#75 Asking powerful stupid questions - with Paul Ortchanian, CEO @Bainpublic

Asking great questions is a real-life superpower! Sometimes though, it's important to take a step back and ask (powerful) stupid questions, especially when you are new in a role as a product person.  In this episode, the Product Bakers talked to Paul about coaching CEOs to develop a product mindset. Despite that, they've talked about what product people can do to establish more product thinking. Table of content: 00:30 - Episode Intro 01:50 - Intro Paul 04:45 - The ego of founders 10:50 - What founders need to hear 16:10 - Influential product management 22:35 - Asking dumb questions 32:35 - What founders & PMs can do to make a change Follow Paul: Linkedin: @paulortchanian Bainpublic: https://www.bainpublic.com/ Reads: Why the Product Manager Should Also Play Dumb https://blog.bainpublic.com/post/why-the-product-manager-should-also-play-dumb Why Empathy Is the Key to Success for Your Next Product Objective https://blog.bainpublic.com/post/why-empathy-is-the-key-to-success-for-your-next-product-objective You accomplish everything through others https://blog.bainpublic.com/post/you-accomplish-everything-through-others Product Management: Saying No Without Shutting Them Down https://blog.bainpublic.com/post/product-management-saying-no-without-shutting-them-down ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩    👨‍💻 Linkedin: Product Bakery    📸 Instagram: @productbakery    🐦 Twitter: @productbakery20    🌍 Website: https://www.product-bakery.com/