Troubleshooting Agile

An underperforming tech team is missing something, but what? This week on Troubleshooting Agile, Squirrel and Jeffrey share their diagnostics for discovering missing conversations

Links:

- Psychological Safety: https://amycedmondson.com/psychological-safety/

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

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About Your Hosts

Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Is your tech team choosing safety by doing everything, or do you dump more than you do? Join us today on Troubleshooting Agile to uncover the more profitable path through "negative space" with Squirrel and Jeffrey.

Links:

- Previous episode mentioning negative space: https://agileconversations.com/blog/the-two-shirt-solution-for-agile-chaos/

- Where's Wally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_Wally%3F

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Don't let your engineers outsource risk by settling for a list of tasks, instead give them real business-meaningful targets and permission to fail.

Join your hosts, Jeffrey and Squirrel on this episode of Troubleshooting Agile to talk OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and getting your team in alignment.

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Open Space in action from CITCON organiser, our own Jeffrey Fredrick.

Listen to part three of our three part series to find out how and why you should try anarchic agenda-setting for your next offsite, meeting, or conference.

Links:

CITCON Berlin: https://citconf.com/berlin2023/

- Open Space: https://citconf.com/openspace.php

- Lean Coffee: http://leancoffee.org

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference,

author and speaker.

You can connect with him here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Open Space in action from CITCON organiser, our own Jeffrey Fredrick.

Listen to part two of our three part series to find out how and why you should try anarchic agenda-setting for your next offsite, meeting, or conference.

Links:

- CITCON Berlin: https://citconf.com/berlin2023/

- Open Space: https://citconf.com/openspace.php

- Lean Coffee: http://leancoffee.org

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Open Space in action from CITCON organiser, our own Jeffrey Fredrick. Find out how and why you should try anarchic agenda-setting for your next offsite, meeting, or conference, this week on Troubleshooting Agile.

Links:

- CITCON Berlin: https://citconf.com/berlin2023/

- Open Space: https://citconf.com/openspace.php

- Lean Coffee: http://leancoffee.org

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

There are over 100 words for feelings, from affectionate to yearning, but it’s likely you only use a few at work, if at all.

Join us on Troubleshooting Agile to learn about having empathy for yourself and others, with your hosts, Squirrel and Jeffrey.

Links:

- Conscious Leadership and “The Line”: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/walking-the-line-emotional-unawareness

- NVC Feelings & Needs inventories: https://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/learn-nonviolent-communication/feelings/?doing_wp_cron=1691331684.0416300296783447265625

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Squirrel and Jeffrey first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Empathetic listening works for intervening with addicts and schizophrenics, why don't you try it in conflicts over product features or customer deadlines?

Join us on Troubleshooting Agile to learn how you can incorporate the principles of Motivational Interviewing to improve the outcomes of your conversations, with your hosts, Squirrel and Jeffrey.

Links:

- Motivational Interviewing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivational_interviewing

- LEAP: https://leapinstitute.org/about/

- Speaking with your EAR / 5 Secrets of Communication: https://feelinggood.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-five-secrets-v-1.pdf

- Non Violent Communication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Squirrel and Jeffrey first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Computers think in 1s and 0s, but the best tech teams welcome ambiguity and profit from vagueness.

Join us on part three of a 3-part series with special guest Juan Pablo Buriticá to learn about his journey of turning heavy machinery auctioneers, Ritche Bro, into a successful tech company, with your hosts, Squirrel and Jeffrey.

Links:

- Juan's article on the capability framework: https://buriti.ca/from-good-to-great-a-capability-framework-for-building-exceptional-product-engineering-teams-a8ca4e9e8f47

- DORA metrics: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/using-the-four-keys-to-measure-your-devops-performance

- Juan's contact info: [email protected], @buritica on Twitter

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Squirrel and Jeffrey first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here:

https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Computers think in 1s and 0s, but the best tech teams welcome ambiguity and profit from vagueness. Join us on part two of a 3-part series with special guest Juan Pablo Buriticá to learn about his journey of turning heavy machinery auctioneers, Ritche Bro, into a successful tech company, with your hosts, Squirrel and Jeffrey.

Links:

- Juan's article on the capability framework: https://buriti.ca/from-good-to-great-a-capability-framework-for-building-exceptional-product-engineering-teams-a8ca4e9e8f47

- DORA metrics: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/using-the-four-keys-to-measure-your-devops-performance

- Juan's contact info: [email protected], @buritica on Twitter

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Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com

Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of

Coherence Building when you join our mailing list.

We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.

Email us at [email protected]

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About Your Hosts

Squirrel and Jeffrey first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.

You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.

You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/