LeSS Talks: AI vs AI: HR & Hiring, with Brad Frazer and Jacob Downes

Download Materials     Contact the speakers Related recording Brad Frazer and Richard Hundhausen: “Who Owns the Code in an AI World?“. Related Real Life Experience Report: Interview With AI Bot Related upcoming event: Fri, 09/18, 12:00PM EST – New Digital Battlefield AI & Litigation, with Brad Frazer & Jacob Downes

LeSS Talks: The Real Drivers of Layoffs Beyond AI, With Gabriel Steinhardt

A recent live discussion featuring Gabriel Steinhardt, founder of Blackblot and one of the most seasoned voices in technology product management, cuts through the noise around one of the most consequential trends in the industry: mass tech layoffs. Gabriel Steinhardt’s argument is blunt — AI is not the primary driver. It’s a convenient story. The … Read more

Working Hard Or Working Smart? What Will Prevail In The Era of AI?

There is a striking irony in how modern software development evolved over the last two decades. An industry that once promised creativity, innovation, engineering craftsmanship, and human collaboration has, in many organizations, quietly drifted toward the same industrial management patterns that dominated textile factories more than a century ago. Imagine a crowded garment factory filled … Read more

You May Still Need Bald and Gray-Haired Peeps

In 2012 movie Battleship, Lt. Alex Hopper, who assumed the command of the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, with help of Japanese captain Yugi Nagata, for the final battle with hostile alien invaders, called upon the old-Navy crew of the WWII-era battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). At the moment of critical need, gray-haired and bald people … Read more

Uncomfortable Truth About Agile Coaching: How Fast-Trackers Quickly Change Directions

In the coaching world—whether Agile, Product, or the latest AI-flavored variation—not everyone arrives with the same depth of experience. Over the years, many individuals have advanced rapidly by capitalizing on trends rather than developing true mastery. Titles have changed, but the underlying pattern has not. The trend shifted from Agile to Product theme, and now … Read more