Women in Agile
The Women in Agile podcast is a platform to champion new voices in the business world, because we believe everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
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Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Carmen Guerra Jurado is an agile coach based in the Netherlands. She was a Launching New Voices speaker at the Women in Agile session at the 2020 Business Agility Conference in New York.
Jurado recounts a colorful story of her experience as a scrum master on a team with a long-term employee who was very resistant to change and also negatively affected the rest of the team. Jurado shares the fantastic tips she used and discovered for turning this skeptic into a fan.
The three steps Carmen suggests taking are:
Deposits into an emotional bank account
Monk-like patience
Walk down your garden path (i.e. small steps)
Leslie Morse hosts.
Read Carmen’s blog post here: https://www.organizeagile.com/update/how-to-turn-your-biggest-agile-skeptics-into-fans/
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagileWomen in Agile website: https://womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninagile/Twitter: https://twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Vivian Acquah is a workplace wellness advocate who helps companies keep their team members engaged, healthy & safe. Overall career and personal well-being are things that she has passion in, noting that women, who are natural caretakers, must take care of themselves as well. “There is only one you,” she says. “The company will exist – but there’s only one you.”
She shares stories of overcoming adversity in the workplace, finding her own voice at a WIA event in Amsterdam, and also ways that people can energize their work environments.
Vivian Acquah’s words of wisdom: “I want to challenge you to do two minutes of meditation, maybe two or three days a week.”
Hosted by Leslie Morse.
Connect with Vivian Acquah on LinkedIn (vivianacquah) or Twitter (@VivalaViveNL)
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagile
Women in Agile website: womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Agile consultant, international keynote speaker, and author Samantha Laing is passionate about self-care – going so far as to chair one of the tracks at Agile2020 on the topic. The crazy thing about it is that agile coaches often don’t find time to give themselves the same level of care and attention that they give to others. As Laing puts it, “we’re really bad at having our own coaches. I know very few … who actually have coaches.”
Self-care isn’t necessarily about yoga retreats or a spa day (despite what Instagramers will have you believe): instead, at the root of self-care self-discovery. Laing’s journey in life and in agile has led to some lasting discoveries: “My wife and I have drastically cut down on how we live and how we tread on the earth… I’m focused on being my best self, which for me means having a lighter footprint on the earth.”
Samantha Laing’s words of wisdom are: “We’re all amazing, kind, generous human beings – every single one of us.”
Accenture SolutionsIQ’s Emilia Breton hosts.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagile Women in Agile website: https://womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Christina Hartikainen recently joined ICAgile as Director of Agile Learning, and she has been on her own agile learning journey ever since, as a business analyst, she was “voluntold” to be a product owner at a former employer.
Last year, she was the chair for Agile2019, an “amazing and intense” experience with high highs and low lows: “We had over 2000 submissions … and only 280 speaking slots. I sent out almost 1800 nos.”
“Not everybody learns the same way…” Hartikainen acknowledges, expressing her hope to help people embrace their “yet.” “There’s a drive behind yet,” she says. “There’s this idea of someday… Someday, I’m gonna hit that goal because I’m embracing it in myself that I can’t do it yet.”
Leslie Morse hosts.
Check out these other episodes mentioned in this one:
- “Ish and the Life-Changing Practice of Good Enough” with Lynne Cazaly
- “Five Characteristics of a Playful Leader” with Portia Tung
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagile
Women in Agile website: womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Allison Pollard is part of the next generation of agile thought leaders. Through her stories, we learn she loves changing up her glasses and that she loves co-presenting with people who “catch her brain.”
She shares a story about a seemingly chaotic organization-wide coaching initiative – a story which seeded a memorable Agile2019 presentation she co-presented with Skylar Watson, a fellow agile coach.
Favorite quote (on the topic of her changing glasses):
“I usually pick out a pair that kind of scares me initially when I look in the mirror – like, I’m not sure who that is, [but] I can take a year and find out.”
Pollard’s words of wisdom: “As much as you think you know, there’s so much more out there…”
Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s Leslie Morse hosts.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagile Women in Agile website: https://womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Megan Windle is an Agile coach and the president of the Agile 757 Meetup in Hampton Roads, Virginia. She specializes in the people side of change and wholeheartedly believes that happy teams sparkle with creativity and productivity.
Windle recounts her journey from local talks to the national level at Agile2019. She tells all from the intense preparation and top-of-the-mountain highs, to overcoming critical adversity and how she copes with it all with intentional self-care.
Words of Wisdom: “If you want to try speaking, you should go for it. The key is find someone who is there in your corner to support you.”
Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s Emilia Breton hosts.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagile Women in Agile website: https://womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Colleen Kirtland is passionate about expanding agility beyond the boundaries of technology. She’s currently Assistant Vice President of Emerging Technology for Pacific Life.
Kirtland fosters the idea of “the coalition of the willing” saying, “It’s amazing what you can do when you see willingness and desire in people.” She has applied her own passion to understanding complex, adaptive systems as the place she experienced the most growth. Colleen’s contributions to the community extend outside the agile community and into enhancing the lives and education of underserved high schoolers.
Kirtland’s words of wisdom: “Find who you really are and roar.”
Accenture |SolutionsIQ’s Leslie Morse hosts.
Book Recommendations:
– Complex Adaptive Systems – Scott Page
– Thinking in Systems: A Primer – Donella Meadows
– A Practice of Peace – Harrison Owens
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagile Women in Agile website: https://womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Heidi Helfand is a veteran of several high-growth startups and the author of “Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams”.
According to Helfand, we shouldn’t fight to keep teams from changing in a company that is growing rapidly. Rather, focus on how to successfully reteam. Hear the different patterns she has identified for changing teams and learn the benefits of reteaming, such as sharing new information and diversity of thought.
Accenture |SolutionsIQ’s Leslie Morse hosts.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagile Women in Agile website: https://womeninagile.org/
Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/womeninagileorg