No Nonsense Leadership

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Steve Tendon about Tameflow and the theory of constraints. If you can find the constraint preventing the organisation from achieving its goal and address it, you can make extraordinary improvements in performance. But sadly most improvement efforts fail because they don't address the constraint in the system. We talk about how to understand and address the constraint using the story of Herbie and the scout troop going for a hike. And what happens when you drive a group of jeeps through the jungle. We discuss the importance of unity of purpose, a community of trust and inspired leadership. And we talk about how we need to change leaders' mental models and psychological incentives to align with the goal.   Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible |    Connect with Steve via Linkedin , Murray via email or Shane in the Twitter-sphere  @shagility.   The No Nonsense agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Daniel Mezick about open leadership. What motivates people and how to get great results in a group. Organizations are social games with goals, rules and players with different resources and decision rights. Most organizations are totalitarian dictatorships with a heavy management tax. Open organizations are much more effective at harnessing the talents of their people and resources. Harness peoples talents by giving them an attractive goal, clear boundaries, leadership support and the right to make decisions about their own work. Be generous, calm and support your people.   Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible |    Connect with Daniel via Linkedin , Murray via email or Shane in the Twitter-sphere  @shagility.   The No Nonsense agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Scott Middleton about his article Agile is dead. McKinsey killed it. The Agile PMO. Agile as a cost out tool. Slathering the Agile word onto everything to sell services. Do big consulting companies really understand Agile? What about people and interactions over processes and tools. What about delivering value to customers early and often? Real agile still has a lot of value. Tailoring your agile approach and getting close to customers. Read Scott's article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-dead-mckinsey-just-killed-scott-middleton/ Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible |    Connect with Scott via Linkedin , Murray via email or Shane in the Twitter-sphere  @shagility.   The No Nonsense agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Tobias Mayer about self organization and servant leadership. Everyone can be a leader. Take responsibility. Be generous and humble. Stop demotivating people. Create an environment for people to be brilliant. Create a vision, define boundaries and get out of the way.  Be a servant leader. Empowerment and anarchism. Servant leadership and Christianity. There's nothing better than having a good relationship with another human being. Help people step into their brilliance.   Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible |    Connect with Tobias via Linkedin , Murray via email or Shane in the Twitter-sphere  @shagility.   The No Nonsense agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Maarten Dalmjin on Product Owners vs Product Managers. What are they, what's the difference between them and why does it matter? Why do we need a product manager if we have a product owner? Overwhelmed vs Absentee product owner. Supporting the Product Owner. Product discovery. The sprint bubble. The rift between product management and scrum. Rapid feedback loops. Getting close to the customer. Building the right thing. Dual track vs integrated design. Scaling product development. Anti patterns. Product Management is more than Scrum.   Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible |    Connect with Maarten via his website , Murray via email or Shane in the Twitter-sphere  @shagility.   The No Nonsense agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Alex Stokes on Agile Transformation. Why do organisations do agile transformations? If agile transformations are working why is the state of agile so poor in large organisations? Is a waterfall transformation process incompatible with agile? Measuring the benefits of a transformation. Transformations are a way to get leadership support for major change. Imposing vs empowering. Coaching vs telling. Patterns vs frameworks. Continuous change vs transformational change.  Using agile to become agile.   Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible |    Connect with Alex via Linkedin , Murray via email or Shane in the Twitter-sphere  @shagility.   The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Al Shalloway about the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and scaling.   We explore the benefits and shortcomings of SAFE, focusing on value streams, batch and flow systems, lean principles, and the importance of short feedback cycles. We critique the traditional command-and-control approach and emphasize customer value, lean methodologies, adaptive implementations, and system thinking.   Al Shalloway shares his experiences and insights, advocating for a more holistic approach to scaling agile practices. Tune in for valuable perspectives on implementing agile frameworks effectively.   Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible | Podchaser |  Deezer | Podcast Addict |   Connect with Al via Linkedin , Contact Shane on LinkedIn shagility or Murray via email    The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data

Fredrik Carleson, who successfully managed a massive SAFe program for a Swedish government department, shares his insights on agile leadership and the importance of customer-focused teams. He discusses the challenges of SAFe implementation, highlighting disconnects between management and teams and stresses a contextual approach to software development. Fredrik advocates for smaller, autonomous teams over complex frameworks, promoting flexibility and simplification as keys to fostering a truly agile environment.

Explore the benefits, challenges, and importance of collaboration among a product person, a developer, and a tester in defining features early in Agile development. Learn about the valuable roles and skills needed, the significance of light documentation, testable requirements, and shift left testing. Discover how managing complexity and implementing useful patterns can enhance Agile team workflows.

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Scott Ambler about the Disciplined Agile Toolkit. In this episode we discuss toolkits vs frameworks. Tailoring your ways of working for your situation vs prescriptive methods. Method prisons and framework jails. The problem with two day mastery certifications and the over commercialisation of Scrum and SAFe. The PMI and Agile and Products vs Projects.   Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible | Podchaser |  Deezer | Podcast Addict |   Connect with Scott via Linkedin   Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility. You can read the podcast transcript at: https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/disciplined-agile-toolkit-with-scott-ambler/#read   The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by: Simply Magical Data