The Agile Pubcast

In this episode, Geoff and Paul meander around discussing Paul's lack of focus on mundane tasks towards how we as coaches and faciliators maintain "presence" and help others to maintain their focus too. Geoff needs a name for one of the techniques he had creates, and stay tuned right to the end to listen for a unique code which allows you as a listener to claim a special discount off Geoff and Paul Agile Coaching Certification (ICP-ACC) course on 18-20 June 2024.For more details see https://www.agilify.co.uk/events/agile-coaching-certification-london-june-2024/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geoff & Paul give a short (and fairly brutal) review of Marty Cagan's new book, in which he makes several bold suggestions about how to transformation organisations to become more product-centric. Our concerns centered around those reading will make radical decisions which jeopardise jobs through cost savings. Is this the right thing for our thought leaders to do? How is this similar to Ken Schwaber's first teachings about Scrum... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Our Homes, UK! Geoff and Paul caught up over a ZOOM call and got into a conversation about LISTENING. Both Geoff and Paul share both why it's important for us to listen, and also some exercises on how to practice listening in a group or even on your own.Some links that are mentioned during this episode...https://tastycupcakes.org/2012/10/intuitions/https://www.instagram.com/reel/C17B57AOWhv/?igsh=MWw0eXlpeWVmazZnMA==https://agilemasteryinstitute.com/blog/active-listening-seven-deadly-types/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From The Channings, Bristol. Happy 2024!! Geoff and Paul met up with Nigel to bring the new year in with a pint and a chat about the year ahead. The three lads talked about how companies have changed post-COVID and some of the strange decisions many orgs are making on cutting roles and jobs. Is this the end of "agile" roles as we see them? Be sure to listen and subscribe to find out!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From The Hatherley, Cheltenham, UK. Our final pubcast of the year! All about rituals.. or are they traditions? Make sure you stay to the end for the special Christmas message... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Deus Ex Machina, Boscombe UK. The name of this pub took us on another meandering conversation into the realms of possibilities with an AI-related future and how our role as humans may need to adapt into a creating more people-centric (or even planet-centric) processes. Most of Paul's AI knowledge is based on the Terminator film franchise, which Geoff hasn't seen (no surprises there!!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From The Long Bar, Bristol. It's been a long time since our last episode, but Geoff and Paul are back! Taking a short break in our busy schedules brought us together for a catch up in Bristol, where we discussed everything from karaoke singing to kanban training! We hope you enjoy the episode, and we hope to get back to a more frequent recording schedule!"I’m not the pheasant plucker, I’m the pheasant plucker’s son. I’m only plucking pheasants ’til the pheasant plucker comes."(This rhyme was first published in 1899 and should be recited with care and not in front of children.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you superstitious? Do you believe in ‘luck’? In this episode, Paul shares his excitement about an upcoming football match for his favourite team and whether his superstitions about the game are a good or bad thing. The conversation moves onto being “lucky” and how an agile approach could quickly proves or disprove a lucky occurrence. Enjoy!The Secret of Luck - Derren Brownhttps://youtu.be/RuRGzZAk7S4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello there! (In the style of Obi-Wan Kenobi!)This next episode is a recording from our appearance at Product Tank Cardiff, where Geoff and Paul were invited to host a LIVE pubcast to field some questions from the product people in the crowd. The boys took on questions such as:❓Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is moving forward as breakneck speed. What (if any) changes do you see for Agile?❓Agile vs. Scaled Agile?❓What trait in product managers do you see least yet value the most?❓How should product teams deal with senior management over involving themselves in the roadmap?As the event happened on Star Wars Day (4th May) this called for fancy dress and even a Star Wars themed pub quiz!!Find out more about the great stuff happening in Product Tank here at:https://www.linkedin.com/company/producttank-cardiff/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you believe what you are seeing?!Welcome to Episode 7 of Series 7 of The Agile Pubcast! Join agile coaches Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard at the virtual pub "The Coach House" as they delve into the fascinating world of optical illusions and explore how it relates to the role of an agile coach. 🍻🧠In this episode, the boys discuss Geoff's recent experience visiting a museum of optical illusions, sparking a captivating conversation on the tricks our minds can play on us. 💫🔹 What can optical illusions teach us about agile coaching?🔹 How do our minds process information and what does that mean for agile coaches?🔹 Learn about other mind tricks and how they impact the agile coaching world.Don't miss out on this fun and thought-provoking conversation as Geoff and Paul discuss these topics and more, all over a pint! 