With Great People: High-Performance Teams

In this episode, Richard interviews Woody Zuill, an Agile coach well known for popularizing mob programming and the No Estimates movement. In this first part of the interview with Woody, he tells us how kindness, consideration, and respect can transform any team into a fulfilling working experience. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Woody on LinkedIn and Twitter, visit his website at www.woodyzuill.com, and check out his upcoming book No Estimates - How to Deliver Software Without Guesswork. You can read the transcript of the entire episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-72-woody-zuill/.

In this episode, Richard interviews Adam Weisbart, principal at Weisbart Consulting, certified scrum trainer, and agile coach. Adam was also an initiator of Agile Virtual Summit, which grew into a community at https://agilemastery.com. Adam tells us how to eliminate friction, simplify your team's workflow, and get the job done faster and more reliably. When you finish listening to the episode, visit Adam's website at https://weisbart.com/richard, where he left some sweet surprises for you. You can read the transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-71-adam-weisbart/

In this episode, Richard interviews Steven Wolff. Steve is a Team Emotional Intelligence expert whose research greatly influenced Richard's work with teams. Steven tells us how to transform angst and tension into excitement - a driving force of any successful team. When you finish listening to the episode, visit Steve's website at https://stevenwolff.com, where you will be able to connect with him and explore his work. You can read a full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-70-steven-wolff/.

In this episode, Richard talks about slacking off and why is it so important. You can read the entire essay at https://kasperowski.com/could-you-win-a-…for-slacking-off/.

In this episode, Richard interviews Seb Rose. Seb is a Continuous Improvement Lead at SmartBear, a co-author of the BDD books Discovery and Formulation, and a regular guest lecturer on behavior-driven development in Richard's course at Harvard. Seb tells us how to make a highly effective team even if the team members at your disposal are not as seasoned professionals as you would hope. When you finish listening to this episode, connect with Seb on Twitter (@sebrose) and read his books Discovery and Formulation. Read the full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-68-seb-rose/ ‎

In this episode, Richard interviews Jeff Sutherland, a co-creator of the Scrum, founder of Scrum Inc., inventor of Scrum@Scale, and a signatory of the Agile Manifesto. He is also the author of the international bestselling book Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. Jeff shares with us his personal experiences which made him one of the leaders of the IT industry and beyond. Read the full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-67-jeff-sutherland/.

In this episode, Richard interviews Maria Matarelli. Maria is a co-founder of Personal Agility Institute, a co-founder of Agile Marketing Academy, an agile coach, and a well-known DJ! She tells us about applying agile principles outside of the IT industry, and even outside of a business context. If you want to learn more from Maria, it is pretty easy to connect with her. Go to http://findmaria.com where you'll find her contact details across all relevant social media. Read the full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/episode-66-maria-matarelli/

In this episode, Richard interviews Emily Bache. Emily is the author of The Coding Dojo Handbook and Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman Method. She is well known in the software development community for her work on the Gilded Rose Refactoring Kata and her technical agile coaching. She tells us about her secrets of achieving harmony in teams of any size. After you finish listening to the episode, connect with Emily on Twitter (@emilybache), read her new book, and visit her website at https://www.sammancoaching.org. You can read full transcript at https://kasperowski.com/episode-65-emily-bache.

In this episode, Richard interviews Jorgen Hesselberg, a co-founder of Comparative Agility and the author of Unlocking Agility: An Insiders’ Guide to Agile Enterprise Transformation. He tells us how luck is not necessarily a product of coincidence and how your team can truly become an architect of its own luck. Read the transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-64-jorgen-hesselberg/

In this episode, Richard interviews Lynn Langit, a cloud architect specialized in big data, a technical educator, and an angel investor. Lynn also used to be the Director of teachingkidsprogramming.org, a not-for-profit online platform for early coding education. She is also a contract instructor at LinkedIn Learning where she has more than 20 courses on cloud topics. Lynn shares with us the secrets of making every team you work with the best team of your life. You can read the full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-63-lynn-langit/