Talks

The secret skillset of the most successful Product people

Lessons learned from working with difficult people, and an introduction to the Product Environment Canvas - an easy tool that helps people to move from adversarial relationships to productive ones.

What do We do Now? How to Deal With the Rise of AI & LLMs

In this engaging session, Randy draws from his extensive experience, distilling key insights from his book, "What Do We Do Now?" to guide us through times of drastic change. He emphasizes the importance of staying calm, “going back to the basics”, and adopting a methodical approach, outlining a step-by-step strategy:

The Tools Don’t Work

There are a thousand techniques, frameworks and canvases that Product Managers use to do their job. Whether it’s for prioritisation, metrics, roadmaps, communication, research, team organisation or objectives, someone has published a guide on the one true, foolproof way to achieve success.

The truth? None of these approaches work. At least - despite the hype - they don’t work all of the time, in every situation. How do we ensure that we’re using the right approach to actually get the job done?

Gods, Superheroes & Product Managers

My most popular talk, concentrating on the role and mindset of Product people: If you’re not the hero or the CEO, then what role does a PM play?

What Do We Do Now?
Managing products in a time of uncertainty

An overview of what to do when a global pandemic - or any other disruption - hits and you need to figure out what to do now and how to do it, as well as what to do next.

Why Your Product Team Sucks… and How to Fix It

You know what needs to be done. You know how to do it. But no matter what you try, your organisation blocks you from actually doing it.

In this talk, I walk you through the common problems of product teams, and how to overcome them to actually move forward.

Talk at Turing Festival

Here be Dragons: Product, Discovery and How Not to Mess it up

An overview of why we usually do Discovery poorly - and how to actually listen to your customers.

Other appearances

Communities of Practice webinar

Catch up and discover the game-changing benefits of Communities of Practice (CoPs) for your product organisation. By leveraging internal expertise through peer-to-peer learning and support, CoPs can drastically improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your team, leading to increased retention, accelerated value delivery, and more successful recruitment.

Get in touch to learn more.