Awaken Agile

In this episode, Adam and Jordan have stumbled over Andrew Barnes' 4 day week model. What are the benefits and is there a lack of business and customer outcome? Links in this episode:  Demand a four day week The Four-Day Week | Andrew Barnes | TEDxAuckland Join our Discord!

In this episode Adam provides some tips on how to make our meetings more effective and how to optimise your hybrid version of working from home and working in the office blend.  Discord link Jordan on LinkedIn Adam on LinkedIn

In this episode, Jordan and Adam discuss the benefits and negative impacts with having your camera on in meetings, and how you can help improve the experience.  Join us on Discord, we are lonely in there - https://discord.gg/4jdUqgqRP2

In this episode, Adam and Jordan discuss how teams can grind to a moral halt, and how you can find ways to bring more purpose and joy to a team. Join our Discord 

In this episode, Adam responds to an email we received about doing the right thing and how to pivot. Jordan continues to probe Adam with different kinds of scenarios.  Be cool and join our Discord - https://discord.gg/4jdUqgqRP2

In this episode, Jordan discusses a conversation he had with a team who wanted to switch from relative sizing to absolute sizing. He lays out the benefits of both methods and unpacks what it looks like in the long term. Be cool and come join us on Discord here . Or here - https://discord.gg/4jdUqgqRP2

In this episode Jordan talks about a team he is consulting with to plan out the next phase of their project. Using data he helps the team to understand where they can reduce waste and have better conversations with the team's stakeholders. It is a great example of scrum mastery in action. Enjoy. Join our Discord here - https://discord.gg/4jdUqgqRP2

In this episode, Adam and Jordan speak with Michelle Holsman, a talented change manager who is passionate about behavioural science, to help unpack the challenges of dealing with a mindset change in the team.

In this episode, Adam and Jordan discuss the outcome of their poll they took last week and unpack what people value most in a team. Stay tuned for a special guess next week.

In this episode, Jordan puts Adam to the test by playing the role of a silent team who won't speak to an elephant in the room. Learn how Adam navigates through the awkward silence, finds the problem and resolves this with the team.

In this episode, their first for 2022, Adam and Jordan talk about how to go about having those goals conversations in teams. Why it is important to set aside the time to do this and give some tips and tricks on talking to stakeholders and sharing the results. As always, be helpful and have fun.

In this episode, the last for 2021, Jordan and Adam spend time talking about high performing teams and consistency. Perhaps it is fine to strive for a consistent approach for new teams and teams in a state of flux, but for high performing teams we do not want to break them. We also provide a solid relationship test and some jokes to end the year. We hope you do enjoy. Merry Christmas and we will s...

Hey everyone, in this episode Jordan tells us about a recent experience he had in the hospital system. Adam helps to dissect the events and the boys offer some suggestions, using agile and scrum principles, on how the experience could be improved. As usual we have some rippling banter and a joke that will knock your face off? Be helpful and enjoy your week.

Hey everyone, it is just me this week as my sidekick and buddy, Jordan, isn't here. We talked a bit too much this morning and ran out of time to record a full episode. But, I wanted to do something for you anyway so you weren't hanging out there with no tips for this week. And no joke! Please let us know in the comments or by sending us an email at awakenagile@gmail.com if you like it. You can alw...

In this episode Adam and Jordan take a riff on the team agreement to give some practical tips on how to discuss the return to office rituals and norms. We talk about everything from meeting and greeting to communal lunches and even collaborating face to face again. Who would have thought? We hope you enjoy and don't forget the be helpful.

In this week's episode Jordan explains two activities he has conducted with his teams to enhance their levels of feedback. Both within the team and with stakeholders. Adam riffs on the exercises to pose the question about including the results in peer reviews and definitions of done. As usual there is some banter and jokes. Forgive the audio in this one, we did our best to clean it up.

In this episode, Adam and Jordan take a review and a retrospective look back at each of our episodes with a quick precis so you can pick and choose what you want to listen to. They also take a look at the data and run through all of the places that people are listening to them from. That's a year of bringing the show to you, our loyal listener. And we thank each and every one of you. #beHelpful

In this episode, which is their fiftieth, Jordan and Adam spend another thirty minutes on some cathartic discovery of things that really annoy them. Because hate is such a strong word and we don't like to use it that often. The thoughts and feelings presented in this episode are those of the presenters alone and in no way reflect any organism or inanimate object either living or dead to have ever...

Hey everyone. In this episode Adam and Jordan follow up on our interview with David Williams and give some examples of what a good, healthy team might look like. In other words, if the systems relationships are healthy what might you see and experience. As usual there is a bit of banter at the start and a cracker of a dad joke from Jordan at the end. We would love to hear from you so please reach...

In this episode Jordan sits down for a chat with David Williams to talk about Relationship Systems Intelligence. Their interaction is very much like a coaching conversation as they form an alliance for the session before diving in to the team as a system and how the relationships within that system have an intelligence we can tap in to. This is a highly informative and insightful chat and we hope...

We have a very special episode for you this week. Jordan invited his colleague and friend, James Crumpton along to talk to us about resilience. James informs us about what resilience is, some small things we can do daily to build our resilience and is extremely vulnerable and open about his own continuing journey. Feel free to watch out at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescrumpton/ for the work sh...

Hi Everyone, in this episode Adam talks about a current project he is working on. It revolves around the relationship between a Scrum Master who is new to a team and the Product Owner. We discuss the situation and the current coaching stance we are taking. We will revisit in a few weeks to see how things are progressing. You seem to like it when we do things like this, so why not give you, our lov...

Hey listeners, it has been six months since Jordan started Scrum Mastering a new team and we felt it was a good time to check back in and see how things are doing. As we had a week off in between we did banter for a few minutes, so skip forward to the six minute mark if you do not like banter. Not sure why? At the thirteen minute mark Jordan tells Adam to shut up for a minute and we get a little n...

In this episode Adam and Jordan chat about some ideas and tips for Scrum Masters and Agilists who are new to a big, large company. Perhaps that company is going through an Agile journey and you land mid stream. What if you have come from a smaller company and find the new behemoth is not as mature. What are some things you can do to get going right away? Our mailbag question flies in from Austin,...

Hey everyone, we've taken a week off from recording an episode this week but Adam wanted to send a message to all our die hard fans about why. Remember to take care of yourself and if you need some help, please reach out to someone.