#162 Leadership Lessons from the Vineyard: A Conversation with Steven Thompson
Discover how leadership and regenerative farming intersect in this inspiring conversation with Steven Thompson of Analemma Wines. Steven shares the challenges of running a biodynamic winery, the power...
31 Dec 202449min
#161 4-Steps to Go From Resistance to Action
Feeling stuck by team resistance or organizational inertia? Learn the 4-Step Roadblock Buster, a proven process to go from “That Won’t Work Here” to “How Might We?” Peter and Richard share practical s...
23 Dec 202411min
#160 Backlog Refinement: Avoiding the Detail Trap
Backlog refinement is essential for Agile teams, but it's easy to fall into the trap of overloading the backlog with too much detail—or not enough. In this episode, we tackle one of the most common an...
16 Dec 20247min
#159 How to Run an Effective Year-End Retrospective
Too many year-end retrospectives suffer from recency and peak-end biases, causing them to devolve into superficial reviews or Q4 gripe sessions. In this episode, we share a structured approach to help...
9 Dec 20245min
#158 How to Do Complexity Aware Annual Planning
"A beautifully detailed plan feels great—until reality intervenes." In this episode, Richard and Peter share hard-earned lessons about annual planning from their work with hundreds of organizations. T...
2 Dec 20248min
#157 Are Product Owners & Product Managers the Same Thing?
What’s the real difference between Product Owners and Product Managers? This episode explores the evolving definitions of these roles and highlights how modern Product Management thought leadership al...
25 Nov 20249min
#156 How to Make a Team Faster (Without Burning Out)
"We've cut scope as much as we can, but the team still isn't fast enough." Sound familiar? In this episode, Richard and Peter reveal what actually makes teams faster—and it's probably not what you thi...
18 Nov 20248min
#155 How to Manage Deadlines in Agile
Are deadlines the enemy of Agile? Many teams think so. But while unreasonable deadlines can destroy morale and quality, legitimate business timing needs shouldn’t be ignored. In this episode, we explo...
11 Nov 20249min
