
With Great People: High-Performance Teams
With Great People is the podcast for high-performance teams. We interview the best team leaders in the world. They share tips for listeners to reproduce their success. Topics include the Core Protocols, Agile software development, Open Space Technology, team emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and more.
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Latest episodes

Nov 3, 2020 • 34min
Tricia Broderick: How to create a support network in your organization
In this episode, Richard interviews Tricia Broderick, an agile coach at Agile for All and an Agile Alliance Board member. She tells us how the feeling of being supported increases the success of the team and shares how to build a support network within any organization. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Tricia on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tricia-broderick/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/t_broderick, check out her blog at http://www.leadtotheedge.com/, and visit her website at www.agileforall.com.
You can read the full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-52-tricia-broderick/.

Oct 20, 2020 • 10min
Wicked Problems, Wicked Opportunities: Mindset and Perspective
In this episode, Richard discusses the importance of inclusive, critical-thinking based education system to achieve growth-mindedness, flexibility and productivity. You can read more about it at https://kasperowski.com/wicked-problems/.

Oct 6, 2020 • 28min
Lyssa Adkins: How strong team relationships increase the value of products?
In this episode, Richard Interviews Lyssa Adkins. Lyssa is a co-founder of the Agile Coaching Institute, an independent agile and leadership coach, and the author of the Coaching Agile Teams. Lyssa tells us about the importance of interpersonal relationships within a team, how to keep these relationships honest and real, and how to resolve interpersonal tensions when they inevitably occur. When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to visit Lyssa's website at https://www.lyssaadkins.com and connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyssaadkins/.
Ypu can read full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-50-lyssa-adkins/.

Sep 22, 2020 • 26min
Diana Larsen: Do you know what true compatibility is?
In this episode, Richard interviews Diana Larsen. Diana is a true agile pioneer, a visionary pragmatist, and one of the highest authorities on agile retrospectives. She co-authored several books, including Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great; Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile team; and Liftoff: Launching Agile Projects and Teams. Diana currently acts as a chief connector for the Agile Fluency Project. Building on her unique experiences working with an extraordinary number of successful teams, Diana shares with us a few tips on how to achieve compatibility within your team. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Diana on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DianaOfPortland and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianalarsenagileswd/, and check out the Agile Fluency Project at https://www.agilefluency.org.
Read the full transcript of the episode at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-49-diana-larsen/

Sep 8, 2020 • 20min
Collaborate Better and Save the World
In this episode, Richard discusses how the Core Protocols can help our teams thrive, no matter whether their members are together or miles apart. You can read more about it at https://kasperowski.com/collaborate-better-and-save-the-world/.

Aug 25, 2020 • 28min
Mark Kilby: How to stay together in a distributed team
In this episode, Richard interviews Mark Kilby, a coach, and mentor to distributed teams. Mark co-authored the book From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams with Johanna Rothman, and he designed many online courses on the subject. We talk about finding a shared vision even when being miles apart, and how to build a better virtual workspace. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Mark on Twitter https://twitter.com/mkilby at and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkilby/, and visit his website at https://www.markkilby.com.
Read the full transcript at kasperowski.com/podcast-47-mark-kilby/

Aug 12, 2020 • 15min
April Jefferson: How to achieve greatness through imagination and fun
In this episode, Richard interviews April Jefferson. April is a coach, facilitator, and speaker. She currently serves as a board chairwoman at the Design Action Lab. We talk about achieving happiness within a team and among customers through innovation, improvisation, and having fun! When you finish listening to the episode, connect with April on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/soulcraftswoman/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/SoulCraftswoman and visit her website at https://soulcraftswoman.com.
Read the full transcript at https://kasperowski.com/podcast-46-april-jefferson/

Jul 26, 2020 • 10min
Continuous Integration of People: Teamwork Is The Work
In this episode, Richard discusses the importance of continuous integration of people within your team and presents his how-to guide to achieve it. You can read more about it at https://kasperowski.com/continuous-integration-of-people/.

Jul 14, 2020 • 23min
Yann Toutant: How to build trust between your teammates
In this episode, Richard interviews Yann Toutant, President of the French Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands, startup advisor, and manager at Toucan Toco. Yann tells us about the importance of building trust and understanding between your team members and how to do it. When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to connect with Yann on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-toutant/?originalSubdomain=nl and Twitter at https://twitter.com/yanntoutant?lang=en.
Read the full transcript at kasperowski.com/podcast-44-yann-toutant.

Jun 23, 2020 • 19min
Esther Derby: How to keep your team connected and focused
In this episode, Richard interviews Esther Derby, one of the world's top experts in organizational dynamics. Esther coauthored three books, including Behind Closed Doors with Johanna Rothman and Agile Retrospectives with Diana Larsen and Ken Schwaber. In her newest book - Seven Rules for Positive Productive Change - Esther is exploring growth mentality through seven problem-solving techniques. Esther shares with us the secret of how to keep a team connected, inclusive, and engaging. When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to visit Esther's website at https://www.estherderby.com, and connect with her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/estherderby and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherderby/.
Read the full transcript at kasperowski.com/podcast-43-esther-derby.
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