Sustainable Xagility™ - board & executive c-suite agility for the organization's direction of travel

About Matthew Selbie:

20 years of international experience in the energy, retail, and software businesses.

Successful strategic marketer with proven ability to grow revenues and brand equity. Managed internationally and domestically (US and Europe), services and product marketing, B2C and B2B, start up and mature businesses.

Strong functional competencies, including market segmentation, brand positioning, customer feedback, consumer insights, product innovation, advertising development, media planning, financial analysis, P+L management, promotion effectiveness, go-to-market execution, and customer marketing.

Managed a startup from inception, secured funding and brought to market.

Was Managing Director for ConocoPhillips in Malaysia, developing our JV relationship and managing all Government affairs.

Extensive operational experience in Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and USA, together with staff experience directing strategic brand development at a global level.

Connect with Matthew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewselbie/

About John:  

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/  

John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/   

Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses   

Thank you for listening.

Welcome back to the Xagility Podcast. In this episode I am delighted to be joined by Darren Linden to discuss change, development and transformation within an organization. 

02:12 Recognizing that you're not the only expert in the room

06:58 Inflicting help when help is needed

15:05 Managing expectations about uncertainty

20:14 Is change ever finished?

About Darren Linden and his company, Modu.Digital: 

Rethinking Everything about the way consulting, product, technology and delivery is done by leading hyper growth consulting firm modu, as CEO.   

Over 20 years of unique client side and service side leadership, delivery and technology experience with AOL, T-Mobile, O2, Sky, Barclays, Equal Experts and Sullivan & Stanley.   

We believe uncertainty and volatility defines much of the dynamics of business in the 21st century. Our expertise lies in enabling companies to turn this volatility from a challenge into an opportunity, creating and delivering industry defining products and experiences. It’s time for a different choice of consulting.  

Connect with Darren: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenlinden/ 

About John:  

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/  

John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/   

Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses.   

Thank you for listening.

Matt Young, CEO of UserVoice and speaker within the product management circle joins John Coleman on the Xagility Podcast to discuss Scrum, Product management and listening to the customers opinions on products.  

About Matt: 

Matt is a leader in SaaS, product management, software engineering, with a passion for sustainable, high-performing teams. Challenging what it means to deliver a great SaaS product. 

Connect with Matt on:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcyoung/  

About John: 

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ 

John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/  

Thank you for listening.

Joe Justice, founder of WIKISPEED,  brings his extensive expertise and humour on this episode of the Xagility podcast!  

Joe Justice is author of Scrum Master, published in 7 languages. Joe has worked with Bill Gates, the leadership team at Amazon, and operated the Agile program at Tesla for Elon Musk. Joe founded WIKISPEED which became an example of automotive design and production speed in a fun, egalitarian culture. Joe enjoys collaborating as a board member, writing, teaching, and running companies to make a good future arrive faster.  

Joe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joejustice

John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef

Heidi Helfand joins me on this episode of the Xagility™ podcast to discuss her wonderful book: Dynamic Reteaming as well as her five patterns for dynamic reteaming. Packed with anecdotes and over two decades of experience, this episode is guaranteed to make you laugh, think and learn.   

Heidi Helfand is a software engineering leader with 20+ years of experience helping fast-growing companies double and triple in size. Her book, Dynamic Reteaming, details people-focused patterns and tactics to help companies thrive through hypergrowth. Heidi is currently VP of Engineering Growth at Kin, an insurance tech company that offers affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions. Heidi is based in Southern California. CPCC, ICF PCC.  

Heidi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef

The one and only Gene Gendel joins us on this episode of the Xagility™ podcast. Amongst other important topics, the speaker discusses important nuances such as the geographical restraint to agile adoption, whether LeSS is a framework and the importance of getting executives onboard with LeSS adoptions. 

0:00 On the beginning of large scale scrum (LeSS) and his journey into LeSS

9:19 The fallacy big corporations have on the need to scale

12:57 LeSS Case Studies steps and the rigorous process

17:30 Is there such thing as a level of readiness organizations must consider when adopting LeSS?

