How to say no to high prio product requests from your CEO | David Aubespin (Google, Hopin)

We've all been there. The CEO, Sales, a VP coming to Product asking for a feature, which they need yesterday.

It's a delicate situation, where hierarchical dynamics play an equally important role as a sound line of argument if a feature is really needed in the requested form.

To explore how to manage successfully feature requests from powerful stakeholders in the company, I'll talk to David Aubespin. David, ex VP Product & Design at Hopin, is a tech polyhistor and exited founder.

David believes in pre-empting. He advocates building relationships so it rarely comes to situations where a feature is prioritized due to the power of the person requesting it. Sign up to our webinar to learn about his techniques and best practices.

Agenda

1. Exploring why powerful people ask to put their features in the fast lane
2. How can you preempt getting into a situation like this?
3. How should you handle fast lane requests
4. What do you do if features are still pushed through by force
5. Q&A

Key learnings

You'll get a toolbox of tactics that you can use when you find yourself in a situation where features are pushed through by powerful stakeholders.

About David

David's career spans over 20 years: He was an engineering manager at Google, VP Product & Design and Hopin and not to mention Topi, a startup he founded, which was acquired by Hopin.

Where to find David Aubespin:

LinkedIn:  / aubespin  

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LinkedIn:   / akos-kiss-dozsai  
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