🍺If you value what we are doing you can always become a volunteer patron at patreon.com/theagilepubcast#TheAgilePubcast #GeoffWatts #PaulGoddard #AgileCoaching #OpticalIllusions #MindTricks #TheCoachHouse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Coach House!! Geoff and Paul recorded this episode after a few hours fishing and got onto the topic of team topologies. After Paul had been spending some time with a client looking to scale up scrum teams, his research led him to Team Topologies (Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais) and a nice visualisation tool provided by Agile Stationery. In this episode, Geoff and Paul talk through and discuss the theory and the tools, and give their opinions on the benefits and drawbacks of the idea.There is also a PUB QUIZ for you all to join in with, so get your pens and paper ready!A Word From Our Sponsors...Agile Stationery designs and creates collaborative tools and games for practitioners of Agile methods in software, UX, content and other industries. They offer a range of physical tools for planning, continuous improvement, organisational design and threat modelling. Paper is tangible and accessible. It ensures work continues to flow. Agile Stationery products are designed with this in mind to increase productivity in agile teams. So if you're managing Scrum, Kanban and Agile operations and looking to explore new ways of working, then head over to Agile Stationery. Use code AGILEPUBCAST to get 10% off their wide range of games and tools.https://agilestationery.com/pubcastShow notes:Scrum Masters of the Universehttps://www.youtube.com/@ScrumMastersOfTheUniverse/aboutAI is friend. Not threat: How to use AI to enhance your agility with Chris Stonehttps://youtu.be/AWQZbrUluTs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded at The Bayshill, Cheltenham. After noticing some large murals in the car park outside and some cool "artwork" the theme quickly became evident as "Visualisation". We discussed how powerful visualisation or graphical recording can be, how much easier it can be than many people think it will be and we even illustrated this point (see what we did there?) in some drawing challenges. Plus there's another competition to win some Pubcast goodies!Show Notes:SPECIAL OFFER: Download the Bikablo app from www.bikablo.com/pubcast and get 20% off both visual dictionary add-ons using code PUBCAST20www.bikablo.com/bik1www.bikablo.com/bik2The Scrum Master in a Nutshell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToOuCAFDoGkVisualisation helps teachers learn what they are teaching https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/a4793f0a7818457e7d0c1c3c6d886aa4109b3713Directed drawing improves factual as well as inferential and transfer learning https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/0d24d9a93b2cd40509c8b4d60bfb5adf78808379Painting with Red Wine: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBM7A5qIF67/?hl=enMilestone Mastery Meetup on 22nd March https://agilestationery.com/pages/unleashing-your-teams-potential-mastery-with-geoff-wattsThe House of the Product Coach meetup session https://www.meetup.com/agile-mastery-meetup/events/291658790/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another episode from the new series of The Agile Pubcast! In this episode, we catch up with Geoff and Paul after a hard day’s fishing as they share a drink and discuss a couple of questions from our listeners around “psychological safety” and “the law of immutability”.They also discuss some LANDLORD LOGIC around being “naughty” and whether that is indeed a good or bad thing for an agile coach.This episode was sponsored by BAREFOOT COACHING. http://rb.gy/2otes5Barefoot were one of the UK’s first providers of ICF accredited and university-approved coach training, and over the last 25 years have trained over 5,000 coaches from all over the world. Rated 5 stars on Trust Pilot, the Barefoot programme is regarded as the ‘gold standard’ of coach training by the International Coaching Federation’. If you’re interested in developing your personal and business coaching skills, then head over to barefootcoaching.co.uk and book yourself onto one of their free weekly taster sessions. And, if you choose to apply for the programme, make sure to quote ‘agilepubcast’ on your application to receive a workplace coaching card bundle worth over £100.  Show notes:Fear Settinghttps://tim.blog/2017/05/15/fear-setting/Michael Caine videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAB89fOdA-IMayden bookhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Made-Without-Managers-self-managing-workplace/dp/1912300508Matilda song "Naughty"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CtAs-4SBEw&ab_channel=TheLateLateShowAnd many thanks to our two listeners Debashis Ghosh & Asha Palo for their questions!!https://www.linkedin.com/in/debghosh/https://www.linkedin.com/in/asha-palo-b58482b2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to another episode of Series 7 of The Agile Pubcast! In this episode, Geoff and Paul discuss and demonstrate the art of debating “respectfully” whilst examining a quote they picked up from a Twitter thread, in a new feature called “OVERHEARD AT THE BAR” and we also have another contender for “YOU’RE BARRED” - from a member of the agile community and there social media stance!If you would like to submit an idea for new virtual pub name, please enter via Twitter, Instagram or YouTube (@TheAgilePubcast) with your suggestion. Successful and valid entries will be entered into a competition to win a prize from Geoff & Paul!! Good luck!