When someone says they are amidst a 200,000-person agile transformation effort, you ask for their advice, so we did! Today's guest, Hrishikesh Karekar is an Agile Leader at Capgemini India, author, and serial Medium contributor. Hrishikesh is here to share how leaders can enable successful agile transformations. Hrishikesh and Bill Raymond talk about the critical success factors that drive success change, including: ✅ Building successful agile transformation teams ✅ Creating and communicating a ...
Nov 08, 2022•26 min
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Nov 01, 2022•2 min
Today, we speak with Fred Fowler, Founder and CEO of Silicon Scrum, Best Selling Author on SCRUM, Professional Scrum Master Level III, and SCRUM Advisor Fred will share his leadership experience to help you successfully implement SCRUM and agility in your organization. Today's sponsor is Spoke and Wheel Support this podcast by contacting Spoke and Wheel for a Psychological Safety assessment: https://www.spokeandwheel.co/assess When you sign up for the free call, mention the Agile and Action podc...
Oct 18, 2022•50 min
In today's podcast, we introduce our Season of SCRUM series, that will last from late 2022 to early 2023.
Oct 11, 2022•2 min
Successful change management is the result of navigating people through resistance. Laurie Sudbrink makes the case that leadership must come from a place of GRIT: generosity, respect, integrity, and truth. Laurie shares that GRIT is not a formula but takes the form of empathy, vulnerability, taking part in the change, understanding emotional responses, and taking conscious actions based on your beliefs.
Sep 20, 2022•42 min
Nate Greenberg, Director of Information Technology for Mono County and the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, joins the podcast today. Nate shares how he and his team operated before and after the pandemic and shares essential lessons from the drastic changes he and his team had to make. Nate shares how the team adopted agile techniques and used them for emergency response software, building moves, and a data center move. Nate Greenberg on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-greenberg-7581...
Aug 30, 2022•35 min
In today's podcast, Reama Dagasan shares how she interprets agile in her role as CEO of Pastabiz. Reama is also our executive producer and shares some lighthearted stories about the Agile in Action podcast in a 2-year retrospective with Bill. Links from today's Podcast Reama's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/reamadagasan/ Pastabiz https://www.pastabiz.com/ Sarah Shewell podcast interview https://agileinaction.com/agile-in-action-podcast/2021/01/11/agile-teams-embracing-company-culture-while...
Aug 23, 2022•25 min
External technology firms can complement your internal expertise and result in a lasting partnership. In today's podcast, Mark Balbes, Ph.D., shares how World Wide Technology builds mutual trust with its customers to deliver positive outcomes. Links LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-balbes/ The Agile Architect https://adtmag.com/agile Worldwide Technology https://www.wwt.com Kanban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_(development) SCRUM https://www.scrum.org The Manifesto for Agile Soft...
Aug 16, 2022•40 min
Change is pervasive, perpetual, and exponential. Organizational efficiency is often hidden behind a veneer of busyness. Effective leaders embrace agile values and build a safe space for teams to succeed. In today's podcast, Lyssa Adkins shares the mindset executive leaders should consider if they want to embrace agile values.
Aug 09, 2022•30 min
Today, we are excited to announce that we have reached 10,000 active listeners, are celebrating our 2-year anniversary, and will provide transcripts for all new podcasts.
Aug 02, 2022•5 min
Shifting to organizational agility can mean making a tectonic shift in how you structure your business and empower teams. In today's podcast, leading author and Agilist, Dr. Thomas Grisham shares proven examples to help leaders through their transformation to agility. Links: Website https://thomasgrisham.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-thomas-grisham-b247b629/ Book Cross-Cultural Leadership: (XLQ) https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Cultural-Leadership-XLQ-Thomas-Grisham/dp/3639068688
Jul 26, 2022•26 min
Today, I am excited to share a conversation with Christina Wodtke, a celebrity in agile leadership and team dynamics. Christina is the author of popular books like The Team that Managed Itself and Radical Focus. Christina brings a wealth of agile knowledge in the agile space, having worked with tech companies like LinkedIn, Zynga, and Yahoo!, not to mention having founded three startups. Christina is an executive leadership coach who teaches techniques to create high-performing teams at the pres...
Jun 14, 2022•40 min
Building a culture of psychological safety reduces fear, celebrates failures, and provides a safe space for your teams to communicate. In today's podcast, Bill speaks with Alla Weinberg, where they share the importance of physical, emotional, and psychological safety in the workplace. Links: Book Website LinkedIn...
Jun 07, 2022•40 min
Mark Kilby, author, and remote agile guide shares the challenges of leading globally distributed agile teams. Mark then offers practical advice such as respecting time zones, embracing cultural differences, and enabling team collaboration. Book LinkedIn Website Twitter Kanban...
May 17, 2022•35 min
Josh Seiden is an acclaimed author in the lean and agile space, focusing on product design. Today, Josh shares how outcome-driven design can change human behavior, translating into improved customer value. Book LinkedIn Website Twitter
May 10, 2022•38 min
In today's podcast, Marsha Acker shares the art and science of facilitation. Marsha shares stories and ideas that will help you run more efficient, outcome-driven meetings. Book LinkedIn...
