Product Tonic Lab (PTL) is a 6-month, interactive online-based program that focuses on developing product leadership in Southeast Asia through experiential learning. The program was developed by the Product Tonic Community leaders for senior product managers, product designers and software engineers who want to develop their leadership style, advance in…

Considering this is the end of PTL journey and this final retreat is organised around following topics for the group reflecting back our 6+ months journey together: Fishbowl discussion on Psychological Wellbeing for Product Leaders Sharing on Product Tonic Community Journey Experiential learning to create space for difficult conversations Program…

The closing retreat is designed to close off learning backlog items uncovered from previous meetup 10 (Inviting Leadership in Yourself) and expand our self-awareness using the Johari Window model. Understanding the leadership concept in general Increase the awareness of one’s leadership power and style by getting feedback from our own…

“How might we increase self-awareness and understand leadership style?” What we learnt: Experiential Learning Cycle and RSVP Fundamentals of Leadership Revisiting on Product Person Canvas and journal for increasing self-awareness Experiential Learning Cycle and RSVP Model Leadership One the most important challenge in leadership today is to develop competence in adjusting to a radically altered environment.

“How might we use product skill set in pushing economies into the green circle of the doughnut economy?” What we learnt: Understanding doughnut economics and current challenges Having a more sustainable mindset The Doughnut Theory

“How might we influence a “Product Led” culture?” What we learnt: Concepts of product led growth Learn about product led from experience Apply product led concept Product-led growth Product-led growth (PLG) is an end user-focused growth model that relies on the product itself as the primary driver of customer acquisition, conversion, and expansion. …

“How might we build a sense of ownership to create success together?” What we learnt and shared: Building a sense of ownership starts with invitations The Game of Ownership (Shark Tank) Recognizing stages of team development to identify blockers and the right resolutions Building a sense of ownership starts with invitations Invitation can test willingness & “pull” people to make choices instead of delegating / “pushing” action or responsibilities onto…

“How might we learn to be a great mentor?” What we learnt: 💭What mentoring is 🛠 Understand the Principles of Meaningful Mentoring 🔍Discover what you can offer as a mentor What is Mentoring? Mentoring is learning relationship — The primary purpose is to drive personal growth; building skills, knowledge and understanding. While mentors may use coaching skills, their role is usually wider…

“How might we build resilient product leaders?” What we learnt: What does resilience mean to each one of us Appreciate that resilience sits on a sliding scale and is adaptive What we can do to strengthen our individual and team resilience Impact of mindset on the resilience of your team What is resilience? Psychologists define resilience as the process of…