The process of building strategy is fraught with challenges; translating that strategy across the full organization is even more difficult. How can product leaders use strategy mapping to create organizational alignment and ensure execution success? This week on Product Talk, we welcome Professor Jesper B. Sorensen from the Stanford Graduate School of Business to talk about his book, Making Great Strategy, and how product leaders can use strategy mapping and visual thinking to uplevel their roadmaps.

If there is any year that embodies the thrill of working in tech, it's this one. Covid pivots notwithstanding, product-led culture is quickly becoming the baseline from which companies operate. How can product leaders navigate changing waters while retaining a focus on digital acceleration? Google fmr GM, Mighty Capital Partner, and Products That Count CPO, Renee Niemi, takes Product Talk through her impressive product career and shares insights on leading product amidst transitioning market dynamics.

Scaling a product for growth while aligning opportunities with a company's core mission; therein lies the daily objective of a product manager. It's a task that seems straightforward but is anything but simple. How can product leaders assess opportunities to create value and build long-term partnerships? Fmr Weight Watchers Product Director and current CPO of Ellevest, Alexandria Stried, shares insights on product prioritization, opportunity assessment, and how to build products for long-term partnerships.

It's many a product entrepreneur's dream: to take a product from conception to acquisition and on to continued growth at scale. The challenges, however, are plenty. What are the hard decisions that a product leader will face as they move from the startup hustle to post-acquisition growth? Stephane Giraudie, Dolby Sr. Director of Cloud Communications, and former Founder and CEO of Voxeet, shares insights on being a product entrepreneur, startup leadership, and building product at scale post-acquisition.