Randy Silver, product manager and speaker at #mtpcon London 2023, discusses the qualities of exceptional product managers, the challenges of prioritization, the importance of emotional support in leadership, understanding business dynamics, exploring AI in product management, and building alliances within an organization.
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question_answer ANECDOTE
From Good to Great
Randy Silver reflects on past experiences, realizing his initial assumptions about product management were incomplete.
A challenging colleague highlighted areas for improvement, inspiring him to share his learnings.
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Perception Separates the Best
Good product managers handle priorities, people, and processes effectively.
Exceptional ones understand others' perceptions of their work, considering team, partner, stakeholder, and customer viewpoints.
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Prioritization Techniques
Define a North Star metric and opportunity solution tree to guide decision-making.
Turn this logical framework into a compelling narrative to win support from stakeholders.
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Today, on a very special episode on The Product Experience, Randy Silver joins us for a change on the other side of the mic as a guest! Lily Smith interviews Randy to talk all about what differentiates good product managers from exceptional ones as well as touching upon his experience in speaking at #mtpcon London 2023.
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Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She’s currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She’s worked on a diverse range of products – leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol and runs ProductCamp in Bristol and Bath.
Randy Silver is a Leadership & Product Coach and Consultant. He gets teams unstuck, helping you to supercharge your results. Randy's held interim CPO and Leadership roles at scale-ups and SMEs, advised start-ups, and been Head of Product at HSBC and Sainsbury’s. He participated in Silicon Valley Product Group’s Coaching the Coaches forum, and speaks frequently at conferences and events. You can join one of communities he runs for CPOs (CPO Circles), Product Managers (Product In the {A}ether...
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