Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast

This is the last episode of season 8 until we return in a few weeks. I have been fcusing a lot this season on the topic of agility since this is a central skill to the way we work, even though this concept is regularly associated with software or tech. Today, we will dig deeper into the skill of agility for our everyday life. The Joy of Agility is the title of the book written by my guest Joshua Kerievsky (https://www.industriallogic.com/people/joshua/) We will talk about the true meaning of agility and you will learn mantras you can use every day to help develop this skill. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

Today we feature Jon Kern (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonkern/) , one of the co-authors of the Agile Manifesto. His career has spanned jet engine R&D and flight simulators, to being an object-oriented and lightweight process evangelist through the 90s, authoring books, and contributions to Unified Modeling Language. Jon also enjoys speaking and evangelizing about being agile at conferences around the world. Tday we spoke about his fascinating career, how agile came about and key lesson you can apply today to bet truly agile by doing less. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

In this episode I speak with Julie Jungalwala, a leadership instructor at Harvard, the founder of the Institute for the Future of Learning. Today we speak about her research on reinvention and what you can do to reinvent yourself in a competitive market. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

Today you'll hera my interview with Aarie van Benekum (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariev3/ and (https://arievanbennekum.com/bio ), one of the co-signers of the Agile Manifesto (https://agilemanifesto.org/) His career in software development started as developer and technical designer, and in the 90s, he switched from traiditonal development to RAD or rapid application development, and DSDM, or dynamic system development method. After becoming one of the cosigners of the agile manifesto in 2001, Arie has focused on business tranformations towards agile. You wil learn today why he is an agnostic when it comes to methods, what is the most important skill you need and how can you work towards making changes today. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

This episode is a podcast collaboration with the Team Coaching Zone Podcast (https://teamcoachingzone.com/team-coaching-podcast). Dr. Krister Lowe is Co-founder and Chief of Innovation at www.6TeamConditions.com. He is the pioneer of the Team Coaching Zone Podcast and the Co-Editor of The Practitioner's Handbook of Team Coaching. Dr. Lowe is an Organizational Psychologist by training and has deep expertise in coaching top and mission critical teams We talked about the fascinating field of team coaching, what makes great teams and practices you can apply now to make yours a high performing team. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

This episode originally aired in July 2021. ------------------------------------------- As many organizations are talking today about becoming "agile" it is important to know what it really means. Dr. Jeff Sutherland (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsutherland/) is the ideal person to discuss this. He is the chairman and founder of Scrum Inc., a signatory of the Agile manifesto, coauthor of the Scrum Guide and the creator Scrum@Scale. He is also the coauthor of the best selling book Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. Today we talk about the misconceptions of Agile, the origins of the Scrum framework, and how his military experience and his work doing scientific computer modeling influenced him. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

When we think about leaders we think of those who have just the right answer to every situation, those who can move crowds, who can make or break a team. But what if we are looking at leadership the wrong way? Is a leader a creator of followers or is a leader a person who creates other leaders? My guest today knows what it takes to lead others to become leaders. L. David Marquet (https://davidmarquet.com/my-story/) is a retired United States Navy captain and the bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around and Leadership is Language. He was the commander of the submarine USS Santa Fe. He turned the submarine from the worst in the fleet to the most successful by using a "leader-leader" model of leadership. He became captain of the submarine in 1999 and, since his retirement, the submarine has continued to win awards. Since then he has worked as a leadership expert and speaks to audiences globally. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

Dr. Mark Goulston (https://markgoulston.com/about/) is a psychiatrist and one of the world's leading experts on listening with his book, Just Listen, becoming the top book on listening in the world. He is also the author of Talking to Crazy and Get Out of Your Own Way. He was selected to the World's Top 30 Communication Professionals for 2023 by Global Guros. He is a Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches member and hosts the My Wakeup Call podcast. In this eoisode we discussed various topics including his fascinating story about why he pursued psychiatry. You will also learn techniques on how to deal with difficult people AND become a better listener. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

This week features an episode for the podcast Because You Need to Know with Ediwn K. Morris (https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwinkmorris/) This podcats is focused on sharing with ideas about knolwdege management. We talked about the future of KM, the key soft skils we need to succeed and other topics.

Today we talk about Building Impact. We often go through out careers expecting others will tell us what to do and to give us permission to take on any particular initiative. It is not until we realize that if we just find opportunities and take action, our job experience will be much more enjoyable and impactful. My guest today will tell us how we can become impact players. Liz Wiseman (https://thewisemangroup.com/who-we-are/our-team/liz-wiseman/) is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/