Relearning Leadership

-Why is it so hard to achieve personal improvement goals?

In this video, Pete Behrens, founder of the Agile Leadership Journey, walks us through some of the challenges and techniques to overcome them when setting and seeking to accomplish personal improvement goals.

A few key links referenced in the video...

Brain Statistics Research on setting and achieving goals, as well as debunking some of the myths around the Harvard and Yale "studies" on goal setting found here - https://www.wanderlustworker.com/the-harvard-mba-business-school-study-on-goal-setting/

OKR Example taken from the founder of OKRs, Andy Grove and referenced on this website - https://www.whatmatters.com/faqs/okrs-for-fitness-weight-loss

Salesforce V2MOM Information with many examples can be found on their education website - https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/manage_the_sfdc_organizational_alignment_v2mom

You may have heard of a DAO (sound it out, don't spell it out :) but are wondering what it really is, how it works and why you should be more aware of them?

Now is your chance to learn with an experienced DAO leader, Josh Forman.

Pete and Josh discuss what a DAO is, what benefits it provides, the challenges they face and some real-life examples.

Daniel Gagon joins Pete Behrens to help surface a common organizational challenge - doing agile without actually being agile. A phrase used to describe this is "Fake Agile" or "Agile in Name Only".

Daniel and Pete briefly lay out the landscape of fake agile, how to spot it, its root causes, how to prevent it, and finally what to do if you are already infected with it.

Pete builds on the Catalyst Conversation Framework with a focus on differences which quite typically emerge in more pivotal conversations. 

However, in this episode, we explore two mentors who reshape what difference is, how it evokes an emotional conflict, and how as leaders we can reshape conversations to influence others towards a different outcome.

Wouldn't we all like a silver bullet to make every conversation and better conversation? Of course. And there is such a thing! 

In part two of this 3-part series, Pete builds on threats and rewards to provide you a framework to structure virtually all of your conversations. Dance moves to follow to delay and avoid threat, prioritize and give rewards, and indeed to spark insight and understanding.

Wouldn't we all like a silver bullet to make every conversation and better conversation? Of course. And there is such a thing! Pete shares two examples of failed conversations he had with his partner Jana and uses those to diagnose and correct how every conversation can be improved. Intrigued? 

Listen and learn...

Welcome to Season 3!
We appreciate your patience as we have taken some time to refactor our podcast.

For season 3, Pete shares what we are doing different and why. We hope you join us for the journey. We know it will be educational and hopefully you'll have as much fun listening (or watching) as we have in curating the episodes!

Visit the podcast website (now re-hosted on Agile Leadership Journey) for guest profiles, key learning, transcripts and more.

Also check out our YouTube Channel for Video episodes.

What is the role of a leader to shape the balance of power?

Deanna Singh, author and social entrepreneur, shares the role leaders play in shaping and sharing power along with her experience as a human, mother, coach, leader and catalyst in role modeling this behavior for others.

Pete and Deanna discuss how leaders can be more aware and actively use their power to catalyze their goals and the people engaged with them.

Visit the (Re)Learning Leadership website for more about our guest, transcript, comments and more.

What does it take to guide a multi-year transformation?

Amerisure Insurance has been on a 3-year culture-shaping journey to improve their speed of innovation. Amjed Al-Zoubi, the CIO of Amerisure and Pete co-presented their case study at the Business Agility Conference in NYC. 

For this episode, Pete sat down with Amjed to discuss a bit more about the leader behind the title and about what it’s like to be on such a journey.

Visit the (Re)Learning Leadership website for a guest profile, transcript, comments and more.

What can leaders learn from other species?

Humans can be difficult. They judge others, hold their own agenda, and talk back. So maybe an easier way to learn leadership is through other species.

Executive coach and animal advocate Shawna Schuh joins Pete to discuss what leaders can learn and relearn by spending more time with other species.

Visit the (Re)Learning Leadership website to learn more about our guest, read the transcript, share a comment, and more.