Adam's welcomes Katie Anderson to the show to discuss her book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, lean thinking, and the powerful growth mindset.Want more?🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction.🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence📘 Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn (Katie's Book)🎧 Chain of Learning (Katie's Podcast)☕️ Small Batches #77: Managing to LearnChapters(00:00) - Chain of Learning with Katie Anderson (00:23) - Today's Episode (01:13) - Feburary Giveaway! (01:40) - Katie's Background (03:06) - Katie's Origin Story (13:59) - The Toyota Boat? (25:47) - Katie's Japan Study Trips (29:26) - The Impact of Culture (36:31) - Growth Mindset (49:32) - Katie & Adam's self Kaizen (54:59) - Connect with Katie (56:11) - Outro   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam's two most common words (verbal ticks even) from 2023. Is it a party foul to bring lean thinking into a New Year's Eve party?Want more?🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction.🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence☕️ Small Batches #77: Managing to Learn☕️ Small Batches #87: Set-Based Concurrent Engineering📘 Managing to Learn📘 Lean Product & Process DevelopmentChapters(00:00) - Intro (00:47) - News: Website Updates (01:10) - News: Free Giveaways (01:35) - Viable (05:29) - Go and See (07:55) - Outro   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam welcomes John Willis to discuss his new book, Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge. We discuss why John wrote the book, Deming's career arc, and how we put Deming's ideas into action. The print edition is available now. Listen through to the end for announcements from Adam and John.Learn More🚀 New listener? Start here.🧭 Get your FREE guide to software delivery excellence📘 Buy Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge🎁 Enter my FREE giveaway from a copy of Wiring the Winning Organization☕️ Small Batches #84 - DemingChapters(00:00) - 100 - John's Book (00:00) - Intro (01:47) - John's Bio (04:00) - John on Why this Boo (10:44) - Deming's Arc (18:24) - SPok & Software (24:04) - Deming in Japan & Humanism (30:15) - Problem Solving (33:49) - Learning from Failure (38:09) - John's Advice (47:13) - By what method? (56:40) - What's next for John? (59:12) - Wrap Up (01:03:05) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The podcast discusses the concepts of slowification, simplification, and amplification in 'Wiring the Winning Organization'. It explores the team's use of a mural board for visual management and planning. The importance of closing the gap between current and target conditions is highlighted. A favorite case study from the book is discussed, and techniques for simplifying complex systems are explored.

Twelve tips for first-time engineering managers. Want more? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 🚀 New listener? Start here.🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence

Adam presents thinking about boundaries, testing, and software design.Want more? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 🚀 New listener? Start here.🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence🖥️ Alistair Cockburn's posts on Hexagonal Architecture📘 New Book! Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge by John Willis☕️ Small Batches #22: Derek Comartin on Service Boundaries

Adam presents how he thinks about estimates and delivery. Plus, a special announcement on something new!Want more? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 🚀 New listener? Start here.🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence🥋 The Software Kaizen Substack📘 Principles of Product Development Flow📘 Making Work Visible ☕️ Small Batches #86 - Flow: A Mental ModelChapters(00:00) - 096 - Estimates (01:13) - Intro (01:33) - Estimates (03:41) - Problem One: Dynamics (04:01) - Problem Two: Priority (04:36) - Problem Three: Time (05:01) - Problem Three and a Half (06:10) - Problem Four: WIP (07:16) - Problem Five: Confused Priorities (07:48) - Problem Six: Time Horizons (08:30) - The Alternative (10:17) - Outro

Adam presents mental model behind lean and agile. The mental model accepts we don't know the path forward, thus we must optimize for learning it.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already on the path? Continue your self-study with any of these:🧠 The Small Batches Way study guide 📘 The Fifth Discipline📘 The Learn Startup☕️ Small Batches #39 - The High-Velocity Edge ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam presents the rationale behind choosing a language or tech stack. Spoiler alert: it's irrelevant to software delivery performance. Learn More🚀 New listener? Start here.📘 Accelerate - The science of software delivery performance📘 The DevOps Handbook☕️ Small Batches #65- Systems Thinking🧠 The DORA report ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam presents thoughts on Sidney Dekker's book "Drift into Failure".  🚀 New listener? Start here.📘 Drift into Failure by Sidney Dekker📘 The Field Guide to Understanding "Human Error" by Sidney Dekker☕️ Small Batches #65- Systems Thinking📹 The Pursuit of Success & Averting Drift into Failure - Sidney Dekker (DOES 2017)Editor's note: There is an error in the recording. Adam mistakenly refers to Challenger when he means Columbia. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★