How do you ensure alignment when you have two senior executive stakeholders who disagree with each other on the proposed strategy and you are stuck in the middle?

While not ideal, it's also not uncommon that two executive stakeholders will disagree on some level of strategy on a project. I think the path through this for Product Ma...

To resolve this situation, you need to: Establish who is the decision maker (it can't be two people) Summarize conflicting points of view and communicate the process of...

'The stuck in the middle' is often a symptom of a larger problem which results from lack of operating principles for decision making. For example: we follow the DACI mode...

When execs disagree and I’m caught in the crossfire, here’s how I find the path forward:Frame the options: I lay out 2–3 clear paths in a table including options across t...

It's a tough situation if you, as a product manager, find yourself stuck in the middle without alignment. There are certain steps you can follow if you're in such a situa...

Oh boy, this one is a doozy. Here's how I generally approach this situation - hoping it helps: Make sure your manager is aware of the conflict and see how they might be...

There are two things I think about in cases like this: fears and steel-manning. I’ve found that one of the fastest ways to help get alignment amongst executives is to sta...

Watch the video response on Loom, or read the transcript below: This question is a tough one. How do you ensure alignment when you have two executives, or sometimes eve...

When you are stuck between the disagreement of 2 executives, there is no prescriptive playbook to help resolve this since the solution depends on the people involved, the...

When senior executives disagree, you can help getting the situation unstuck by bringing in additional context, information, or factors to consider to the discussion. A fe...

This is a really interesting question. I guess I’ve never really thought about being stuck in between two stakeholders before. Whether they agree with each other or not i...

Your primary role as a product manager is to ensure doing what is best for your products and customers. To manage conflict with stakeholders, try and listen to their poin...

At GitLab we have a DRI (directly responsible individual). The DRI is the one who's decision matters and even if there are senior leaders if they are not the DRI their op...

Carrying forward on the question above, it is imperative for you, as the mediator, to make the stakeholders seek common ground. Practically, this could involve a common s...

I don't think there is a simple answer for this one, as each situation will be different.But first I would say if you see misalignment between them then bring them togeth...

Can relate to this question! I definitely struggled with similar situations earlier in my career. Interestingly I got the solution from the executives I was working with ...

Trying to understand views of both stakeholders and discussing Pros and Cons of points shared by both on given proposal would help in bringing more clarity about reasons ...