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So much content is written/discussed covering ways to measure agile teams. In fact, we discussed agile metrics in the past, but this episode turns the tables and we discuss how agile leaders should be measured. If you're a leader, listen to this episode to discover if you're already an agile leader or if you have some room to grow.

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Get FREE agile coaching on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Wednesday evenings, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

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• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

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Many organizations continuously acquire technical debt. A common source of this growing problem is a lack of understanding of the true cost of quality.  If your organization can't seem to escape a mountain of poor architectural decisions and/or an underinvested quality approach, this episode is for you!  

Learn how to educate your peers, executives, and investors about the true cost of quality and hear strategies you can use to start paying down your debt.  

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Get FREE agile coaching on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Wednesday evenings, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

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Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

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• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

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In response to the following question from a listener, Bob and Josh discuss how to lead an agile team inside of an organization with traditional, individualized performance management. Can these two co-exist? We think so, and this episode helps you answer that question for your organization.  What have your experiences taught you?  Let's discuss!

 

Hey @bobgalen and @nosrednAhsoJ how about doing a @metahyphencast about being a great Scrum Master/Agile coach in an organization with a performance management system/culture that encourages individual growth and development? #scrum #scrummaster #agilecoach #corporateculture

— Jette “Jedi” Silberbauer Gad (@gad_jette) February 16, 2019 

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Get FREE agile coaching on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Wednesday evenings, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

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Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

Sponsor Links:

• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

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Our previous episode introduced the importance of storytelling in agile.  Towards the end of the episode, we threw out the idea of returning to this topic with some examples and role-playing to help everyone understand how powerful storytelling can be for you and your teams.  So here you go!  Bob and Josh cover a handful of common scenarios and arm you with some tools to help you conquer these challenges.

What other topics would you like to us discuss in this manner?  How have you implemented storytelling into your agile journey?  Let's discuss!

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Get FREE agile coaching, twice a week, on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Every Sunday evening, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

Spread The Word: 
Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

Sponsor Links:

• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Storytelling is an integral part of your success as a leader and/or coach.  Get some tips and tricks from Bob and Josh as they walk you through the reasons storytelling is so important and then provide you with some insight on how to get better at this key skill.

How do you use storytelling to drive change?  Let's discuss!

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Get FREE agile coaching, twice a week, on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Every Tuesday and Thursday, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

Spread The Word: 
Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

Sponsor Links:

• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

A big thanks to Meta-Cast listener and Twitch chat superstar "firessue" brings us a fantastic challenge for this episode.

Standing up new teams is hard, but adding teams and engineers to an existing, established team presents a whole new set of challenges.  How do you handle the dynamics and tension this can create?  Bob and Josh give you tips and tricks to make sure your organizational growth is a consistently positive experience.

What tips do you have?  What lessons have you learned?  Let's discuss!

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More from our hosts:
Get FREE agile coaching, twice a week, on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Every Tuesday and Thursday, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

Spread The Word: 
Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

Sponsor Links:

• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

 

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

What unknowns will sneak up and cost your team dearly? If we knew those answers, life would be a lot easier! Thanks to Laura (AKA laurieblue on our Twitch stream), we were challenged to answer this question.

Bob and Josh highlight the questions most software teams are not answering, but they should be answering. Our goal is helping you take a different look at the challenges you and your teams have that may be holding you back.

What surprising discoveries have you and your team found that accelerated your success? Let's discuss!!

Subscribe: iTunes, Google Play, Spotify More from our hosts: Get FREE agile coaching, twice a week, on Josh's https://www.twitch.tv/kazi_io (new live stream). If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance! Every Tuesday and Thursday, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table. Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you. Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io Spread The Word: Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our https://www.patreon.com/metahyphencast (Patreon) campaign. Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible. Thanks for sharing! Sponsor Links:

The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save. Get your discount here.

Remote teams are everywhere.  Agile is everywhere.  Unfortunately, those two don't always mix well together.  We are here to fix that!  Thanks to our listener Ryan, from Virginia, for asking us to take on this topic.  

What tips & tricks do you use to maximize the effectiveness of remote agile teams?  Let's discuss!

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More from our hosts:
Get FREE agile coaching, twice a week, on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Every Tuesday and Thursday, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

Spread The Word: 
Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

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• Meta-Cast listeners use promo code META18 to receive $400 off your registration for TechWell's Agile + DevOps East conference this November in Orlando. Register at https://well.tc/meta400.
• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

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It's a special Halloween night episode!  Bob and Josh wrap up their series on fear in the agile world with a deep dive into common sources of fear for leaders in the agile world.  If you are an agile leader, don't be scared, listen to this episode!

Help Spread The Word: Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

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• Agile Dev West conference offers you the perfect opportunity to get away from distractions to immerse yourself and improve your agile skills in hot areas such as scaled agile development, agile teams and leadership, testing, and more. Use code CAST18 to receive 10% off your conference registration. Register at well.tc/metacast by May 4 to save up to an additional $200 off.
• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

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Episode 134 dug into common generators of fear that teams experience during an agile transition.  Sticking with our scary/spooky theme for October, we decided to turn the tables around and examine how we, as agile leaders, generate fear. 

As the face of change for your organization, you need to be aware of how your actions will be perceived by those that do not welcome the new processes.  Every good coach works to minimize this fear, but some level of fear is inevitable.  Learn how you can calm the nerves of your team and accelerate your team's success. 

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More from our hosts:
Get FREE agile coaching, twice a week, on Josh's new live stream.  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Every Tuesday and Thursday, Josh hosts a free live stream on Twitch where you can bring your questions and challenges to the table.  Josh, the community, and sometimes Bob, will be there to help you.  Check it out at twitch.tv/kazi_io

Spread The Word: 
Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on iTunes, or by giving to our Patreon campaign.  Every time you give, in any way, you empower our mission of helping as many agilists as possible.  Thanks for sharing!

Sponsor Links:

• Meta-Cast listeners use promo code META18 to receive $400 off your registration for TechWell's Agile + DevOps East conference this November in Orlando. Register at https://well.tc/meta400.
• The AgilePacks team is excited to offer a 20% off discount code on your first purchase of an AgilePacks kit. There's a Starter and a Pro option to fit you and your team's needs. Simply enter METACAST at checkout to save.  Get your discount here.

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy