The Product Leader’s Playbook: Volume 1
The Product Leader's Playbook: Volume 1
From Features to Influence — A Strategic Field Guide for Modern PMs
12 Advanced Essays + 5 Frameworks for Senior Product Managers Who Want to Lead with Strategy, Not Just Delivery.”
Most product teams are trapped in execution mode. They ship features, hit deadlines, and celebrate velocity, but they're not building momentum. Strategy gets buried under backlog pressure. Roadmaps become shipping calendars. Impact gets lost in output.
This playbook is your way out.
Over 15+ years at Amazon, T-Mobile, and multiple startups, product leadership advisor Sam Robertstad learned that high-output teams don't always drive high impact. So he built something different: a framework system that helps product leaders say strategic no's, prioritize what matters, and design features that compound over time.
What You'll Master:
- Say no without slowing down using The Focus Loop
- Escape product debt and velocity addiction
- Build outcome-driven roadmaps that move beyond activity
- Measure behavior change, not just metrics with the L.E.A.D. Framework
- Make better strategic bets using the 3D Strategy Filter
- Design features for long-term ROI with the Leverage Matrix
- Decide when to pivot, persevere, or kill any feature
What's Inside:
- 12 Strategic Essays from the acclaimed newsletter
- 5 Battle-Tested Frameworks with step-by-step integration guides
- 90-Day Implementation Roadmap to transform your approach
- 3 Strategic Workshops for complex real-world scenarios
- Quick Reference Tools for daily decision-making
Perfect For:
- Senior ICs ready to grow influence and operate like product leaders
- Mid-career PMs stuck in the feature factory who want to drive outcomes, not just output
- Startup PMs building strategy while juggling delivery
- New product leads inheriting a roadmap and needing alignment fast
- High-functioning teams that want to think more clearly and act more decisively
“In 90 days, you'll go from managing backlogs to driving product strategy.”
You'll get: 12 strategic essays, 5 proven frameworks, and 3 integration workshops to help you lead with clarity, prioritize what matters, and scale your product impact in 90 days.