185. How to Lead Product Teams Through Change with Product Ops I Antonia Landi

In this episode of the Productized Podcast, host André Marquet sits down with Antonia Landi, a senior product operations coach and consultant, to explore the emotional, strategic, and cultural layers of driving change in modern product teams. Together, they dig into: ➡️ Why Product Ops is more than a function—it’s a mindset ➡️ How to build trust when driving change in legacy systems ➡️ The real emotional labor behind product strategy ➡️ Practical tips for weekly check-ins, alignment, and ops enablement ➡️ Why co-creating change beats top-down initiatives every time If you’re a product leader, coach, or team builder, this episode is packed with insights on how to make your team thrive—without burning out. 🎧 Listen now and learn why Product Ops is about people first, frameworks second. Chapters: 09:04 Antonia Landi's Journey into Product Operations 17:21 Creating Change Together: The Role of Product Ops 25:43 Making Product Ops Work Explicit 29:53 Building Trust in Change Management 36:17 The Emotional Layer of Product Ops 36:47 The Future of Product Work 39:05 Workshop Preview: Practical Product Ops Strategies 🔗 Connect with Antonia: Website → https://www.antonialandi.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/landiantonia 🔗 Where to find Andre: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquet/ 🛠️ Catch Antonia live at Productized Conference 2025 — Workshop: “Delivering Results: A Product Operations Masterclass for Leaders” 🎟️ Join us in Lisbon → https://www.productized.co #ProductOps #ProductManagement #TeamDynamics #ProductLeadership #EmpathyAtWork #ChangeManagement #FutureOfWork #CreateChangeTogether #ProductizedPodcast #Productized2025