20:13 Getting executives onboard with the product mindset

21:38 Can we measure adaptiveness?

Find Gene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggnyc

This week, the Xagility podcast has the pleasure of welcoming the amazing Bruce McCarthy.  

Bruce has authored Product Manager versus Project Manager and co-authored Product Roadmaps Reloaded: how to set direction while embracing uncertainty along with C Todd Lombardo, Evan Ryan, and Michael Connors.   

In this episode, Bruce and John discuss the definition of product, product vs project management, probabilistic forecasting, and the importance of using roadmaps right.   

Bruce McCarthy's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemccarthy/

This week, the Xagility podcast has the pleasure of welcoming the amazing Bruce McCarthy.  

Bruce has authored Product Manager versus Project Manager and co-authored Product Roadmaps Reloaded: how to set direction while embracing uncertainty along with C Todd Lombardo, Evan Ryan, and Michael Connors.   

In this episode, Bruce and John discuss the definition of product, product vs project management, probabilistic forecasting, and the importance of using roadmaps right.   

Bruce McCarthy's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemccarthy/

Jim Benson joins John Coleman on this week's episode to discuss a lifetime of experience, Jim's Book 'The Collaboration Equation', the system of humane management, leadership & tangibles as well as advice on how to tackle the common stakeholder question 'when will it be done?', what goes on in the obeya rooms and why the most beautiful boards look like a huge mess.

Time stamps:

1:10 - Jim’s story & the beginning of Modus Cooperandi

4:25 - Coping strategies for large scale projects with lots of dependencies

6:49 - Jim’s book ‘The Collaboration Equation’

8:22 - Personal Kanban: a deeper look

13:25 - The system of humane management

24:09 - Leadership & tangibles

27:05 - ‘When will it be done?’

31:57 - Obeya Rooms

44:34 - ‘The most beautiful board looks like a fricking mess’

Jim Benson joins John Coleman on this week's episode to discuss a lifetime of experience, Jim's Book 'The Collaboration Equation', the system of humane management, leadership & tangibles as well as advice on how to tackle the common stakeholder question 'when will it be done?', what goes on in the obeya rooms and why the most beautiful boards look like a huge mess. 

Time stamps:

1:10 - Jim’s story & the beginning of Modus Cooperandi

4:25 - Coping strategies for large scale projects with lots of dependencies

6:49 - Jim’s book ‘The Collaboration Equation’

8:22 - Personal Kanban: a deeper look

13:25 - The system of humane management

24:09 - Leadership & tangibles

27:05 - ‘When will it be done?’

31:57 - Obeya Rooms

44:34 - ‘The most beautiful board looks like a fricking mess’

The Xagility™ podcast has the immense pleasure of having the amazing Klaus Leopold on this week's episode. Tune in to hear Klaus talk about the beginning of his career, the start of Flight Levels and some fantastic case studies.

0:52 The Beginning of Klaus' career

4:37 The Birth of Flight Levels

6:08 Rethinking Agile & The Birth of Flight Levels Academy

10:24 Flight Level One and Flight Level Two

12:23 Work items & delivering value

16:28 Co-ordinating multiple functions & getting people to listen to you and how Flight Levels helps

21:48 Stable and unstable systems

27:23 Separating between active work and inactive work

33:35 Flight Level two and three sessions

36:15 Case studies and the future of Flight Levels

The video version of this episode is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PR1ygaPfHA&t=1308s

Have you ever wondered what makes Scrum teams effective? Perhaps you have found some theories online but do any of them have any scientific evidence? We bet not.

This episode brings you 5 years worth of research by the extremely knowledgeable Christiaan Verwijs and Dr Daniel Russo. Throughout the last half decade, these two have embarked on a journey to shed more light on what it is exactly that makes scrum teams effective whilst also debunking some of the common myths and thought patterns.

Having a scientifically backed answer not only adds to the field of scrum but also brings certainty - guidelines for effectiveness.

This one is revolutionary. Tune in.

