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 Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
People spend most of their working lives at work, and Philiy Lander thinks that “It really shouldn’t suck.” As an Agile coach, she dedicates her life energy to making the work place a better place. Two ways she does that are simple yet poorly practiced in today’s busy world: asking questions and actually listening to people.
Lander shares her growth through the TenWomenStrong program, in particular she has been striving to be clear about her boundaries. She shares a story of working with a very difficult leader that helped her stretch grow in terms of emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
Philiy Lander’s Words of Wisdom:
There is great strength in vulnerability.
The true strength of a leader is being unapologetically “you.”
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.womeninagile.org/podcast
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 Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Billie Schuttpelz is an Agile coach at Accenture | SolutionsIQ who is known for her work on conquering Imposter Syndrome, something she has struggled with. A stage actor and advocate for therapy and visualization, Schuttpelz invented an alternate reality called “Oops Land” where people have the safety and permission to fail and also to be their authentic selves. This is in stark contrast where she often she feels she lives: in Perfect Island.
Schuttpelz personal development journey has helped her take back power over her own life, which has sometimes felt lacking purpose. She shares stories of her Imposter Syndrome workshops, as well as her process going through the Shine program fromTenWomenStrong, and the Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) program.
Billie’s Words of Wisdom:
“What if instead of finding my purpose, I find myself... It leads me to fulfilling my purpose?”
“People are the most innovative when they’re operating in their authentic voice... We shouldn’t focus so much on innovation. We should focus on getting our people to their authentic selves, and the innovation will come out naturally.”
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.womeninagile.org/podcastWomen 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 Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
In this special episode, we combine two conversations with a father-daughter duo Renny and Shayna Atkins. You’ll first hear from Shayna, a product management consultant and Agile coach who launched her own consultancy at a young age. Shayna believes in the importance of community support and has a team of women and a sisterhood around her. Her father taught her “not to play small”, a piece of advice Shayna has clearly taken to heart. Learn how she stays on top of the technology trends, brings woman leaders together, and how she unplugs to recharge.
We end the episode with Renny who dives into the parent-child relationship, his support for Shayna, and the Women in Agile community.
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.womeninagile.org/podcast
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 Sep 18, 2019
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
Ellen Gottesdiener, a product coach, author, and CEO of EBG Consulting, shares her wisdom about marrying product management with Agile principles and practices. She speculates a future where there will be a “blending of disciplines where you don’t necessarily have a business area and a technology area”, just one product team with interdisciplinary team members. Her piece of advice to product people: Have strategic awareness of your product in the marketplace or “big view”, and get rid of junk in the backlog.
Gottesdiener also takes us down the memory lane to the beginnings of the Agile Conference – she has attended every one of them since Salt Lake City. She reminds us of the women who have had a large impact on the Agile community from the very beginning.
Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s Leslie Morse hosts.
- Reach Ellen Gottesdiener: ellen@ebgconsulting.com- Find out more about Women in Product: www.womenpm.org/
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.womeninagile.org/podcastWomen in Agile website: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/Twitter: twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Emma McGuigan dreams of a world where there’s no need for women’s groups because society has changed to the point where equality is a real thing. “I realize it’s a little naïve of me to make a bold statement like that,” she says, “but if we don’t make the bold statements, we’re never going to get there.”
Today, as Senior Managing Director for Accenture Microsoft Business Group and a champion for human rights advocacy and female empowerment, McGuigan is bold in her work with the Stemettes and the Orchid Project, both organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls around the world. In this episode, she offers much advice to listeners on everything from how to show up for conversations and really make a contribution, to how body language impacts our efficacy.
Emma McGuigan’s Words of Wisdom:
“There’s a power in listening. Have the courage to have a conversation. Bring that human side of you to bear because that’s when we’re at our best.”
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.womeninagile.org/podcast
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 Sep 04, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Launching New Voices is a program from the non-profit Women in Agile. This program lowers the barrier of entry into conferences by providing new speakers with the mentoring and support needed for getting noticed and selected. The goal is to inject new ideas and diversity into the Agile conference circuit.
Jenny Tarwater, an agile collaboration coach and Director for the Launching New Voices program, tells us about what is involved in growing the next generation of conference speakers.
Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s Leslie Morse hosts.
Become a mentor or protégé:
https://womeninagile.org/voices/
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender. 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.womeninagile.org/podcast
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 Aug 28, 2019
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
When we think of “play,” we think of chaotic children running through the streets creating imaginary scenarios and making up ridiculous rules. However, play is not a frivolous activity that us grown adults need to abandon. Instead, Portia Tung says play is essential to the development and enrichment of both children and adults’ lives.
As an executive Agile coach and play researcher, Tung has been dedicated to promoting happier adulthood through lifelong play and founded the School of Play. After her research of thousands of children and adults at play, Tung has uncovered five characteristics of a playful leader, whom she calls “playmakers”:
Respectful
Resourceful
Responsible
Resilient
Real
Portia Tung’s words of wisdom: “We can’t give what we don’t have”
Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s Leslie Morse hosts.
Learn more:
School of Play: theschoolofplay.wordpress.com/who-we-are/
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.womeninagile.org/podcastWomen in Agile website: womeninagile.orgConnect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Deatrice Gautreaux is an Agile coach at Accenture | SolutionsIQ and a champion for the Women in Agile movement. Being part of any women’s movement is a tremendous change for her. “As a young black girl raised in the south, segregation was a painful thing…” So Gautreaux made the intentional choice not to separate herself from the whole: “When it came to women movements, I took a step back.”
After an eye-opening experience at Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s annual employee gathering, Gautreaux was able to create for herself a new, empowering story about participating in the Women in Agile movement. She shares how the fabulous Lyssa Adkins gave her some advice for finding the confidence to lead life on purpose and the self-worth that she always had in herself since she was a child.
Deatrice Gautreaux’s words of wisdom:
“Rather than sit on the outside and be a spectator to your own story, own it, lean into it, embrace it and enjoy it.”
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.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile website: womeninagile.orgConnect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: twitter.com/womeninagileorg