#89 Collaboration and Coordination are NOT the Same Thing – Here’s Why It Matters

Quarterly planning often starts with good intentions and ends in frustration. Teams leave planning sessions with detailed plans and optimistic commitments, only to watch reality undo them weeks later....

17 Dec 202513min

Most of us know the feeling of being frustrated with a leader who micro-manages, goes silent, or keeps changing expectations. It’s easy to get stuck replaying every misstep and planning some kind of c...

1 Dec 20257min

Most gratitude practices focus on making a list. In this conversation, we explore a deeper, more effective approach. It’s called counterfactual gratitude, a research-backed practice where you reflect ...

26 Nov 202518min

Most teams start big initiatives with a slice that’s too big, too obvious, or too fuzzy to deliver anything useful. Feature Mining gives you a simple, reliable way to find the smart first slice of a b...

19 Nov 202518min

Most agile practices have become widely adopted—but cross-functional team structures remain the exception. Despite clear benefits like faster learning, shorter time to market, and simpler coordination...

12 Nov 202510min

An overgrown backlog is not a promise—it’s a drag on focus and trust. Peter and Richard explain how to release the weight of GTD-style open commitments, use a Kondo-inspired “thank it and let it go,” ...

3 Nov 202512min

If your calendar is full of “quick requests” and constant context switching, you’re not alone. In this episode, Peter Green and Richard Lawrence explore why saying no at work is so hard—and how to do ...

20 Okt 202511min

We just passed 200 episodes of The Humanizing Work Show! To celebrate, we’re bringing back one of our most practical episodes—Two Key Moves for Better Sprint Retrospectives. If your retros have become...

13 Okt 202513min