Podcast

#AgileWay Podcast

#AgileWay Podcast is exploring challenges organizations face on their agile journey. How to become a great ScrumMaster, how to change your leadership style, or how to embrace agility at the organizational level. 

Series 1 - Be Agile - Episodes

The first series is focusing on what it takes to be agile. I started this series with the episode called "You are a Leader" where I talk about the change required from the organizations to successfully address the VUCA challenges. We explore the business agility and the shift organizations need from the leaders on their agile journey.

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Episode 2: Business Agility with a guest Evan Leybourn the founder and CEO of the Business Agility Institute on how business agility is needed to help you be ready for whatever the future brings. 

Episode 3: Agile HR helps organizations to change their culture to be more creative and collaborative and less control and compete oriented. 

Episode 4: System Inspired Leadership with Marita Fridjhon the co-owner and CEO of CRR Global on System Inspired Leadership.

Episode 5: ScrumMaster State of Mind is focusing on the five approaches, ScrumMasters can use in different situations. 

Episode 6: Facilitation with a guest Marsha Acker the author of The Art & Science of Facilitation book on facilitation as the key competence that allows people to have a conversation with one to another.

Episode 7: Great ScrumMaster focuses on what is the landscape where the great ScrumMasters operate defined by the #ScrumMasterWay concept. 

Episode 8 - The life of an Agile Coach with a guest Alex Sloley about his journey from being a ScrumMaster to becoming an Agile coach. 

Episode 9 - Typical Mistakes of ScrumMasters explore the most common mistakes ScrumMasters do on their agile journey.

Episode 10 - How Professional Coaching Skills Benefit Agile Coaches with a guest Cherie Silas about agile coaching, what are the competencies, and lessons Cherie learned on her journey.

Episode 11 - Great Product Owners exploring the Product Owner role, their skills, and competencies. 

Episode 12 - Product Management with a guest Roman Pichler a leading product management expert specialized in digital products and agile practices on product management and ownership.

Episode 13 - Sustainable Agility on what do we need to do to create be successful with agile in our organizations.

Episode 14 - Change with a guest Linda Rising an author of Fearless Change and More Fearless Change books on how we make a decision about changes and how can we initiate a successful change. 

Explore the Best of Agile with the #AgileWay Podcast in 2024

Dive into these engaging and insightful episodes featuring leading voices in agility, coaching, leadership, and business transformation. Here’s what you can expect from each episode:

1. Jurgen De Smet – Organizational Design and AI

Discover insights into organizational changes and future trends in the industry with Jurgen De Smet. Learn about the role of AI in shaping agile organizations and scaling agility effectively.

2. Lucia Baldelli – Shift from Consulting to Coaching

Lucia Baldelli shares how professional coaching skills can create a deeper impact than consulting, helping teams unlock their potential with empathy and understanding.

3. Mirko Kleiner – Collaborate to Create Contracts

Mirko Kleiner discusses agile contracts, the importance of collaboration, and fostering a safe space for honest conversations to align with shared agile values.

4. Marina Alex – Business Agility in Sales

Learn from Marina Alex how to apply agility in sales, work effectively with executives, and support organizations in achieving true business agility.

5. Sumeet Gayathri Moghe – Distributed Teams

Sumeet Gayathri Moghe shares strategies for managing distributed teams, fostering asynchronous communication, and developing a shared knowledge repository.

6. Woody Zuill – Dogma is Where You Are Not Allowed to Question It

Woody Zuill challenges conventional dogma and explores how building relationships and credibility can enhance collaboration within teams.

7. Heidi Helfand – Dynamic Reteaming

Heidi Helfand talks about embracing changes in teams, engaging people in shaping their next steps, and adapting to dynamic reteaming processes.

8. Tomek Wykowski – Stop Tracking Dependencies, Start Removing Them

Tomek Wykowski reveals the inefficiency of managing dependencies and explains how restructuring organizations to form cross-functional teams can lead to better outcomes.

9. Anton Skornyakov – Simplification

Anton Skornyakov, author of The Art of Slicing Work, explains how focusing on results and breaking work into increments can simplify processes and drive success.

10. Fred Williams – Putting People into User Stories

Fred Williams emphasizes the importance of empathy in user stories, helping teams understand users’ needs and dreams to build better, user-focused products.

11. Esther Derby, David Horowitz – The Power of Retrospective

Esther Derby and David Horowitz discuss the evolving nature of retrospectives in online teams while staying true to their core principles. They also touch on their updated book on Agile retrospectives.

12. Per Beining – FAST Methodology

Per Beining introduces the FAST methodology, explaining how self-management and team autonomy can transform how teams operate and scale agility.

13. Allen Jellas – Align Culture with Values

Allen Jellas dives into how organizations can align their culture with values to foster agility and sustainable growth.

14. Andreas Schliep – How Can We Prepare for the Future

Andreas Schliep discusses navigating fear, uncertainty, and the evolving roles of ScrumMasters and Agile Coaches to prepare for the future.

15. Edwin Hanegraaf – Be Effective Coach

Edwin Hanegraaf shares valuable insights on how to truly listen as a coach and effectively support teams in achieving their goals.

16. Tricia Broderick – Empowering People

Tricia Broderick talks about facilitation, creating a safe space, and trusting people to unleash their full potential and creativity.

