Product Rising Great Advice from Tami Reiss
Mar 3, 2026
Tami Reiss, experienced product leader, author, trainer, and coach who advises on leadership and career growth. She highlights why coaching uncovers blind spots. She explains shifting from execution to strategy as you advance. She covers building influence with questions and empathy, speaking the language of business, and networking to uncover opportunities.
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Skills That Got You Here Won't Keep You Here
- Skills that got you a role won't keep you there without change.
- Tami Reiss explains coaches provide outside perspective to see the whole field and reveal what leaders miss while 'kicking and running with the ball'.
Shift Your First Team To The Executive Layer
- Transitioning to executive requires shifting your first team to the executive leadership team.
- Tami Reiss says you must build new cross-functional relationships and continuously earn trust with sales, operations, marketing, CEO, and board.
The Strategy Versus Execution Pendulum
- Product leadership is a pendulum from execution to strategy as you ascend roles.
- Tami Reiss describes removing execution work so you can craft strategic intent and get organizational buy-in for it.