S1E4 - Don Weinstein, x-Chief Product & Technology Officer, ADP - PM to Product Leader

Don Weinstein is ADP’s Global Chief Product and Technology Officer, responsible for all aspects of ADP’s global technology strategy and delivery. Don's career journey started as an engineer at GE, and continued at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and ADP where he held various leadership roles over his tenure of 17 years. In this episode, Don shares his playbook on how to lead technology transformations inside large organizations, the career graph from product manager to product leader to general manager, the key attributes of leaders that make them role models, and enabling customer intimacy for global product teams.

Key Highlights:

- Why the Role of Chief Product & Technology Officer?
- How to lead through technology shifts and transform the organization?
- How to invest for talent transformation?
- What are the traits of the "Frontline Leader"?
- What is the difference between a manager and leader?
- What makes leaders good role models?
- What is the difference between product manager and product leader?
- What are the Three Horizons of Product Management?
- How to progress to General Management?
- How to leverage talent across the world?
- How to enable customer intimacy for global teams?

Connect with Don Weinstein:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/doweinstein/

Referenced in this episode:

• Carlos Rodriguez, former CEO of ADP (profile)
• General Stanley McChrystal (profile)
• The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman (book)
• Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal (book)