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

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