{"podcast":{"title":"One Knight in Product","slug":"one-knight-in-product-2167718","podcast_index_feed_id":2167718,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/oneknightinproduct/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.oneknightinproduct.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9430434/One_Knight_in_Product_Logo_Reboota5kns.jpg","author":"One Knight in Product","episode_count":273,"summary":"This is a podcast for people interested in building or designing tech products. At least once a week, I speak to product managers, product leaders, product marketers, UX professionals, and anyone else involved in product management and product delivery. Come and listen to some great conversations and get inspired! Listen on your favourite podcast app or on https://www.oneknightinproduct.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T14:17:42.792089+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-knight-in-product-2167718"},"episode":{"title":"Petra Wille - Strong Product Leadership in the Age of AI","slug":"petra-wille-strong-product-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai","published_at":"2026-05-19T11:54:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-knight-in-product-2167718/petra-wille-strong-product-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-knight-in-product-2167718","url":"https://oneknightinproduct.podbean.com/e/petra-wille-strong-product-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7wm63f2km4ubp679/E270-Petra-Wille.mp3","summary":"On this episode, I speak to the returning Petra Wille, product leadership coach, author of Strong Product People, and founder of the Product at Heart conference. Petra has spent years helping product leaders and organisations develop stronger product cultures, leadership practices, and team structures across a wide range of industries. We went deep into product leadership, especially in an age of AI where we're all being told to be builders again, and how her Product Leadership Wheel helps product leaders up their game. Episode highlights Leadership is a distinct discipline - Strong individual contributors do not automatically become strong leaders, and leadership requires deliberate development rather than promotion by default. Product leaders need directional clarity - One of the core responsibilities of leadership is helping teams understand where the organisation is going, why it matters, and how everyday decisions connect to broader strategy. Coaching is an underused leadership skill - Petra argues that many leaders underestimate the importance of coaching capabilities and fail to invest enough time in helping teams grow and improve. Culture is often invisible inside organisations - Teams frequently struggle to articulate their company culture because they are immersed in it every day, making reflection and intentional leadership even more important. AI is changing the demands placed on leaders - Product leaders are being forced to rethink team structures, workflows, decision-making, and product experiences as AI reshapes how organisations operate. Efficiency gains can create new problems - Faster delivery is not automatically better. Petra warns that organisations risk creating more technical debt, burnout, and shallow thinking if speed becomes the only goal. Lea…","meta_description":"On this episode, I speak to the returning Petra Wille, product leadership coach, author of Strong Product People, and founder of the Product at Heart conf…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/one-knight-in-product-2167718/episodes/petra-wille-strong-product-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-knight-in-product-2167718/petra-wille-strong-product-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}