17. Louisa Andrianopoulou – Agility and Metaphors

Louisa Andrianopoulou shares how metaphors can encourage agility and help teams connect and embrace change in meaningful ways.

18. Jan Neudecker – Passing the Knowledge

Jan Neudecker reflects on community building, coaching, training, and the importance of sharing knowledge with others in an agile environment.

 

These episodes are packed with actionable insights, real-life stories, and expert advice. Tune in now and get inspired to take your agile journey to the next level!

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2023 Episode List

Here’s the list of 2023 episodes from the #AgileWay podcast:

1. Soma Mazumder – Customer Centricity

Discusses understanding customers, building empathy, and uncovering user needs.

2. Tom Siebeneicher – Scaling: Overcoming Gap Between Management and Teams

Covers scaling, bridging gaps between teams and management, setting goals, and building trust.

3. Jason Hall – Operationalizing your Strategy

Discusses how to operationalize strategy and align product management with business agility.

4. Jim York – Teams and their Boundaries

Talks about managing team boundaries, self-management, and leadership.

5. Vinnie Gill – Start with Product Thinking

Covers product thinking, customer mindset, and internal motivation in agile frameworks.

6. Chris Stone – Improving Yourself

Discusses continuous improvement and embracing value-driven growth.

7. Mike Leber – Start with People

Talks about leadership, agile organizations, and the importance of focusing on people.

8. Malene Jacobsen – Changing Behavior

Discusses behavior change, leadership, and agile transformation.

9. Karim Harbott – Enablers of Business Agility

Talks about the six enablers of business agility and how to thrive in an uncertain world.

10. Giuseppe De Simone – Democratize Leadership for Everyone

Discusses democratizing leadership and making it accessible for everyone.

11. Tricia Broderick – Leadership

Explores leadership themes and organizational transformation.

12. Alexey Krivitsky, Roland Flemm – Organizational Topologies

Discusses Organizational Topologies and how to rethink organizational design.

13. Sabine Canditt – To Have a Better World

Discusses sustainability, purpose, and creating a better world through agile.

14. Arne Ahlander – Hierarchy, Trust and Self-management

Explores the role of hierarchy, trust, and self-management in agile organizations.

 

Check out these insightful conversations and dive deeper into the world of agility, leadership, and organizational transformation!

2022 Episode List

Here’s the list for 2022 episodes from the #AgileWay podcast:

1. Alexander Frumkin – Psychological Safety

Discusses psychological safety in teams and organizations.

2. Jardena London – Cultivating Transformations

Talks about leadership agility and leading transformations.

3. Mike Whitaker – Having a Discipline

Explores how military experience shaped agile practices.

4. Serge Marten – Less about Agile, More Focus on Team Design

Focuses on team design over traditional agile coaching.

5. John Barratt – Do you need an Agile Coach?

Discusses whether an organization really needs an agile coach.

6. Jasmine Kernaleguen – Are your Fr”agile” frustrations sucking the energy right out of you? Iterate yourself!

Talks about overcoming frustrations with agile practices.

7. Ralph van Roosmalen – Conflict is where progress occurs

Discusses the role of conflict in achieving progress.

8. Mark Spitzer – Demystifying OKR Coaching

Focuses on the demystification of OKR coaching.

9. Pat Guariglia – Quiet Resistance | An understated force

Talks about the understated impact of quiet resistance.

10. Bert Fabry – The Psychology of Change

Discusses the psychological factors behind change in organizations.

11. Wolfgang Steffens – Optimize your organizational structure for agility

Focuses on optimizing organizational structures for agility.

12. Mark Layton – It’s Your Fault: How Executives Determine Organizational Agility

Talks about how executives influence organizational agility.

13. Nafees Butt – Coaching for Alignment Using LandsWork

Discusses coaching strategies for aligning teams using LandsWork.

14. Evan Leybourn – The Shape of Agility

Explores the different shapes of agility in organizations.

15. Gene Gendel – Simplification

Discusses the need for simplification in scaling agile frameworks.

16. Ruchika Sagar – The Power of Games

Talks about the usefulness of games in a work environment.

17. Dana Pylayeva – Coaching and Facilitation

Discusses coaching and facilitation in agile teams.

18. Esther Derby – Micro Shifts, Macro Results

Talks about how small changes lead to big results in organizations.

19. Ralph van Roosmalen – Organizational Agility

Discusses the concept of organizational agility in detail.

 

Dive into these insightful episodes for a deeper understanding of agility and leadership!

Series 2 - Business Agility - Episodes from 2021

The second series of #AgileWay podcast is focusing on business agility. I invited several experienced agilists to share their stories about leadership, organizational agility, and agile cultures. Join them and get inspired by their stories.

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1. Nick Horney – VUCA Master

Discusses leadership agility and the key drivers in VUCA environments.

2. Pete Behrens – Leadership Development

Focuses on developing leaders and coaching techniques.

3. Johanna Rothman – Modern Management

Talks about modern management and decision-making in agile environments.

4. Michael and Audree Sahota – Having a Desire

Discusses people-first leadership and awareness in organizational culture.

5. Elena Vasiliva – Put People In The Centre

Focuses on creating people-centric organizational cultures.

6. Yves Hanoulle – Everything Starts With Personal Agility

Discusses personal agility and its importance for organizational success.

 

Check out these episodes to explore different aspects of agile leadership and business agility!