Latest Episodes

September 04, 2023
#94 Rethinking the Manager vs Leader Meme: What Really Matters?
You've seen them on LinkedIn: the “manager bad, leader good” infographics and listicles. But there are over a million people in the US with...
00:08:37

August 28, 2023
#93: How Top Leaders Create Clarity: 6 Tips to Communicate Through Uncertainty
Leaders walk a tightrope, creating clarity for teams with an inspiring vision while acknowledging the uncertainty of future predictions. In this episode, Peter delves...
00:11:03

August 21, 2023
#92: The Top 5 Backlog Refinement Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes | Community Meetup Rebroadcast
Backlog refinement is critical for any agile team—if your backlog isn’t in good shape, everything downstream falls apart. But there’s a common set of...
00:49:28

August 14, 2023
#91: Navigating Commitments, Focus, and Flexibility: Insights from Scrum’s Abnormal Sprint Termination
Scrum’s rarely used “Abnormal Sprint Termination” rule can help a team strike a nice balance between the need to focus, the need to be...
00:16:44

August 07, 2023
#90 Purposeful Quick Wins: How to Get Momentum without Avoiding the Hard Stuff
In this episode, Richard and Peter talk about quick wins, how they often emphasize the quick part but miss the win, and what to...
00:07:37

July 31, 2023
#89 Collaboration and Coordination are NOT the Same Thing – Here’s Why It Matters
In this episode, Richard explains the distinction between collaborating and coordinating, when to do one or the other, and the implications for team structure,...
00:08:42