Is “raise everything live” actually standard PO practice or overreaction?
Been a PO for almost ten years, relatively new at my current company. Getting feedback that I handle things wrong. Specifically that when something’s off (bad requirements, a sketchy timeline from another team, a tester flagging something in the wrong meeting), my instinct is to deal with it privately or after the fact instead of calling it out live in front of everyone.
I’ve never gotten this feedback at any company prior, in my entire career.
My read has always been that part of the job is protecting people and not putting them on the spot, especially when the issue isn’t really about them personally. The other read is that not addressing it live makes me look evasive and will tank my credibility long term.
Trying to figure out how much of this is legit and how much is just management style. For those of you who’ve been doing this a while, do you actually call things out live in meetings, in the moment, even when it involves calling out a specific team or person? Or is there a middle ground I’m missing? Genuinely want to know if this is a real skill gap or just a personality clash.
Thanks in advance!