Mik + One: The Official Project to Product Podcast by Dr. Mik Kersten

In this episode of Mik + One, Mik continues the conversation with Gene Kim, best-selling author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, as well as co-author of The DevOps Handbook for the second part of their discussion. This episode centers around: Insight into the Third Ideal: Improvement of Daily Work - why focusing on the improvement of daily work is even more crucial than the daily work itself, and the implications this has on technical debt The increasing significance of the Fourth Ideal: Psychological Safety - and its impact on organizational culture and performance The ideation of the Fifth Ideal: Customer Focus - and why leaders must prioritize top-level business goals and what customers value over everything else in order to achieve success in a modern transformation New episode every two weeks. Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don't forget to leave your review. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne www.tasktop.com For more information about Gene Kim, to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, and to download the episode transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/gene-kim-part-2/

Introducing the first episode of Mik + One, Mik sits down with Gene Kim, best-selling author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, as well as co-author of The DevOps Handbook. In the first half of this special two-part episode, Mik and Gene talk about: Gene’s journey, and how it led to The Unicorn Project The motivation and origins behind the Five Ideals and how to put them into practice The profound wisdom of the First Ideal: Locality and Simplicity -- and why leaders should use it as a test to identify whether they are progressing in the right direction The Second Ideal: Focus, Flow and Joy -- why it resonates so much with Mik, and it’s impact and importance to generating outcomes Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don’t forget to leave your review. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne www.tasktop.com For more information about Gene Kim, to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, and to download the episode transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/gene-kim/

Since publishing best-selling book, Project to Product, technology business leader, Dr. Mik Kersten, has introduced transformative frameworks and ideas for delivering software at scale. He has given numerous standing room only keynotes and presentations worldwide and is an internationally recognized thought-leader. In this brand new podcast, Mik + One, nothing is off the record as Mik sits down with industry-leading guests and delves into how they deliver value and drive digital transformations in their organizations. New episode every two weeks! Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne www.projecttoproduct.org/podcast www.tasktop.com