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The Mob Mentality Show episodes

May 08, 2023 The 2nd Habit of a Highly Effective Mobber: Begin with the End in Mind (7 Habits)
What is your team's center? What is the north star?
What side-effects do you observe when they are off-center?
What outcomes do you witness when the team's center is on point?
Join us for the latest episode of Mob Mentality where we delve into "Begin with the End in Mind," which is the 2nd Habit of a Highly Effective Mobber (7 Habits). Our discussion includes topics such as finding your team's north star, being people-centered vs. principle-centered, and how to help a mob find their center through storytelling and coaching.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/Tah6_0F4jbE
19 min
May 01, 2023 Mobbing on the Open Source Mob RPG with Gregor Riegler
What is it like to continuously collaborate on a web app that helps people learn to continuously collaborate?
How does this free new web app automate, streamline, and add more fun to the Mob Programming RPG?
What remote tech stacks and onboarding practices keep public ensemble sessions flowing, welcoming, and enjoyable?
In this episode of the Mob Mentality Show, we talk with Gregor Riegler about "Mobbing on the Open Source Mob RPG" and demonstrate the new Mob Programming RPG Web App. We start by discussing the origin story of the app and the weekly public mob session to work on it. We also cover examples of fun, surprising, and innovative remote mob sessions, as well as a walkthrough of the app page by page. We then dive into the tech stack, tools, and collaboration methodology used in the app's development.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/V7wmLLrsIRA
46 min
April 24, 2023 Certifiably Extreme with Paul Moore
The Mob Mentality Show is back with another informative episode titled "Certifiably Extreme with Paul Moore." In this episode, Chris Lucian and Austin Chadwick sit down with Paul Moore to talk about certifications and Mob Programming in the Certified Scrum Developer Course. They cover a range of topics, including the potential benefits and drawbacks of certifications, mob makeup in the CSD course, story splitting value and techniques, and the hole in the Scrum framework. Join the conversation as they explore the world of agile development and learn how to become "Certifiably Extreme." Don't miss out on this insightful episode! Subscribe to the Mob Mentality Show and stay tuned for more.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/96llOG03z08
44 min
April 17, 2023 Copilot: Mobbing with a Robot
Get ready for a stimulating new episode of the Mob Mentality Show! In "Copilot: Mobbing with a Robot," we delve into the exciting world of extreme programming with Copilot.
How does Copilot stack up against ChatGPT in the mob?
Is Copilot a verbose extrovert mob navigator while ChatGPT is a reserved introvert?
What happens when you teach Copilot humor and memes?
And how can we "jailbreak" AI for good versus evil?
Join us as we explore all this and more, including using AI in interviews, setting context for Copilot with comments, and letting robots and humans each do what they do best. Don't miss out on this fascinating discussion!
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/ChfZ9KW8qKc
19 min
April 10, 2023 ChatGPT: Mobbing with a Robot
What is it like to onboard a new robot to your team?
How well does the generative AI navigate code on day one in an ensemble?
What are effective ways the mob can interact well with ChatGPT? What ways are not so effective?
Join us as we share our experiences with ChatGPT and Mobbing with a Robot. We first tell the story of ChatGPT joining a mob team for a month to work on a greenfield mobile app. Next we explore the times when the robot helped to produce great code with the ensemble vs. more problematic code. We then dive into the legal implications of having generative AI in the team. Lastly, we talk about setting the context for ChatGPT to be an extreme programmer, how this changes the researcher role in the mob, and how to capitalize on a robot's sense of humor while teaming.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/EpfYAsLl6c8
28 min
April 03, 2023 Code Whispering with Brett Schuchert
How do you listen to code?
What elicits the most accurate and helpful information from the software?
After you feel you understand the code, what is the most effective way to tame and change it?
Join us as we explore The Art of Code Whispering with Brett Schuchert. We kick it off by talking about how "Not Alone-ing" helps with code whispering. Then we discuss executing code to listen to it , TDD, and truly understand code before changing it. Lastly, we get Brett's take on lean product development flow and things he looks for when joining a team.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/liV5N7CUzS8

44 min
March 27, 2023 Predictability and Flow with Daniel Vacanti
What is predicting software development like?
For example, is it more like forecasting a hurricane? Or, more like forecasting the repeat manufacturing of a physical widget?
What is the appropriate level of certainty? What effect should that have on our product thinking and practices?
Join us as we explore predictability and flow with Daniel Vacanti. We not only discuss forecasting hurricanes vs. forecasting product development, but we also dive into thinking in bets like a poker player, continuous forecasting, and bankroll management. We talk through the marketability of rational uncertainty vs. overconfidence. We round it out with planning, kanban, flow, and foundational flow metrics like work item aging.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/dy2KQtlDaQ4
42 min
March 20, 2023 Managing Mob Teams with Vitaly Sharovatov
Do you have any experience managing individuals on a team? How did it go?
Alternatively, have you ever resisted the urge to manage and incentive individuals and instead focused on the system, mob/ensemble, or team? What would that be like?
What are the pros and cons of either approach?
Join us as we have a fantastic time discussing with Vitaly Sharovatov where he passionately shares about managing mob teams. First, we dive into The Candle Problem. Second, that leads us into conversationally exploring individual incentives, motivation, systems thinking, and managing mobs. Third, after connecting that to solo vs. ensemble hiring, we jump to mob onboarding, knowledge management, and knowledge systems. Lastly, Vitaly enthusiastically shares about the importance of ethics to everyday tasks in development, engineering, and management.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/fVfx2_yfzxQ
44 min
March 13, 2023 The 1st Habit of a Highly Effective Mobber: Response-ability (7 Habits)
Ever heard someone say "there's nothing we can do" in a team or mob? Or, how about "that's just the way it is"?
What effect did it have on the team?
What was your response?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss The 1st Habit of a Highly Effective Mobber: "Response-ability." They start with setting the stage regarding this topic's inspiration from the books Turn The Ship Around and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Then they talk about what "response-ability" means and its significance especially in an ensemble programming context. After they clarify the distinction between proactive vs. reactive, they dive into the impact of focusing on your circle of concern vs. focusing on your circle of influence. Lastly, they connect this habit to coaching, retrospectives, learning time, kaizen, and systems thinking.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/IFvjTQTLPak
17 min
March 06, 2023 The Dunning-Kruger Effect
What is the relation between confidence vs. competence?
What does that relation have to do with mob programming?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss The Dunning-Kruger Effect. They talk about what they have discovered about The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the many different versions of the phases in the model (e.g., "Child's Hill" => "Insecure Canyon" => "Grown-Up Mountain" vs. "Ignorant" => "Cultured" => "Expert"). Then they discuss the relationship between the Dunning-Kruger Effect and mob programming, learning, experimentation, humility, and refactoring.
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/kqHgUKMdms8
14 min