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An Eight-Hour Intensive Product Leadership Programme

Product Leadership in the Age of AI

Being a successful Product Manager and becoming a successful Product Leader require different capabilities.

Product Managers are rewarded for delivering features and coordinating execution. Product Leaders establish direction, make commercially sound choices, influence senior stakeholders, develop teams and connect product investments to business outcomes. AI is accelerating this transition. This immersive full-day programme helps experienced Product Managers assess their leadership readiness, practise the essential skills, and build a personal roadmap for the next stage of their growth.

DurationFull day · 8 hours
FormatImmersive workshop
CohortMinimum 10
Follow-upPortfolio review
LeadDIRECTIONEXECUTEFIG. 02 — THE ASCENTFrom delivering features — to setting direction.
The Fundamental Transition

The question changes. So must you.

Product Manager asks

"What should the team build next?"

Product Leader asks

"Where should the business compete, how will we win, and what should we choose not to pursue?"

The Six Product Leadership Dimensions

The programme develops you across six capabilities.

01

Product Strategy

02

Stakeholder Influence

03

Commercial Acumen

04

AI Fluency

05

Team Leadership

06

Executive Communication

Who Should Attend

For Product Managers ready to lead.

  • Product Managers preparing for senior roles
  • Senior Product Managers seeking greater strategic influence
  • Group Product Managers and Product Leads
  • Product professionals whose career progression has stalled
  • Product Managers expected to lead AI-enabled initiatives
  • Emerging leaders responsible for product teams or portfolios
The Full Day

A structured, immersive schedule.

9:00 – 9:30
From Product Manager to Product Leader
9:30 – 10:15
Product Leadership Gap Analysis
10:15 – 11:05
Moving from Roadmaps to Strategy
11:05 – 11:45
Strategic Narrative Workshop
11:45 – 12:00
Break
12:00 – 12:50
Stakeholder Influence
12:50 – 1:35
Executive Communication
1:35 – 2:20
Lunch
2:20 – 3:05
Product Leadership in the Age of AI
3:05 – 3:45
Commercial Acumen and Product Economics
3:45 – 4:00
Break
4:00 – 5:00
Team Leadership and 90-Day Growth Roadmap
Programme Structure · Nine Modules

What each part builds.

1

From Product Manager to Product Leader

The difference between managing a product and leading direction — execution to direction, feature to outcome ownership, and the behaviours that keep strong PMs trapped in execution.

Outcome · The mindset & responsibility shift
30 min
2

Product Leadership Gap Analysis

A candid self-assessment across all six leadership dimensions, surfacing strengths, development priorities and potential promotion blockers.

Outcome · A personal Leadership Gap Analysis
45 min
3

Moving from Roadmaps to Product Strategy

What makes strategy credible: right to win, explicit choices and trade-offs, measurable outcomes, and knowing what not to build. Built around an eight-part strategy framework.

Outcome · A structured strategy approach
50 min
4

Strategic Narrative Workshop

Communicating direction as a compelling, evidence-based narrative — creating urgency without exaggeration, and avoiding strategy decks that collapse into feature lists.

Outcome · A draft Strategic Narrative
40 min
— Break · 15 min —
5

Stakeholder Influence Without Authority

Leading people you don't manage. Mapping power, interest and impact; building alignment before decisions; separating stated positions from underlying interests; navigating politics ethically.

Outcome · A Stakeholder Influence Map
50 min
6

Executive Communication and Decision-Making

Moving from status reporting to recommendation. Leading with the conclusion, communicating uncertainty, delivering bad news with credibility, and asking for a specific decision.

Outcome · A reusable Executive Communication Framework
45 min
— Lunch · 45 min —
7

Product Leadership in the Age of AI

How AI changes discovery, decisions and delivery — leading AI initiatives without becoming an ML engineer, distinguishing genuine value from superficial features, and evaluating opportunities across nine factors.

Outcome · An AI Fluency Action Plan
45 min
8

Commercial Acumen and Product Economics

Connecting customer value, product performance and business performance. Building a credible business case, understanding AI infrastructure and inference costs, and protecting margins as usage grows.

Outcome · A Commercial Product Decision Framework
40 min
— Break · 15 min —
9

Leading Teams & Building the 90-Day Roadmap

Delegating outcomes, setting decision boundaries, avoiding the "hero PM" trap — then converting everything into a personal 90-day growth roadmap with 30/60/90-day measures and peer feedback.

Outcome · A personal 90-day Growth Roadmap
60 min
What You Take Away

Eleven frameworks that travel with you.

  • Product Leadership Readiness Assessment
  • Personal Leadership Gap Analysis
  • Product Strategy Framework
  • Strategic Narrative Framework
  • Stakeholder Influence Map
  • Executive Communication Framework
  • AI Opportunity Assessment
  • AI Fluency Action Plan
  • Commercial Product Decision Framework
  • Leadership Delegation Map
  • Personal 90-day Growth Roadmap
What You Leave With — Beyond the Room

Two paths to a lasting outcome.

The programme is built to change what happens after it ends — for the individual building a career, and for the team building a product organisation.

For Teams & Organisations

A shared language — and a decision your team presents to leadership.

Run as an in-house cohort, the programme leaves your product organisation with a common way of thinking and a concrete output to take upward:

  • A shared product leadership language across the team
  • A live strategic narrative for one real product or portfolio priority
  • A leadership presentation the team delivers to your own executives
  • Aligned 90-day roadmaps laddering to one business outcome
  • A calibrated view of team capability across all six dimensions
  • Clear signal on where to invest in leadership depth next
For Individuals

An asynchronous résumé & portfolio review.

After the programme, submit your résumé and professional portfolio. You'll receive a written review within five working days, focused on:

  • Evidence of strategic impact
  • Demonstration of commercial outcomes
  • Leadership positioning
  • Executive-level communication
  • AI experience and readiness
  • Gaps between current positioning and target roles
Format

How it runs.

DurationFull day · 8 hours
StyleImmersive workshop
CohortMinimum 10

A full day combining facilitator-led instruction, self-assessment, practical frameworks, real product scenarios, peer feedback and participant presentations. Bring one real product, business challenge or strategic initiative to use throughout. Runs as a scheduled cohort or as a customised in-house programme for your organisation.

The Point

Stop just writing PRDs. Start shaping strategy.

Enquire

Ready to lead, not just deliver?

This programme runs as a scheduled cohort or as a customised in-house day for your product organisation. Message directly to check dates, ask about a team cohort, and find the right fit.

Scheduled cohort (minimum 10) · or a customised in-house programme for your team

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