The Surgeon General Has Something to Say About Humanizing Work
In this episode, Richard and Peter look into a recent report from the US Surgeon General on “Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being” as well as the business media’s puzzling reporting on it. Spoiler ale...
25 Okt 20227min
Measuring the Success of Agile Adoption
In this episode, Richard and Peter take on two related questions: “Can those Agile success surveys be believed?” and “How should we think about measuring the success of our own Agile adoption?” Episod...
18 Okt 202212min
Couch to Running 45 Miles Across the Grand Canyon
In October 2022, Peter ran across the Grand Canyon, not just once, but twice in a single day. In October 2019, Peter could barely run a mile. In this episode, Richard interviews Peter about this huge ...
11 Okt 202235min
Participant's Key Takeaways from the 2022 Humanizing Work Conference
We’ve just returned from hosting the 2022 edition of our annual Humanizing Work Conference in Veil, Colorado. On the last day of the conference, we asked a few of the participants to share an idea or ...
4 Okt 20228min
Vivian Rhoads on Agile Innovation for Consumer Packaged Goods
In this episode, Richard and Peter interview Vivian Rhoads, President of the Women’s Health business unit at Pharmavite. Vivian has adapted ideas and practices from agile software development to build...
26 Sep 20221h 5min
PO Board Overview–How to reduce stress and overwork for Product Owners
In this episode, Richard shares our favorite tool for helping Product Owners restore some sanity to their lives. The PO Board is a way to structure the Product Backlog so that the Product Owner knows ...
19 Sep 202218min
The Problem with the Phrase "Don't Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutions"
In this episode, Richard and Peter answer the question: “I was in a 1:1 with my boss and I shared a problem I was observing on the team. She reminded me of her motto: ‘don’t bring me problems, bring m...
12 Sep 20228min
Five Lessons in Career Development Peter Learned in his Career
This episode includes an excerpt from one of our monthly Humanizing Work Conference Alumni community sessions. In the session, Peter shared a 20 minute presentation about his circuitous career path an...
6 Sep 202220min
