MJ Jastrebski: How to build resilience and stay buoyant as a CPO

MJ Jastrebski is the CPO of Stylitics, a rapidly scaling retail technology company that helps retail websites automate styling and bundling for their consumers.Click here to fill out the MTTM listener survey form by August 16, 2023: https://makethingsthatmatter.com/survey—In this episode, we cover:(00:07:20) Understanding product roles/levels, influence, and career growth.(00:13:10) Product and process management at different levels.(00:19:22) Leadership training emphasizes accountability among executive teams, prioritizing cross-functional exec peer relationships & alignment.(00:28:27) The importance of buoyancy.(00:36:17) How mindfulness and empathy are important for effective leadership.(00:43:41) What Stylitics is doing and how it's scaling up(00:47:12) Expanding internationally and into new verticals. Emphasis on shipping and team muscle building.(00:55:38) Creating product families to address pain points, setting expectations, iterating with alpha, beta, and GA stages, building retailer relationships, understanding different market needs.(01:02:08) Changing roles, building skills, and evolving identity.(01:11:30) Creating psychological safety is crucial for innovation. It allows people to take risks without fear of judgment or failure. This enables organizations to gather more information and make better decisions.—Links & resources mentioned• You can end episode feedback on Twitter @askotzko , or via email• Guest: MJ Jastrebski & Stylitics—Related episodes:• Mike Saloio: Leadership, meditation, ego, and ubuntu• Amy Edmondson: Building teams where people feel safe• Kenny Borg: Identity transformation—People & orgs:• Stylitics• Carlota Perez—Books:• Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages• The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership• Multipliers—Other resources:• Give away your legos• How to craft your product team at every stage, from pre-PMF to hypergrowth• The 3 lenses of innovation 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