Topics Covered:

• Why the Product at Heart leadership event in Barcelona was canceled—and what it taught us


• The hidden stigma of coaching for leaders


• Vulnerability as a leadership skill


• The Learning Menu framework: how to invest in your development at any budget level


• From free resources to high-ticket coaching—how to choose the right growth path


• Reflection, journaling, and emotional resilience in product leadership


• The importance of finding your learning “dojo”


• How conferences offer more than just talks (think: peer benchmarking and teaching tactics)


• Ethical coaching boundaries and what happens when coaching reveals misalignment

Resources & Links:

• Follow Teresa Torres: https://ProductTalk.org


• Follow Petra Wille: https://Petra-Wille.com

Mentioned in the episode:

• Product at Heart


• Product Talk Academy - Teresa’s Product Discovery Courses


• Coaching for Product Leaders/Executives with Petra Wille


• Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox) - Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast episode with Drew Houston


• How the “Learning Menu” Concept Can Help Develop Your Product Team - Petra’s Learning Menu article


• Harvard Business Review


• Meetup


• Product Talk Blog - Teresa’s blog


• Product Leadership Blog - Petra’s blog


• Product Talk Academy Free Mini Courses - Teresa’s free mini-course


• Continuous Discovery Habits Membership - Teresa’s community for continuous discovery practitioners and features monthly leadership calls.


• Quarterly Leadership Newsletter with Petra


• Continuous Discovery Habits - Teresa’s book


• STRONG Product People and STRONG Product Communities - Petra’s books


• Workshops by David Bland and Jeff Gothelf


• Maven Learning’s Lightning Lessons


• Toastmasters International


• Christina Wodtke’s book Present Yourself


• Finding Your Learning Headline - from Petra’s blog post