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strength is an interesting topic though, especially when it comes to agile…and leadership…It’s often not about knowing the answer but having the strength to say “I don’t know”. It’s about having the strength to say “Let’s try some stuff”, being prepared to stand out of the crowd and go against the status quo…trust people.Welcome to Episode 2 of the revamped format for the new year Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard get together in The Old George Inn, South Cerney to explore this topic. There's our regular features like landlord logic, pub quiz and some champagne moments to enjoy as well!Landlord Logic:The blog post we mention from Agile Stationery is available herehttps://agilestationery.com/blogs/pp/agile-stationerys-top-10-tools-to-kick-off-the-new-yearAnd the StrongSuits cards we review are available at:https://agilestationery.com/products/strongsuits-cardsPub Noticeboard:Playing To Your Strengths (Ryan Behrman @ Agile Games Meetup Feb 8th 17:30 GMT)Our first event of 2023 by Ryan Behrman will draw on science from positive psychology and systemic fields that underpin StrongSuits®, a strengths-based team and personal development tool that uses playing cards and games to help teams have fun and feel energised whilst generating high-impact conversations about how people behave and how they can develop.https://www.meetup.com/agile-games-workshop/events/290738883/ Agile @ Altitude (Tony Richards @ Kanban Coaching Exchange Feb 9th)This is a story of a large physical engineering company that transitioned from traditional project delivery practices to Agile whilst maintaining safety and increasing the reliability of the equipment in their care. The difference was that their equipment was located in the ocean hundreds of miles from land.https://www.meetup.com/kanbancoachingexchangekce/events/289062638/Fostering Amazing Teams (Marco Burville Feb 17th in my community)The objective of this workshop is to help you bring something fresh to the team you are currently working with, by participating I hope it will help you grow, your teams grow, and be even more Amazing!https://calendly.com/marco68/en-amazing-teamsChampagne Moment:Simon Sinek’s The Friend TestYou’re Barred!!https://ifuckinghatejira.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tomorrow never comes, or so the saying goes. Sometimes, when we're in the midst of our daily lives, focusing on our future progress, we forget to stop and appreciate the present moment. Because of that, we tend not to make the best use of our time and opportunities. So should we learn how to to live life right here and now? In a revamped format for the new year Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard get together in The Black Horse to explore this topic. There's also a pub quiz and some champagne moments to enjoy as well as a terrible dad joke!Show notes:We mentioned a visualisation about "100 people" link here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...We also mentioned a great agile song by Chad Beier, link to his YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAnd the Agile Northants Meetup Group details are here:https://www.meetup.com/agile-northant... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm sure you are busy getting all of your emails into a state so that you can comfortably take some well-earned time off over the holidays and what better way to reward yourself than to join us with our good friend and "excellent stage performer" Nigel Baker. It's been a while since he's been on the Pubcast but we couldn't do a series of people who have inspired us without including The Agile Bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 11th episode of our Prestigious Pints series, we listened to you and took a request to interview Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs of The Liberators. The pair are very keen advocates of Liberating Structures and authors of The Zombie Scrum Survival Guide as well as creators of the Scrum Team Survey.We hope you enjoy the episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 10th episode in our Prestigious Pints series!! In this episode we chat with Dr Sally-Ann Freudenberg about her history as an agile coach but her passion for inclusivity and optionality in collaboration. Some really interesting insights into many assumptions we might be making about the environments we work in and how a "blended" environment might look. Thanks for the chat Sal! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 9 of our Prestigious Pints series we catch up with some of our agile inspirations, Geoff and Paul grab a drink with agile testing legend Lisa Crispin.  We chatted about agile testing as a mindset and the challenges it faces in the coming years. We also get to know a little more about Lisa herself and who she feels about being known as "the agile testing lady". Other topics and questions include:  Do you need to be technical to be a tester? How do you increase the appetite for agile testing in an organisation? What makes agile testing hard? What is the biggest misunderstanding about agile testing?  We hope you enjoy this special episode exclusively for our full pint patrons, and stay tuned for more prestigious pints coming soon!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.