Corporate Underpants
Uncomfortable truths, hidden dynamics, and the messy underbelly of corporate life—welcome to Corporate Underpants, the podcast that pulls back the curtain on the challenges holding back great teams and ideas. Whether you’re a product manager, designer, or leader, this series is your guide to navigating office politics, aligning stakeholders, and tackling the organizational hurdles that stand between you and making a real impact.
Episodes
FINALLY! A new (old) episode of Corporate Underpants has dropped! This is a two parter with Josh Dulberger. Part one is the story of what happened when AI “showed up” at Zoom. Spoiler alert: it didn’t show up as a clear opportunity. It showed up as noise. Josh was leading AI product work at Zoom when suddenly everyone had an idea, a request, or a question. Slack filled up. None of it connected. It was the organization trying to re...
- Using architecture to surface conflict
- Why navigation is a trust signal
- The difference ...
- How research becomes a perfo...
David Bland, co-author of *Testing Business Ideas*, joins Tamara Adlin for a candid conversation about what *actually* holds teams back from testing well, building great products, and aligning around a strategy that works. Spoiler: the biggest barriers aren’t lack of data—they’re misalignment, culture, and invisible power dynamics.
This episode digs into the difference between performing strategy and actually having one, why VC cu...
Ever felt like the goals are fuzzy, the execs are fighting, and your roadmap is just a wish list? You're not alone. In this episode of Corporate Underpants Live, I talk with Bruce McCarthy, co-author of Aligned, about what really derails progress in product, UX, and leadership—and how to build alignment even when it feels impossible. We cover: 💥 Why tornadoes = political power struggles ⚠️ What to do when execs don’t agree (or ...
- Using architecture to surface conflict
- Why navigation is a trust signal
- The difference ...
- How research becomes a perfo...
David Bland, co-author of *Testing Business Ideas*, joins Tamara Adlin for a candid conversation about what *actually* holds teams back from testing well, building great products, and aligning around a strategy that works. Spoiler: the biggest barriers aren’t lack of data—they’re misalignment, culture, and invisible power dynamics. This episode digs into the difference between performing strategy and actually having one, why VC cu...
Ever felt like the goals are fuzzy, the execs are fighting, and your roadmap is just a wish list? You're not alone. In this episode of Corporate Underpants Live, I talk with Bruce McCarthy, co-author of Aligned, about what really derails progress in product, UX, and leadership—and how to build alignment even when it feels impossible. We cover: 💥 Why tornadoes = political power struggles ⚠️ What to do when execs don’t agree (or ...
- Why “doing ever...
- Why “doing ever...
Oh. My. God. You guys. Jared Spool is on Corporate Underpants. 🎉
In this episode, I sit down with the Jared Spool to talk about UX, product, and—of course—the corporate messes that make our jobs way harder than they need to be. We kick things off by diving into the early, wild days of UX (back when “user experience” wasn’t even a thing), and Jared shares hilarious and infuriating stories about fighting for better design before any...
Oh. My. God. You guys. Jared Spool is on Corporate Underpants. 🎉
In this episode, I sit down with the Jared Spool to talk about UX, product, and—of course—the corporate messes that make our jobs way harder than they need to be. We kick things off by diving into the early, wild days of UX (back when “user experience” wasn’t even a thing), and Jared shares hilarious and infuriating stories about fighting for better design before any...
In this episode of Corporate Underpants, I sit down with Adam to dig into the messy world of early-stage alignment in higher ed and non-tech-first organizations. Spoiler: It’s nothing like working at a tech company.
Adam shares war stories from two major web strategy projects—one that went off the rails thanks to (surprise, surprise) misalignment, and another that actually worked (because alignment wasn’t an afterthought). We talk ...
In this episode of Corporate Underpants, I sit down with Adam to dig into the messy world of early-stage alignment in higher ed and non-tech-first organizations. Spoiler: It’s nothing like working at a tech company.
Adam shares war stories from two major web strategy projects—one that went off the rails thanks to (surprise, surprise) misalignment, and another that actually worked (because alignment wasn’t an afterthought). We talk ...
In this episode of Corporate Underpants, host Tamara Adlin delves into the complex relationship between politics and product success with guest Jillian Hudson, a seasoned UX researcher and strategist. Through Jillian’s story, we learn about the unexpected challenges she faced when hired for a role that didn't match the initial promise, working under a manager who was often absent and dealing with a company in chaos prioritizing sto...
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