Beyond Product Management

Stop Starting Over: Why Weekly Direction Changes Are Killing Your Business


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So many founders believe they’re moving fast — but what they’re actually doing is starting over again and again.

In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather Miller digs into a pattern she sees constantly with smart, capable founders and leadership teams: changing direction every week in the name of speed, validation, or momentum — and unknowingly stalling their own growth.

From messaging and pricing to features and positioning, these changes often feel productive. But when nothing is allowed to stabilize long enough to learn from it, teams lose clarity, data becomes meaningless, and founders become the bottleneck.

Heather shares:

  • A real founder story about constantly changing messaging — and why nothing was “working”
  • A lesson from a scaled agile environment that applies directly to startups and growing businesses
  • Why two weeks of data is often just noise, not insight
  • A simple analogy that explains why stacking changes destroys your ability to evaluate results
  • The human cost of constant pivoting: confusion, lost trust, slower execution, and burnout

This episode isn’t about moving slower — it’s about moving with intention.

PDRM Consulting's mission is to help businesses reduce risk, specifically in the fields of Cybersecurity and Product Management.

Heather bridges the professional development gap in the corporate space by empowering growth-driven product managers to transition into strategic, results-oriented leaders. By focusing on enhancing key skills and decision-making capabilities, she helps them accelerate their leadership journey, achieve measurable outcomes more quickly, and excel in driving product success. Her approach ensures they thrive in their roles and unlock their full potential as impactful servant leaders within their organizations.

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Beyond Product ManagementBy Heather Miller (PDRM Consulting)