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December 31, 2024

#162 Leadership Lessons from the Vineyard: A Conversation with Steven Thompson

Discover how leadership and regenerative farming intersect in this inspiring conversation with Steven Thompson of Analemma Wines. Steven shares the challenges of running a...

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00:49:14

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December 23, 2024

#161 4-Steps to Go From Resistance to Action

Feeling stuck by team resistance or organizational inertia? Learn the 4-Step Roadblock Buster, a proven process to go from “That Won’t Work Here” to...

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00:11:26

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December 16, 2024

#160 Backlog Refinement: Avoiding the Detail Trap

Backlog refinement is essential for Agile teams, but it's easy to fall into the trap of overloading the backlog with too much detail—or not...

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00:07:06

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December 09, 2024

#159 How to Run an Effective Year-End Retrospective

Too many year-end retrospectives suffer from recency and peak-end biases, causing them to devolve into superficial reviews or Q4 gripe sessions. In this episode,...

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00:05:58

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December 02, 2024

#158 How to Do Complexity Aware Annual Planning

"A beautifully detailed plan feels great—until reality intervenes." In this episode, Richard and Peter share hard-earned lessons about annual planning from their work with...

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00:08:05

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November 25, 2024

#157 Are Product Owners & Product Managers the Same Thing?

What’s the real difference between Product Owners and Product Managers? This episode explores the evolving definitions of these roles and highlights how modern Product...

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00:09:46