Have you ever wondered what makes Scrum teams effective? Perhaps you have found some theories online but do any of them have any scientific evidence? We bet not. 

This episode brings you 5 years worth of research by the extremely knowledgeable Christiaan Verwijs and Dr Daniel Russo. Throughout the last half decade, these two have embarked on a journey to shed more light on what it is exactly that makes scrum teams effective whilst also debunking some of the common myths and thought patterns. 

Having a scientifically backed answer not only adds to the field of scrum but also brings certainty - guidelines for effectiveness. 

This one is revolutionary. Tune in. 

Ever wondered what the terms "Holacracy" and "Sociocracy" mean in the context of agile? How do we define and implement them? What is their effect?

Well wonder no more, Robert Kinnerfelt joins this week's Xagility™ episode to provide you all the answers. Alongside the host, John Coleman, both speakers dive in the ins and outs of Holacracy and Sociocracy and how they impact organisations. 

Put your headphones on, the show is about to begin. 

Are you a manager? If so, would you consider coaching to be your responsibility? Do you consider that in your role as a manager, exercising coaching responsibility is one of the many cogs making a great company?

If you answered "No", let us de-mystify why it is your responsibility and how this contributes to making a good company.

Perhaps this snippet will spark your interest however we must warn you it encapsulates only a fraction of the total wisdom shared throughout this episode.

Tune in, these 51 minutes have the potential to shift your perspective and provide clarity.

What are you waiting for?

Is innovation about questioning or answering? Do you innovate with or only for your customers? Where exactly do you think innovation gets stopped within the corporation? How do we develop intrapeneurs? 

These questions are often overlooked or indeed never raised the consequence of which is stifled innovation. But yet they are so paramount to the overall wellbeing of an organisation. 

How do you nurture innovation and develop intrapeneurs?

Is innovation about questioning or answering? Do you innovate with or only for your customers? Where exactly do you think innovation gets stopped within the corporation? How do we develop intrapeneurs? 

These questions are often overlooked or indeed never raised. But yet they are paramount to the overall wellbeing of an organisation.

How do you nurture innovation?

Mike Burrows joins John Coleman to talk about the second edition of the widely successful AgendaShift™ and its subsequent conference.

This episode is infused with real-life anecdotes as well as experience and humour. Mike takes the listeners on an enriched account of his book writing journey, his inspiration and his passion.

Sit tight and enjoy the episode!

Taking a seat at the Xagility™ table this week is Tobias Mayer. 

Tobias takes the listeners on a thorough account of agility as he recalls the world of agile through his own lenses and of course, experiences. Packed with anecdotes as well as perspective, this episode is guaranteed to give you a brand new impression of agile. 

Tobias Mayer is a certified Scrum educator (Scrum Alliance CST), an advisor, guide and mentor to those interested in humane and purposeful work places. 

Tune in for a fresh perspective you never knew you needed!

Mike Burrows, author of the uber successful "Agendashift™" joins John Coleman on this week's episode of the Xagility™ podcast. 

Mike and John discuss the underlying rationale of "Agendashift™" as well as recalling Mike's book writing process. 

The discussion then shifts to the contributions "Agendashift™" has made to the world of Agile and the success it has received since its publishing. This discussion exists against the background of what the agile world looked like before the arrival of "Agendashift™" as both hosts highlight the significant changes and improvements this book has achieved in the bigger holistic framework of agile. 

Hold on to your socks, this one is guaranteed to knock them off! 

Ever thought about the benefits ensuing from organisations widening the scope of agile? Where and how would this process happen? 

Joined by the knowledgeable and passionate Carolyn Mumby, David Nixon and Kyle Richardson take the listeners on a deep, insightful and anecdotal journey highlighting both the need of organisations adapting such agile perspectives as well as the deeper underlying rationales. 

The discussion then focuses on, hypothetically, where and how such widening process would happen. 

Grab your headphones and get ready to be challenged!

Robert Annis, Business & Organization Psychology Consultant  and John Coleman chat about Agile, value, and organizational agility. Then they discuss the killer question...Is Agile dead? Well, is it?