Badass Agile

By Fuse Chamber, IncTechnology

Badass Agile episodes

October 30, 2017 Episode 27 – Adaptive Planning III – The Biggest, Closest Things
What mindset/habit pair moves you toward goals the fastest?
* The ability to be an adaptive planner begins with sharp focus on the things that matter most
* What you value determines your priorities, and figuring out the biggest, closest things that get you closer to your goals is the calling card of visionary teams and leaders
10 min
October 30, 2017 Episode 27 - Adaptive Planning III - The Biggest, Closest Things
What mindset/habit pair moves you toward goals the fastest?
* The ability to be an adaptive planner begins with sharp focus on the things that matter most
* What you value determines your priorities, and figuring out the biggest, closest things that get you closer to your goals is the calling card of visionary teams and leaders
10 min
October 23, 2017 Episode 26 – Adaptive Planning II – The F-Word
Why is failure such a dirty word? What effect does this have on teams, and how can you change it?
* Fear of Failure is the antithesis to experimentation and innovation
* It is impossible to learn and grow without failure. Big Failure. Early and often.
* Fear of failure is cultural, and change starts at the leadership level.
* Reason and logic can’t change a culture of fear. You’re going to have to show, measure, prove, and repeat…and as a badass leader, you’ll have to take uncommon accountability.
16 min
October 23, 2017 Episode 26 - Adaptive Planning II - The F-Word
Why is failure such a dirty word? What effect does this have on teams, and how can you change it?
* Fear of Failure is the antithesis to experimentation and innovation
* It is impossible to learn and grow without failure. Big Failure. Early and often.
* Fear of failure is cultural, and change starts at the leadership level.
* Reason and logic can’t change a culture of fear. You’re going to have to show, measure, prove, and repeat…and as a badass leader, you’ll have to take uncommon accountability.
16 min
October 09, 2017 The Elusive Art of Influence
How do great leaders inspire others to work WITH them - how do they change minds and build support? How do truly powerful people seem to get whatever they want in life?
* The first principle is that your reasons have to be right. You can’t want influence so you can have power or sway over people. Your ‘argument’ - the thing you are trying to convince people of, whether its selling Agile to a monolithic management team, making a sale, or negotiating a contract - must come from a place of genuine service
* The other influence skills are the Badass Agile principles we’ve already been discussing - learning to leap, leading by going first, staying in control of your emotions, being persistent and resilient, remaining confident, being happy and other-focused, and learning and adapting from failure.
13 min
October 02, 2017 Episode 25 – Adaptive Planning I – Waiting for Perfection
What’s the best way to plan projects to ensure success?
* You don’t really ‘plan for success’ at all, in the sense that you don’t plan for certainty or safety.
* As an Agile Leader, Adaptive Planning is your greatest asset. Minimize planning so that you can start, and adjust your plan as the environment changes.
9 min
October 02, 2017 Episode 25 - Adaptive Planning I - Waiting for Perfection
What’s the best way to plan projects to ensure success?
* You don’t really ‘plan for success’ at all, in the sense that you don’t plan for certainty or safety.
* As an Agile Leader, Adaptive Planning is your greatest asset. Minimize planning so that you can start, and adjust your plan as the environment changes.
9 min
September 25, 2017 Episode 24 – Continuous Improvement VI – Aggressively Attack Waste
What is the easiest way to make Continuous Improvement work for me?
* Ask yourself and your team one simple question - what can I cut?
* The biggest mindset shift we have to make is that of letting go of the old way. Constantly seek things we can discard that are weighing us down
12 min
September 25, 2017 Episode 24 - Continuous Improvement VI - Aggressively Attack Waste
What is the easiest way to make Continuous Improvement work for me?
* Ask yourself and your team one simple question - what can I cut?
* The biggest mindset shift we have to make is that of letting go of the old way. Constantly seek things we can discard that are weighing us down
12 min
September 18, 2017 Episode 23 – Continuous Improvement V – Personal And Team Mastery
We have started our Agile Journey, but I don’t see much improvement. How do we get better faster?
* Mastery is lifelong. And the first few steps are usually the most painful. Remind teams and stakeholders alike that the first few sprints are mayhem. This is true of individual development as well. The initial stages are tumultuous, frustrating, as if they were designed to shake off those who are not serious about mastery.
* By adopting a culture of continuous improvement, you will get better.
* Adoption and acceptance will be slow, and benefits accrue gradually at first - patience will be your most important quality
* Don’t expect too much too soon; and stay humble so you keep learning and growing
15 min