Product Management Event at #ProductCon Seattle on Building High Performing Product Teams by Leslie Grandy, former SVP of Digital Products at Discovery.

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10. Leslie Grandy
T O N I G H T ’ S S P E A K E R

11. JUNE 25, 2019
BUILDING HIGH PERFORMING PRODUCT TEAMS
LESLIE GRANDY
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, LEAFLY

12. HIGH PERFORMANCE
IS NOT ABOUT
HARMONY...
...IT’S ABOUT RESPECT
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13. TALENT ISN’T EVERYTHING
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14. ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE REFLECTS
THE STYLE OF A
LEADER
EVERY LEADER CASTS A
SHADOW
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15. UNDERSTANDING AND
MANAGING EMOTIONS
GREATLY INCREASES
CHANCES OF SUCCESS.
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16. FORMING YOUR TEAM MUST
START WITH CLEAR,
ACTIONABLE VALUES AND A
HIRING PROCESS THAT
SUPPORTS THEM
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17. WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?
✓ Team Values/Tenets
✓ Personal responsibilities
✓ Ethics and standards
✓ Character & culture
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18. STORMING REQUIRES:
✔ TOLERATING CONFLICTS
✔ ENCOURAGING NEGOTIATION
✔ DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
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EXITING STORMING PHASE REQUIRES
NEW TEAM SKILLS...
…AND CAN CAUSE SOME ATTRITION

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NORMING BRINGS CONSENSUS AND TEAM SPIRIT

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FACING NEW CHALLENGES COULD CAUSE THE TEAM TO
LAPSE BACK INTO STORMING BEHAVIORS

23. We are all for you
being a disruptor.
We’d just rather you
didn’t disrupt us.
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PERFORMING REQUIRES TRUST, CONSTRUCTIVE
COMMUNICATION AND EMBRACING DIVERSITY

25. THANK YOU

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