The cinematic antihero is in possession of mythical, almost unattainable qualities that make them larger than life. But…if you look more closely, there are a few lessons to be learned from our big-screen idols – what to believe, how to carry yourself, and how to act in the face of opposition.

This is a long one, so make sure you’re on Wifi!

Had a great time at Agile and Beyond this year, and as I was chilling with the speakers Thursday afternoon, we decided to record some cool conversations and thoughts from my colleagues.  A real privilege to get some rapid insights from this crew.

Here Are the Interview Notes in order of appearance:

Nayan Hajratwala, Agile And Beyond Co-organizer and Speaker Coordinator
http://www.agileandbeyond.com/2019/

Holly Bielawa – How To Hire An Agile Coach
Twitter @agilegrowth
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybielawa/

Philippa Bagley – Project Management For Creatives
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippa-hbs/
Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/Philippa.HBS/

Michael Nir – Persuading the Bear: Learn how to Build Engaged Communities through Horizontal Influencing
Website – http://michaelnir.com/
Twitter – @michaelnir
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelnir/

Daniel Davis – Code is Easy. Humans are hard, Your Tech Career Is Wacked & Why That’s OK
email – [email protected]
Twitter – @daniel_davis
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/davisdaniel/

Colleen Esposito – Does Agile change your process – or your perspective? – Beyond Prioritization: How to Make an Impact for your Customers
Twitter – @TheColleenE
LInkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-esposito-5a06252/

Shahin Sheidaei, Eglys Vera – The Golden Hammer of Transformation: Culture!
Shahin
Blog – http://blog.sheidaei.com/
Twitter – @sheidaei
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheidaei/

Eglys
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/eglys-vera-a6988b/

David Harris – Extreme Programming Practices at Scale
GitHub – https://github.com/thedavidharris
LInkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidharris16/

Mark Shead – Go With The Flow – An exercise in optimizing the delivery of value, Shifting Left With Extreme Programming – Developing Quality Early
Youtube – www.youtube.com/markshead
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/markshead/

Arati Joshi – Introvert’s journey to Agility
Twitter – @aratister
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/arati-joshi-12382618/

George Dinwiddie – Advanced BDD for the Whole Team — Distillation of Essential Examples
Out Beyond Estimates and No Estimates
Twitter – @gdinwiddie
Website – www.idiacomputing.com
Blog – http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/

Matt Heusser – Lean Coffee
website – www.xndev.com
Books on Leanpub – https://leanpub.com/u/mheusser
Twitter – @mheusser

Justin Beall – Closing the Remote Engineer Gap
Twitter – @dev3l_

Tom Bellinson – What is a Blameless Culture and Why Would I Want One: A Case Study

You can’t do that using traditional big-business time management.   You’ll need to:
– Decline meetings or limit them to 30 minutes OR LESS unless its team time – group work, facilitation
– Block time IN YOUR CALENDAR to do your most important work – uninterrupted.  No exceptions
– Get Good at Saying NO

Recently, I sat down with Carl Oxham, Tax Partner with PwC Canada about the topic he is most passionate about – emotional intelligence and it’s growing importance in leadership. 

In this discussion, we get specific about why EI is becoming a hotter topic, how to get good at it, and why it matters for Agile. 

Carl is an engaging, knowledgeable and gifted speaker – this was a fun conversation for me, and I hope you enjoy it!