Apr 12, 2022•36 min
Dan Ionita, a Researcher with a Ph.D. in risk assessment, shares a model for integrated security into modern agile software management teams. Dan shares case studies and practical guidance for assessing and prioritizing security needs in your organization's culture. More importantly, Dan shares why organizations must incorporate security into their culture. LinkedIn Article...
Apr 05, 2022•35 min
In today's podcast, Jeff Gothelf shares the importance of Objectives and Key Results (or OKRs). Jeff shares the proper way to define OKRs, sharing relatable stories that help you think through how to use them effectively. Website Books LinkedIn
Mar 29, 2022•36 min
In today's Agile in Action podcast, Bill Raymond talks with Sandy Mamoli and David Mole about helping people excel through the process of team self-selection. Creating Great Teams: How Self-Selection Lets People Excel Website
Mar 22, 2022•34 min
On today's podcast, Bill speaks with Jutta Eckstein, who shares her passion for sustainability and concerns that agile may increase our carbon footprint. Jutta shares how you can make a difference in your personal life and career using the three pillars of sustainability: People, Planet, and Profit. Article: Leveraging the Agile Manifesto for More Sustainability Website Sustainability Twitter LinkedIn...
Mar 15, 2022•30 min
Do you feel your voice is not heard on important topics or meetings? As a leader, do you want to elicit your teams' best possible guidance and ideas? Today, Dr. Becky Winkler, a corporate psychologist, covers both topics with unambiguous advice for leaders to make the space for their teams and how you can drive out your inner saboteur to show up and be a part of the conversation. This is a lively one, so grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, and enjoy the ride! LinkedIn Improve your ab...
Mar 08, 2022•34 min
As you improve your products, so should the customer experience. Today, Jurgen Appelo and Bill Raymond talk about the need for customer experience leadership. SHIFTUP Website Startup, Scaleup, Screwup (book) Recommended reading: Team Topologies
Mar 01, 2022•30 min
In today's podcast, you will learn what a feature factory roadmap looks like and how to avoid them. Ryan Dawson, Principal Data Consultant at ThoughtWorks, shares the mindset and thought process you can take to build a roadmap that solves problems and focuses on outcomes. From Feature Factory to Empowered Team article LinkedIn Twitter...
Feb 22, 2022•37 min
Continuing our "Agile in..." series, we talk to Emily Disque and Laura Pike Seeley from the renowned design and architecture firm HKS, Inc. You will learn how their Global Knowledge Services (GKS) team drives knowledge strategy in support of HKS' values and priorities. You'll learn how GKS collaborates with designers, researchers and technical staff to formalize knowledge surrounding essential topics, including sustainability, transformation and brain health. Finally, you will learn how GKS uses...
Feb 15, 2022•38 min
In today's podcast, Linda Parker Gates from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University talks about organizational agility. Linda shares the importance of an execution-first mentality, setting a vision while being nimble enough to make course corrections, and the importance of data-driven decision making. Contact the Software Engineering Institute via email: info(at)sei.cmu.edu LinkedIn Show Me Agility: Agile Strategy Execution...
Feb 08, 2022•28 min
Today, Chris Jones, partner at Silicon Valley Product Group and co-author of the book Empowered joins us to talk about the shift to agility and a product-focused culture. Chris shares how too many times, we focus on delivering a project that we assume has a beginning, middle, and end when we should look at it differently. Successful organizations treat such efforts as a product where there is not necessarily a planned end in mind. There are full-time product teams that are hyper-focused on deliv...
Feb 01, 2022•41 min
In today's podcast, I speak with Glenn Gow, The CEO Therapist and a CEO Coach. If your organization is unclear about its intended objectives, you will not achieve alignment. That misalignment can have tangible costs, such as not meeting revenue targets, reduced customer value, or reduced employee satisfaction. Glenn shares how CEOs and senior leaders should define measurable Objectives and Key Results. Glenn also shares how to align the organization to those OKRs and ensure accountability. Linke...
Jan 25, 2022•40 min
Some of us love swirling in the abyss of the unknown, while others need direction, clarity, and specificity. Ambiguity can lead to behaviors that drive an organization to falter, lose its competitive edge, or lose disillusioned employees. In today's podcast, Linda Varrell shares how to identify and recognize ambiguity. Linda then shares the tools, techniques, and best practices to reduce ambiguity in the workplace. LinkedIn Twitter Broadreach Public Relations Five Dysfunctions of a Team...
Jan 18, 2022•34 min
Laura Pirro came to learn some agile concepts taking a course while at Ghent University. The course teacher said agile is primarily for software development and did not apply to R&D. Laura decided to learn more about agile and found that R&D projects could benefit from the ideas. Without using the word "agile," Laura started implementing some of the modern ideas brought to us by organizations like Scrum.org. Laura introduced regular, shorter meetings with the leads on projects (also call...
Jan 11, 2022•31 min
Developing governmental policies can be a long and arduous task. At Citizens Advice, they streamline that process and use agile techniques to share ideas sooner, improve feedback loops, and focus on outputs. End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken - and how we can fix it Can you do agile policy work? LinkedIn @jamestplunkett...
Jan 04, 2022•34 min
