Corporate Underpants

S1E7 AUDIO Mike Neff on Puzzle Perspective and Decoding Leadership Behavior


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What if the real reason your product failed wasn’t the team or the timeline—but that you were solving the wrong puzzle entirely?
In this episode, I talk with Mike Neff, a seasoned product design leader, about what happened when he joined a company headed for IPO—and discovered that everything he thought he knew about success, alignment, and leadership was just one small piece of a much bigger picture.
We cover:
  • Why “doing everything right” isn’t enough
  • How to spot invisible misalignment before it wrecks your roadmap
  • Using design tools to align stakeholders (not just users)
  • What to ask when nothing makes sense
  • Why puzzle perspective is a leadership superpower
  • If you're a designer, PM, or exec trying to make a real impact in a complex org—this one’s for you.
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    Corporate UnderpantsBy Tamara Adlin