40. Do You Have Short Talks in Your Toolkit?

Vic is joined by Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee.

In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss:

* Eight-minute talks

* Why companies lose Scrum focus

* Power of Metaphor

* What have you been reading lately?

Here's the long list of books that Larry started and Zach and I added to:

* The Toyota Way - by Jeffery Liker

* The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership - by Jeffery Liker, Gary L. Convis

* The Spirit of Kaizen - by Leigh Ann Hirschmann, Bob Mauer

* The Lean Startup - by Eric Ries

* Kanban: The Kanban Guide - by Paul VII

* The Innovator’s Dilemma - by Clayton Christensen

* The Wisdom of Crowds - by James Surowiecki

* Leaders Eat Last - by Simon Sinek

* The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni

* Coaching Agile Teams - Lyssa Adkins

* The Art of Thought - Graham Wallas

Larry has also been viewing a lot of webinars in Scrum Inc’s “Scrum Lab” with his prime membership, but there is also a lot of stuff on their "Scrum Lab Open” (click “Online Learning”).

Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Events:

* Come join us for two days of conversation at the San Diego Agile Open this February 25 & 26. More info online at agileopencalifornia.com/san_diego.html

* Want more? You got it! Four days of focused, team-based learning at the Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego from March 13-16. More info online at www.scrumalliance.org/scrum-coaching-retreat-san-diego-2016