethingsthatmatter.com