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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 202233min
