Roberto Hortal @[email protected]

Chief Product and Tech Officer @WSE_global. Making products at @RM_Results, @CoopDigital, @EDFEnergy, @MORETHAN, @easyJet & @Nokia since '94.

[Roberto Hortal @[email protected] @rhortal]

Is the future of AI being built on a "reality-distortion field"? This deep dive into Sam Altman’s leadership at OpenAI raises critical questions about transparency and trust in Product. Whether you're a sceptic or a believer, this is a must-read: https://t.co/jeJtmekUMF...

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AI is making execution easier, but decision-making harder. Andrej Karpathy calls it 'agentic engineering', yet it looks exactly like core Product Management: judgment over outcomes, not just output.

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Stop debating CapEx vs OpEx. Modern product leadership is about the feedback loop: ship, measure, and earn the right to invest again in 90-day cycles. This shift from annual plans to outcome-gated funding is a game-changer for agility.

Optimise your flow here: https://www.lim...

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AI is accelerating build speed, yet Steve Blank warns of a "denial of service" on critical thinking. Velocity isn't validation; we need outcomes over outputs. Explore why the Minimum Productive Outcome is the new MVP.

Shift from build to judgment here: https://t.co/nIs2dBWyNX...

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Uncertainty often triggers a retreat to command and control. But true product leadership isn't about centralized decision-making; it's about setting direction and trust. Teresa Torres and Petra Wille nail the balance of speed and autonomy.

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Lesya Magas nails it: 🧠 2026 PM productivity isn't about working harder, it's about smarter leverage! This comprehensive stack connects AI, learning, metrics, and ops for amplified impact. Which tools are transforming your workflow? https://t.co/Ia1Q1UO0FB...

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In many organisations, status dictates behaviour more than value. Performative "busyness" often replaces genuine impact when quality is hard to measure. We must shift the status economy toward learning and candour to build real psychological safety.

Dive in: https://psychsafe...

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AI is faster than you at generating output. It is not as good at judgment. That gap is widening.

AI may draft it. You stand for it being worth reading.

#AI #ProductManagement #TechLeadership #WaysOfWorking

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The career risk from AI isn't that it replaces you. It's that you become the person producing volumes of content no one asked for. Forwarding everything. Reacting to everything.

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When every channel is full, the people who stand out aren't the loudest. They're the ones worth reading. Who decide not to send the thing. Who ask the clarifying question instead of routing the mess downstream.

That reputation builds slowly and is lost fast.

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Data grounds the AI hype. From the 95% failure rate of task-specific pilots to the startling speed of adoption, these 10 charts provide the clarity we need to redesign work and future-proof our careers.

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Neglecting your backlog graveyard of bugs isn't just a technical risk; it’s a strategic bottleneck. I’ve always believed that stability is a prerequisite for speed. When we treat fixes as a detour, we actually kill our ability to innovate.

Prioritise health here: https://www....

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Too many 1:1s feel like status updates, but true leadership is about ownership. I’ve always believed that when the direct report leads the agenda, we uncover the real blockers. Shift the focus to their growth and watch the team thrive.

See how to fix your flow:
https://produ...

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The Transformation Paradox is real: workers are ready for AI, but many organisations are the bottleneck. Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index shows culture, not tooling, is the hurdle. Management must pivot from output to outcome-led models.

See the full data: https://www.theneu...

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The line between "vibe coding" and professional agentic engineering is blurring faster than many of us expected. While it's tempting to treat AI agents as a black box, true product leadership requires balancing speed with accountability.

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Governance-first is a strategy for never shipping.

If your initiative is still in the preparation phase three months in — the question isn't whether your data is clean enough. It's whether anyone is accountable for a result.

#AI #ProductLeadership #TechLeadership

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Stalled AI initiatives have a very similar story.

The board wants a strategy. The CEO wants ROI. Somewhere in the middle, a working group explains why they can't move yet.

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Governance isn't blocking these organisations. Leaders are.

It's the perfect excuse: technical enough to sound credible, complex enough to take months, and impossible to argue with in a meeting. You can hide behind it indefinitely.

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💡 SVPG reveal how to frame transformation without threatening leadership— an essential read for anyone navigating internal change. Explore their insights here: https://t.co/yvklK6bjT1 #ProductManagement #AgileTransformation

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@nocodelife @larc_es @CreateWithHQ It was brilliant. Thanks for sharing your wisdom 😀