This inaugural episode features a conversation with my dear friend, the inimitable, Dean Kynaston.

Dean and I cover a wide range of topics in this segment, such as:

• Examples and benefits of coaching and mentoring relationships.
• A growing awareness within many businesses to make the shift from a Project mindset to Product Development mindset
• The epic adventures of being in an agile team
• The motivational factors of master, autonomy, and purpose
• Love, Trust, Psychological Safety - the power of saying "How Can I Help?"
• Transactional managers vs. Transformational Leaders … people managers who are discovering effectiveness by adjusting their stance to be more supportive of teams instead of trying to be directive as a primary driver of teams
• Building capabilities in our people by connecting them with high-quality training, plus the gift of sufficient time back on the job with the help of coaches to reinforce the unlearning process as teams and people insert new learnings and new skills
• The value of learning from our failures
• Building relationships by co-creating a vision of what a team can become

Books we referenced:

Lyssa Adkins' Coaching Agile Teams

Dean co-authored Agile Project Management for Dummies

Dan Pink's Drive

Andrea Tomasini's Organic agility Foundations

Other works bearing Dean's imprint:

Dean's blog article - Agile Transformation Is A Journey

Dean's course offerings - Disciplined Agile Scrum Master Training

podcast music supplied by Epidemic Sound

featured track: The Last Guardians by Coma Svensson