• You don’t need to be a well-run company to win: Surprising lessons in product leadership and AI strategy | Tamar Yehoshua (President at Glean, ex-CPO at Slack, VP at Google, VP at Amazon)

  • Sep 26 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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You don’t need to be a well-run company to win: Surprising lessons in product leadership and AI strategy | Tamar Yehoshua (President at Glean, ex-CPO at Slack, VP at Google, VP at Amazon)

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  • Tamar Yehoshua is the president of product and technology at Glean. Prior to joining Glean, Tamar was chief product officer at Slack, where she led product, design, and research as the company scaled, including a 10x increase in revenue, its public listing, and an acquisition by Salesforce. She also led product and engineering teams at Google, working on search, identity, and privacy, and at A9.com, an Amazon company. Tamar has served on the board of directors for RetailMeNot, ServiceNow, Snyk, and Yext. In our conversation, we discuss:

    • Why you don’t need to be a well-run company to win

    • The impact of AI on product management and the future of work

    • How to build strong cross-functional relationships, especially with engineers

    • Lessons learned from working with leaders like Jeff Bezos and Stewart Butterfield

    • Strategies for staying ahead in a rapidly evolving tech landscape

    • Much more

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    Find the transcript and show notes at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/you-dont-need-to-be-a-well-run-company-to-win-tamar-yehoshua

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    Where to find Tamar Yehoshua:

    • X: https://x.com/TYehoshua

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamar-yehoshua-886217/

    • Newsletter: https://tamaryehoshua.substack.com/

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    Where to find Lenny:

    • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com

    • X: https://twitter.com/lennysan

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/

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    In this episode, we cover:

    (00:00) Tamar’s background

    (02:09) Key advice for career success

    (06:54) Understanding people and motivations

    (09:33) The importance of impact

    (11:20) Navigating company chaos

    (18:40) Career planning: a different perspective

    (26:22) Lessons from industry leaders

    (37:59) Building stronger cross-functional relationships

    (42:00) Streamlining OKR reviews with async methods

    (45:26) Why you shouldn’t worry so much about making users unhappy

    (47:50) The power of listening in leadership

    (52:34) How to leverage AI so you don’t fall behind

    (01:06:39) Closing thoughts and lightning round

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    Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.

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    Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.



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