The Mob Mentality Show

Kind candor including giving and receiving feedback is arguably one of the most important aspects of high performing teams. However giving this feedback is one of the most difficult things to do for many. It is a lot to expect from people in an organization where new relationships are being formed all the time and psychological safety can be fragile. In response to this challenge, a safe peer driven system was co-created by several mobbing teams. Come join Chris and Austin as they share the experiences and results from experimenting with this system for several years.

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/21WTPhe3jSo

When it comes to remote mobbing or pairing with strangers, many challenges present themselves. If I allow a remote Anydesk session into my already setup home computer, how can I know they are not going to hack me? Does my home network have sufficient upload time for everyone to prevent significant lag? If I do git handover, how can I quickly get each person's computer installed with all the required development and mobbing tools? Come join Chris and Austin as they discuss with two seasoned mobbers (Llewellyn Falco and Jay Bazuzi) their novel cloud solution to this problem. You not only are going to get some excellent tech tips and tricks for remote mobbing with strangers, but also some facilitation wisdom. You don't want to miss this cloud mobbing show and tell!

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/vB0rF0ElOT8

Imagine a team of 30-150 people that turned up the dial on self-organization to the max. Instead of favoring top-down closed allocation, they embraced open-allocation and autonomy. Now also imagine that many of these people happen to love #PairProgramming and #MobProgramming. What would their product development look like? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Ron Quartel the tale of two teams who independently took this vision and made it a reality.

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/wr2UWSEykrE

What is the future of automation and AI? Is it going to look more like Star Trek with Spock? Or Terminator with Skynet? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Matthew Killoran about these topics as well as #MobProgramming and Automation Tips & Tricks.

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/7NTCBv3zB3c

Do you desire to collaborate and help others but feel like the system you are working in rewards the opposite behavior? What if a promotion system were created to be peer driven and incentivize learning, contributing, domain/tech mastery, helping others, and coaching? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss the radical Peer Promotion Process they have been working in for many years. Come hear stories that highlight the pros and cons of this approach.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/9jtzKfQS7Ps

What if joy was made the explicit purpose of a company? What if people were excited to come to work everyday? What if fear and suffering were removed from the workplace? What would the impact be on the business, the bottom line, and the outcomes? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss the business value of joy with Rich Sheridan. Rich is the CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations, a speaker, and author of Chief Joy Officer and Joy, Inc. We not only discuss with Rich joy in the workplace but also running experiments and ending human suffering in the world as it relates to technology and teams. 

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/w0xEGN6rZ04

"#Agile" in many ways has been corrupted by rote processes, rules, and coercion. Is the same thing happening to #MobProgramming? Can #MobProgramming be taught with a handbook of rules, patterns, and formulas? Or is it only caught? Is the only rule "there are no rules"? How can one share their Mob Programming leanings and discoveries in a way that does not sound like formulas? What is the right mindset in learning anything from others? Come join Austin and Chris as they discuss these intriguing topics and more with Allen Holub and Rob Williams.

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/8EGPI5eNOIA

Undoubtedly the pandemic has caused us all to make adjustments to at least "get by". However, is there more than adapting to "survive"? How about adapting to "thrive"? Come join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Christopher Gallivan and James Simon who share the inspiring story of several teams adapting to a Global Pandemic with #Collaboration, #Community, and #Joy. In addition, they share about the insights they gained from #MobPrograming with Woody Zuill and how they are striving to build the developer community. Listen and come join in on the joy!Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/KxHdQIShh0k

In a day when many prescribe teams/orgs to follow a process by rote, how refreshing it is to hear Dave Nicolette say "I'm not here to 'implement Agile' but to solve problems." Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Dave how he has helped many teams in large organizations solve problems and get results. He shares how in many cases the results came quickly just by helping them to collaborate and communicate well via #MobProgramming and other means. Lastly, Dave talks to the importance of testability and how a COBOL TDD framework was developed. You don't want to miss this episode of the Mob Mentality Show!

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/KkH26s59RVE

What if there was a place where all the events and trainings were done via #MobProgramming? What if you could sign up to learn from top technologists like Llewellyn Falco, James Grenning, Ken Pugh, J. B. Rainsberger, David Bernstein, Jon Reid, Amitai Schleier, Dustin Thostenson, Skylar Watson, or Lee Barnes? Look no further since PubMob.com is here! Join Austin and Thomas in this episode of the Mob Mentality Show as they discuss PubMob with Jeff Langr and also hit exciting topics like remote tools and "#PairProgramming vs. #MobProgramming".Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/AagiPPP7zgg