#138 How to Launch a Highly Effective Leadership Team
Organizations succeed or fail in large part based on the quality of their leadership. But most so-called “leadership teams” aren’t really teams—they’re just leaders who have meetings. In this episode,...
15 Jul 202416min
#137 5 Lessons from Music to Help You Succeed at Work | Humanizing Work Show
What can we learn about effective teamwork from the world of professional music? In this episode, Peter shares insights from his recent experiences playing in various musical groups and draws parallel...
8 Jul 202414min
#136 Why You Should Amplify Your Amundsens and Dampen Your Shackletons
In this episode, we introduce you to two polar explorers that vividly illustrate our tendency to see leadership potential in babblers, braggarts, and braggarts regardless of their actual competence. W...
1 Jul 20246min
#135 The Duck Canopy Incident & Its Unexpected Lessons for Work
You may not be aware that Richard has a flock of ducks. Recently, Richard’s ducks had the most traumatic day of their lives, and it generated some unexpected lessons for humans at work. In this episod...
24 Jun 202413min
#134 Why Agile Jobs Are Vanishing, and What to Do About It | Humanizing Work Show
Big companies are eliminating roles like Agile Coach and ScrumMaster. In this episode, we look at why that might be happening, what to do if you’ve fallen victim to the layoffs, and why there’s still ...
17 Jun 202411min
#133 Employee Engagement Is Terrible. Why It Matters and What Can Be Done.
A recent Gallup study reported that only 30% of workers in the US are engaged or motivated in their work. And this has all kinds of negative consequences, at work and beyond. In this episode, we dig i...
10 Jun 202411min
#132 The Complex Boundary Between Product & Engineering Leadership
In too many organizations, the product and engineering teams operate in an adversarial, dysfunctional way. Great products never result from this setup. In this episode, Richard and Peter share the ant...
3 Jun 20246min
#131 Can’t fix it? Make it more visible
It can be frustrating to find yourself in a situation where you see a problem but don’t have the power to fix—and the people who do have the power don’t seem to care. In this episode, we expand on the...
27 Mai 202410min
