Joekub - agile, life and monkeys

Joekub adds Paul Salmon as a cohost for an discussionaround continuous self improvement.  Paul is an avid self educator and prolific consumer of agile and lean literature. Joe and Jakub get introduced to the top 10 books, over ten years that Paul has read.  This episode is great as a starter for people new to agile and lean as well as for seasoned veterans who may be looking for their next great r...

This episode of Jakub explores the relationship between agile practitioners and recruiters. Santiago Lopex Guiñazu, an Auckland, NZ recruiter, shares stories of what getting a job as an agile practitioner looks like from his point of view. We get some tips for strategy dos and don't with your CV (resumé). He talks about approaches to getting hired and he shares some wonderful insights into what ha...

This episode of Jakub is nearly 100% pure tangent. Joe has recently adopted a fur babby, Dexter. So our show replaced the monkeys with puppies and challenged Joe to find as many parallels, between agile coaching and raising a puppy, as possible. It's a stretch of the imagination but Joe and Jakub get to some interesting insights along the way.

Meet Vinnie Gill. Vinnie is a reformed project manager turned agile coach and enterprise transformation leader. In this episode Jakub and Joe learn about Vinnie's personal journey from command and control commando to an agile beacon of light. Learn how Vinnie's own experience and transformation has helped her hold hands and walk with organisations looking to improve their agility. If you'd like to...

In this episode, Jakub interrogates Joe about what he means when he uses the word "delivery". Joe, put on the spot, reveals all of his secrets and thanks Jakub for it in the end.

This episode, Joekub is super excited to get to spend time with an agile coaching pioneer, Michael Spayd.  For those unfamiliar with Michael, it is safe to say he has either led or had a heavy hand in creating the foundations and the growth of what we consider modern day agile coaching.  While we could talk to Michael for days about a plethora of interesting topics, we landed on the prac...

In Episode 21 Jakub & Joe drink their own champagne and hold a micro Joekub Review & Retro, looking over the past 20 episodes.  We review our accomplishments and our intentions since we started and then reflect on what working together was like. We talk a bit about what the future of Joekub may be and even decide if we will keep making these podcasts or not!!  Bonus We'...

What does a farmer, a triathlon and an agile coach have in common? If you're Gareth Holebrook then they all share a mirror when you look into it.   On Joekub Episode 20, we celebrate two milestones with Gareth as we make our 20th episode, and hit over 1000 plays. Gareth entertains us with how being a coach in sports is and is not like being an agile coach.  In this episode you will learn:  • Facts...

Joekub closes it's Agile on the Beach (AotB) NZ 2020 series by spending some time with the co-founders David Morris & Colart Miles.  AotB NZ 2020 took place in Mount Maunganui nestled in Tauranga, New Zealand.  We discuss the origins and the "why" of AotB, from it's origins in the UK to what they hope to accomplish in NZ.  The co-founders share with us what it takes to prep...

At AotB 2020, Elizabeth Congdon gave a talk on mindfulness. In this episode she expands on that concept as she describes what is possible once you've started to develop a mindful presence.  Jakub & Joe learn about Consciousness Coaching and Conversational Intelligence as they listen to Elizabeth weave the importance of choice in the human experience to being an effecti...

Episode 17, and our continued journey through Agile on the Beach NZ 2020, is with the passionate Alex Sloley.  Alex is a man in love with the agile community. Imagine ranking attending an agile conference with going to Burning Man and you begin to understand why he speaks and attends so many agile functions around the world.  In this episode you'll learn more endearing facts about Alex as well as ...

Episode 16 and another Agile on the Beach NZ 2020 segment brings us to Wayne Kingi, an Agile Coach who is immersed in mindfulness.  Wayne brings us on a mindful journey while answering questions like:  • What is it that coaches mean when they say they are "making space"for something? • How does a coach be present and invisible? • How does mindfulness help a coach in a productivity&n...

Mike Burrows joins Jakub and Joe all the way from England! Mike Burrows has published a number of books important to the agile community, most notably "Kanban from the inside" and most recently "Right to Left" where he explains strategies to implement agile change. In this episode Mike shares with us his inspiration for writing these books, where his thoughts are now, and the story of how he start...

Beth Gervase graces the digital airwaves of Joekub in Episode 14, in our Agile on the Beach NZ series. In this episode you'll learn: • What makes a coach from the US pick up and move to New Zealand • The benefits of leaping before you look • Why it is important to take time to mourn for a team that has recently lost members • How one of the most caring and empathetic coaches in the world's motto c...

How is a story teller like a drug dealer? Does story telling align with what the agile community is trying to do? Can anyone become a good story teller?  The answers to these questions and so many more are in Ep. 13 of Joekub.  Continuing their Agile on the Beach series, Jakub & Joe interview Emlyn Hatch, a speaker at AotB NZ 2020 and a passionate advocate for the power of business stories in the...

Episode 12 brings an exciting conversation with Cheryl Tansey. Cheryl is an amazing person, coach of coaches, who brings great energy and ideas to the agile community in New Zealand and all around the world. Listen to how she was raised by wild agilists, discovered the lost tribe of HR in your company, and shares some of her most interesting finds on how HR can help you succeed as a coach. Cheryl'...

Episode #11 brings an interview with Colard Miles, a well known agile personality and a source of inspiration for Joe and Jakub. Together with Colart we explore the concept of communities, why they are important and how they shape our world.

In episode #10 we have the great pleasure to talk to Cillín Hearns, a coach, an author and one of the keynote speakers at the Agile on the Beach NZ conference. Cillín tells us where stress comes from and what techniques we could use to deal with stress and to build our resilience. Cillín's website: https://resultscoaching.co.nz Cillín's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cillinhearns "First, Le...

Joe and Jakub got together to share their questions and ideas about the role of an agile coach in the world of remote work. Oh, and also Jakub proves how hard it can be to pronounce the word “vulnerability”. Enjoy!

In this episode, Jakub and Joe talk about situations when they allowed teams to fail. What lessons came out of that? And why did they choose to do it? It’s all there in episode #8

This time Jakub talks about his experience with surgery and how scary unknown situations can be. In some strange twist Jakub and Joe end up on the topic of handling and managing change as a coach.

We are answering Janetta’s question about our recommended books that every agile coach should read.

This time Joe and Jakub talk about the difference between consistency and standardisation.

Joe and Jakub celebrate 2020, talk about their experiences with cyclones and hurricanes. They also mention the ladder of inference as a way to compare observation with interpretation. They end up with their plans for 2020 and how giving people an A could be a good approach in our lives. Links from the episode: - ladder of inference: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_91.htm - "Art of P...

Joe and Jakub talk about swimming as a metaphor for agile coaching and change. And how quick feedback loops can speed up the process of learning.