“It’s Not About The Water Cooler!” -Relationship Counselling for The Remote PM

2020 was the year when remote working was forced upon the world, and for Product Managers this posed a real dilemma: when so much of our job is about building strong, collaborative relationships with our colleagues and stakeholders, does remote working make our job harder? When you’re not bumping into stakeholders at the coffee machine or making jokes over lunch, surely it’s harder to get buy-in when you need it most? This talk challenges the assumption that a lack of personal connection is an inevitable part of working remotely, and gives actionable guidance for all employees, remote or not, on how to make your working relationships robust, productive, and meaningful.