
Team engagement doesn't benefit from "Enforced Team Fun”
In this episode, Richard and Peter answer the question: what’s your take on “enforced team fun”? Many teams have an expectation that everyone will participate in things like birthday celebrations and ...
5 Heinä 20224min

Why we don't like epics for agile teams
Peter and Richard mentioned in an earlier episode that they’re not fans of epics for agile teams and product owners. In this episode, they explain why and what to do instead. Episode page: https://www...
28 Kesä 20223min

The Peter Principle: Is management doomed to be incompetent?
The Peter Principle is the idea that people get promoted until they hit the level where they’re no longer competent enough to get promoted again. In this episode, Richard and Peter discuss what this m...
20 Kesä 20226min

What’s the right size for an agile team? (Mailbag)
In this episode, Richard and Peter answer the question, what’s the best size for an agile team? The Scrum Guide says 5-9, but how does the Humanizing Work team think about it? Episode page: https://ww...
14 Kesä 20227min

Nicole Forsythe on Career Transitions, Agile Coaching, and Antarctic Exploration
In this episode Peter and Richard talk with Nicole Forsythe. Nicole is a librarian turned leader of Agile coaches. We discuss a variety of topics including: how work is broken and what to do about it;...
7 Kesä 202253min

Grilling next week's chicken (or how to get people to work outside their specialty)
In this episode, Richard and Peter take on the question: “My team members only want to work on their specialties. What can I do to get them to pull from the top of the backlog?” Richard answers with a...
31 Touko 20226min

Africa WTPO Conference Recap (Snapshots)
Peter checks in from the beach in Ghana, Africa, sharing his thoughts on his time in Africa and his takeaways from the World Trade Promotion Organizations conference, where he gave a keynote. Episode ...
24 Touko 20225min

Laloux Culture Model Update 2022
It's been 8 years since Peter created an animated illustration of Laloux's book Reinventing Organizations (the source of the term "teal organization" that's become popular in the Agile community). Sin...
17 Touko 202233min



















