Coaching Product Leadership with Shreyas Doshi | Building Trust, Managing Insecurity, and Leading with Courage

<p>Christian sits down with product leader Shreyas Doshi to dig into a perspective-shifting idea: Most product problems are actually product leadership problems. They unpack how new leaders unintentionally erode trust, why saying “I don’t know” is treated like a crime in many companies, and how judgment, courage, and listening shape outcomes more than any framework.</p><p>–</p><p>Today’s episode will discuss:</p><ul><li>Why so many “product problems” are really leadership problems in disguise</li><li>How new leaders unintentionally erode trust</li><li>Healthier ways to handle situations where you don’t have all the answers</li><li>How great leaders use judgment, courage, and deep listening to change outcomes</li><li>What “framework theater” is – and why it fails</li><li>The unexpected way AI is changing product leadership</li></ul><p>–</p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li>Anthropic: <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.anthropic.com/</a></li><li>ChatGPT: <a href="https://chatgpt.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chatgpt.com/</a></li><li>Google Gemini: <a href="https://gemini.google.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gemini.google.com/</a></li><li>Marty Cagan: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagan/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagan/</a></li><li>Stripe: <a href="https://stripe.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stripe.com/</a></li></ul><p>–</p><p><strong>SVPG on product leadership:</strong></p><ul><li>Articles: <a href="https://www.svpg.com/insights/product-leadership-articles/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.svpg.com/insights/product-leadership-articles/</a></li></ul><p>–</p><p><strong>Where to find Shreyas Doshi:</strong></p><ul><li>“World Class Product Sense” Maven course: <a href="https://maven.com/shreyas-doshi/product-sense" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://maven.com/shreyas-doshi/product-sense</a></li><li>“World-class Product Strategy for Founders &amp; Executives” Maven course: <a href="https://maven.com/shreyas-doshi/product-strategy-with-shreyas" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://maven.com/shreyas-doshi/product-strategy-with-shreyas</a></li><li>Shreyas’ Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ShreyasDoshiVideos" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@ShreyasDoshiVideos</a></li></ul><p>–</p><p><strong>Where to find Christian Idiodi:</strong></p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cidiodi/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cidiodi/</a></li></ul><p>–</p><p><strong>Where to find SVPG:</strong></p><ul><li><p>SVPG’s newest book, TRANSFORMED: <a href="https://www.svpg.com/books/transformed-moving-to-the-product-operating-model/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.svpg.com/books/transformed-moving-to-the-product-operating-model/</a></p></li><li><p>Other books: <a href="https://www.svpg.com/books/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.svpg.com/books/</a></p></li><li><p>Articles: <a href="https://www.svpg.com/articles/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.svpg.com/articles/</a></p></li><li><p>Workshops: <a href="https://www.svpg.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.svpg.com/</a></p></li><li><p>Videos: <a href="https://www.svpg.com/videos" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.svpg.com/videos</a></p></li></ul><p>-</p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>(00:44) How product leaders build trust</p><p>(01:25) When new leaders erode trust</p><p>(07:54) The true cost of saying “I don’t know”</p><p>(10:45) How insincerity manifests in the workplace</p><p>(16:12) The need for modeling great leadership</p><p>(18:30) How to accurately diagnose problems</p><p>(27:22) T