Frustration, not failure, is often where good product decisions begin.

It’s tempting to aim for perfect harmony in a product team: smooth meetings, unanimous decisions, consensus with no pushback. But when everything flows too easily, there’s a risk: no one’s challenging the status quo.

Product leaders often find themselves paralysed by the sheer volume of decisions they need to make. From roadmap trade-offs to team restructuring to stakeholder alignment, it’s a constant balancing act.