The Product Group

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• How do you create real accountability when your metrics, rituals, and culture keep teams stuck?

In this TPG Live roundtable, we will explore how product teams reconnect progress to purpose. OKRs, KPIs, and outcome frameworks can drive focus, but only when they are honest, aligned, and understood. We will dig into how experienced leaders design metrics that clarify intent, reinforce ownership, and build momentum without slipping into compliance theater or vanity tracking.

We will also take a candid look at the systems and habits that quietly erode velocity. Product work often slows not because teams lack talent or tools, but because outdated behaviors and structures go unchallenged. From bloated rituals to misaligned incentives, we will examine the invisible forces that block progress and the hard truths teams must face to move forward.

• What happens when teams stop measuring activity and start focusing on outcomes?
• How do you lead through inertia without defaulting to pressure or performance theater?

This session brings together practical strategies and lived experience from product leaders who have rebuilt how progress is defined and delivered. Whether you are resetting your metrics or trying to unblock your team, you will leave with tools to move forward with clarity.
Join us live, bring your questions, and be part of the conversation.

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📹 ON CAMERA MEMBERS:

• Jeremy Horn [aka The Product Guy]: Founder & Organizer, The Product Group https://linkedin.com/in/TheProductGuy
• Marcin Klimaszewski: Founder & Sprint Facilitator, gonogo.design https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinklimaszewski/
• Jim Rome: Principle Product Manager, Realtor.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimrome-product-management-leader/
• Swat Annamalai: Head of Product, Flyte https://www.linkedin.com/in/swathi54/

🔍 KEY TOPICS:

• Reinforcing Accountability: OKRs, KPIs, and the Metrics that Matter
• Hard Truths and Velocity: Breaking Through Bureaucracy, Noise, and Bad Habits
• Insights from top product professionals
• Tips, tricks, and best practices for all-levels of product enthusiasts.
• And more...

Reinforcing Accountability: OKRs, KPIs, and the Metrics that Matter
Metrics only drive progress when they are grounded in clarity and connected to purpose. In this roundtable, we will explore how product leaders use OKRs, KPIs, and outcome frameworks to reinforce accountability without creating confusion or compliance theater. Learn how to avoid the common traps of vanity metrics, misaligned goals, and noise disguised as insight. Hear how experienced teams design metrics that promote ownership, sharpen focus, and accelerate real outcomes. Whether you are recalibrating how your team measures success or building a new system from scratch, this session will help you reset how metrics support progress.

Hard Truths and Velocity: Breaking Through Bureaucracy, Noise, and Bad Habits
Most product teams fail because of patterns they refuse to question. This roundtable takes an unfiltered look at the habits, structures, and assumptions that quietly stall progress and drain momentum. From unnecessary process layers to performance theater and misaligned incentives, we will surface the hard truths that slow teams down. Hear from product leaders across industries who have navigated complex environments and learned how to clear a path to real velocity. Whether you are facing internal resistance, unclear ownership, or a culture that rewards motion over impact, this session will help you name the problems and move forward with intent.

Would you like to be considered for a Featured Product slot? If so, email Jeremy Horn at jeremydhorn@gmail.com

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• Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheProductWay/membership
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• Recommended Reading: https://kit.co/TheProductGuy/books
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• How do product leaders stay steady in difficult moments while bringing the whole organization along with them?

In this TPG Live roundtable, we will explore what thoughtful product leadership looks like when conditions become demanding and the stakes are high. Product teams occasionally face moments that test their resilience. A launch falls short, a reorganization changes priorities, or a company adjusts its direction. We will look at how experienced product leaders guide their teams through these moments with clarity, composure, and purpose. Learn how they communicate with transparency, support their teams, and keep attention on delivering meaningful value for customers.

We will also focus on the skill of translating product thinking across the organization. Each function evaluates success through its own perspective. Sales emphasizes revenue. Legal focuses on risk and compliance. Finance measures return on investment. Product leaders bring these viewpoints together by expressing product decisions in terms that resonate with each partner. This session will explore practical ways to connect product strategy with the goals of the broader business and build stronger alignment across teams.

• What helps product leaders maintain focus when the environment becomes unpredictable?
• How can clear communication strengthen trust across teams that approach the work from different angles?

This session brings together practical guidance and real experience from product leaders who have guided their teams through challenging moments and built strong partnerships across their organizations. Whether you are preparing for unexpected change or strengthening collaboration with business partners, you will leave with insights that help you lead with confidence.

Join us live, bring your questions, and be part of the conversation.

RSVP now to join us live, ask your questions, and take part in the discussion. If you cannot attend live, you will receive a link to the full recording and recap.

Post questions / comments in the YouTube Chat to participate in the real-time conversation.

📹 ON CAMERA MEMBERS:

• Jeremy Horn [aka The Product Guy]: Founder & Organizer, The Product Group https://linkedin.com/in/TheProductGuy
• Erika Tsai: Founder & Product Consultant, Flying Piggies Limited https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikatsai/
• Susanne Lundkvist: Consultant and Product Lead at The HiveMind Network https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanne-r-lundkvist/
• Sonali Panda: Senior Product Manager, Hilton Foods UK https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonali-panda/

🔍 KEY TOPICS:

• Product in Motion: Leading with Clarity Through Change
• Translating Product: Speaking the Language of Your Business Partners
• Insights from top product professionals
• Tips, tricks, and best practices for all-levels of product enthusiasts.
• And more...

Product in Motion: Leading with Clarity Through Change
Product teams regularly encounter moments that test their leadership and resolve. A launch falls short of expectations. An organization adjusts its structure. A company moves through a period of workforce change. This session focuses on how product leaders guide their teams through demanding situations with clarity, care, and purpose. Hear how experienced leaders communicate openly, support their colleagues, and keep attention centered on delivering meaningful value. This roundtable will share practical perspectives that strengthen resilience, reinforce trust, and help product teams move forward with confidence when the environment is evolving.

Translating Product: Speaking the Language of Your Business Partners
Every function in an organization operates in its own currency of value. Sales measures success through revenue. Legal focuses on risk and compliance. Finance evaluates return on investment. Product begins with solving meaningful user problems.
In this roundtable, we will explore how product leaders translate product decisions into the currencies that matter to each partner. Learn how to connect product thinking to revenue outcomes, risk confidence, operational efficiency, and strategic growth. Discover practical techniques for communicating product strategy in ways that build alignment, strengthen trust, and help teams move forward together.

Would you like to be considered for a Featured Product slot? If so, email Jeremy Horn at jeremydhorn@gmail.com

Join Our Community

• Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheProductWay/membership
• Mentor a Product Person: [https://TheProductMentor.com](https://theproductmentor.com/)
• Recommended Reading: https://kit.co/TheProductGuy/books
• TPG Product Spotlights: https://kit.co/TheProductGuy/tpg-spotlights
• Slack: https://communityinviter.com/apps/theproductgroup/the-product-group

#TheProductGroup #ProductManagement #ProductLeadership #TPGLive