Episodes
AI Product Management: Rediscovering Old Ideas (Lenny’s Summit 2026 Review) | AA275
Silicon Valley’s top product leaders rediscovered R&D & strategy, and we're once again giving you the notes. Product Manager Brian Orlando watched all 11 Lenny & Friends Summit 2026 talks so you don't have to! In part 2 of this podcast, Brian brings the clips, comments, and discoveries to Enterprise Business...
Even Anthropic Still Needs PMs: Lenny’s Summit 2026 Review | AA274
Silicon Valley’s top product leaders rediscovered strategy, and we're here to give you the notes. Product Manager Brian Orlando watched all 11 Lenny & Friends Summit 2026 talks so you don't have to! In this podcast, Brian brings the clips, comments, and discoveries of each talk to Enterprise Business Agility...
I Left My Job and 99% of My Network Ghosted Me | AA273
Every coworker said 'call me anytime.' Then I left the job and 99% of them vanished. Brian opens with the story of a paid coach who went silent the moment the invoices stopped, and the two hosts argue over whether work relationships were ever real. By the end you'll have a three-bucket test you can run today...
Forced Ranking: The Bell Curve Was Installed, Not Discovered | AA272
Your work's forced ranking bell curve wasn't discovered in experiments with people. It was installed via fiat. ...and forced ranking pays people to hide bad news. Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Business Coach Om tear apart the forced ranking system GE made famous, Microsoft ran for a decade, and that E...
The Last Roadmap: Roadmaps ARE Dead... but You Never Really Had One. | AA271
Someone just told you AI made roadmaps obsolete... and they're about to sell you the replacement! Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Business Agility Leader Om put "the Last Roadmap" pitch next to the Agile Manifesto and find a 25-year-old argument wearing new labels. In reality, the roadmap that 'died' is...
Good at an Unfunded Job? Now You're Doing It Forever | AA270
Your company cut the Scrum Master role and called it self-organization. Fantastic... Where did the coordination work go? We'll bet it landed on someone who doesn't get paid to do it. Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Leader Om Patel argue through what happens when organizations de...
If You're Asking When to Kill a Feature, You Already Lost | AA269
If you're asking when to kill a feature, you already lost. Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Leader Om Patel break down why the "should we kill this feature" is really a trap, why the data won't save you, and why the CEO's pet project survives on rank - not merit. Our promise to y...
Blaming People: It's Cheaper Than Fixing the System (Molly Graham's Waterline Model) | AA268
Most "people problems" are structural problems wearing a human face mask. Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Business Agility Leader Om dissect Molly Graham's Waterline Model! Listen or watch as we debate whether this framework is the most actionable restatement of systems thinking in decades or just Demin...
Your Mentor Can't Get You Promoted (And Never Could) | AA267
The best mentor you've ever had can't get you promoted. Not won't - can't. Product Manager Brian and Business Agility Coach Om draw a hard line between mentors and sponsors, showing why advice never reaches the room where promotions actually happen. Listen or watch to learn how to audit your current sponsor ...