Sustainable Product Leadership: Burnout, Focus and Discovery

• How do product teams protect their energy and focus when the work keeps expanding?

This TPG Live roundtable looks at how product managers and product leaders can create healthier, more sustainable ways of working. PM burnout is often fueled by constant context switching, unclear expectations, and pressure to deliver without enough ownership. This session will look at the root causes of burnout and the practical changes that help product people recover and work in healthier ways. Learn how experienced leaders redesign roles and reset expectations so teams can work more sustainably.

The conversation will also dig into how discovery changes when teams have more possible directions than ever before. When teams can pursue more ideas, they need better ways to choose which opportunities deserve attention and which signals are strong enough to guide the work. We will discuss how experienced teams focus discovery, gather useful evidence earlier, and direct product capacity toward opportunities with customer and business value.

• How can PMs protect their capacity while increasing their impact?
• How do product teams focus discovery when the number of possible paths keeps growing?

This session brings together practical guidance and real experience from product leaders who have helped teams work with more focus and resilience. Whether you are trying to prevent burnout, recover from it, or strengthen how your team discovers the right opportunities, you will leave with practical ways to apply what you learn.

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📹 ON CAMERA MEMBERS:

• Jeremy Horn [aka The Product Guy]: Founder & Organizer, The Product Group https://linkedin.com/in/TheProductGuy
• Jordan Bergtraum: Head of Product, myWork https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanbergtraum/
• Chris Butler: Founder, Symboulos https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbu/
• Mayank Sehgal: Senior Product Manager, Port https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayank-sehgal
• Paul Hurwitz: Connexus Unigy Product Manager, IPC Systems https://www.linkedin.com/in/phurwitz/
• Tom O'Rourke: Co-host, Enterprise Automation Excellence Podcast https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomorourke/

🔍 KEY TOPICS:

• When PMs Burn Out: Prevention, Recovery, and Redesigning the Role
• Product Discovery in an Age of Abundance
• Tips, tricks, and best practices for all-levels of product enthusiasts.
• And more...

When PMs Burn Out: Prevention, Recovery, and Redesigning the Role
Burnout among product managers is on the rise, fueled by constant context switching, unclear expectations, and the pressure to deliver without full ownership. In this roundtable, we will explore the root causes of PM burnout, from structural misalignment to cultural overload, and what can be done to prevent it. Learn from product leaders who have experienced burnout firsthand as they share how they recovered, rebuilt, and redefined their roles. We will also discuss practical changes teams and organizations can make to create healthier, more sustainable product environments. Whether you're trying to prevent burnout or bounce back from it, this session will offer clear insights and actionable strategies to help you thrive again.

Product Discovery in an Age of Abundance
Product teams can create and experiment faster than ever.
As a result, the range of ideas that can be pursued as increased by orders of magnitude and product discovery as never been more valuable. In this roundtable, we will explore how product leaders identify the opportunities worth pursuing and gather useful evidence early enough to keep discovery connected to the faster pace of development. Learn how experienced teams evolve their discovery practices as the number of possible directions grows. Explore practical ways to focus product capacity on the opportunities most likely to create customer and business value.

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