What the CEO wants from product leaders with Fran Rosch (ForgeRock, Symantec)

Blake Thorne (@blakethorne - https://twitter.com/blakethorne) of LaunchNotes talks with Fran Rosch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/franrosch/ - CEO of ForgeRock, previously of Symantec), about what he expects from product leaders. They discuss important traits of product leaders, and Fran shares his thoughts on defining vision, purpose, mission, and strategy.

Links

• Fran’c company: https://www.forgerock.com/

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• Check out the LaunchNotes Podcast: https://launchnotes-podcast.launchnotes.io/
  

Show notes

(00:00) - Introductions

(01:52) - What do CEOs look for from product leaders? 

(04:52) - Leveraging qualitative data to drive company & product strategy

(11:30) - Strategy frameworks

(14:42) - The important trait of “judgment” in product management

(19:54) - What Fran is most excited about right now at ForgeRock

(22:45) - Thoughts on vision, purpose, mission, and strategy

(28:15) - General availability tips from a CEO

Listen later? Here are the podcast links

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zKS5ZLRz4ig5iayUm1af5?si=ecc5af46041b45df

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nailing-the-transition-from-ic-pm-to-product-leadership/id1646061444?i=1000597440994