Women in Agile

In this episode we unpack section 1 of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching;  Protecting Confidentiality, Intellectual Property and Information Security. We uncover the thinking behind the section, its inclusion in the Code of Ethics and its application in coaching. About the Featured Guests Daniela Gomes dos Santos is an agile coach at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil....

In this conversation, our host Leslie Morse talks with Dr. Lynn Kelley, PhD about creating an environment ripe for change. During the episode they explore different techniques for being best prepared to lead and engage people during change efforts through the lens of questions that help uncover the different dimensions that need to be considered when working with teams and organizations.   About t...

In the first episode of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching series, guests Leslie Morse and Shane Hastie unpack the origins and purpose of the Code and we introduce each section of the Code. About the Featured Guest Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officia...

In this conversation, our host Leslie Morse talks with Andy Golding about the human element of navigating complexity and what we need to be thinking about in order to create more amazing experiences for people in the workplace.    About the Featured Guest Andy Golding believes that the headspace and the heart-space of human beings is the most untapped natural asset on the planet. As a leadership d...

Stephanie Cully is the founder of Scrum Life. Her mission is to provide Scrum Masters with the support they need to build unshakeable confidence & successfully land their dream job. In 2021, she created the Immersion Program, to provide Scrum Masters with hands-on experience, enhance their confidence, and help them security their desired job. Follow Stephanie Cully on LinkedIn Reference(s) The...

In this conversation Josey Simpson and Renae Craven explore Josey’s health journey and how her own personal learnings have influenced the way she leads her teams. About the Featured Guest Josey's career spans 20 years, from business facing Government and Utilities roles through to agility and project delivery. Josey has dabbled as Product Owner, Scrum Master & Coach, honing skills in leadershi...

In this episode we discuss the complex and diverse nature of Agile in the Finance industry. High-compliance industries are near and dear to my heart and it was a great opportunity to learn from those in the thick of change in an industry not so classic to Agile. Continue on listening to hear their stories, inspirations, and advice as they scale Agile at large and within finance. I hope you will gr...

In this conversation Renae and Sharon explore what the future may look like in our workplaces and how we prepare our schools today so they can be happy in those future workplaces.   About the Featured Guest Sharon is the Founder and Director of Enterprising Agility, a consultancy that works closely with clients to mobilise their passions for embracing modern working practices. Follow Sharon on Lin...

In this episode Hayley Rodd and Renae Craven explore the topic of imposter syndrome and some strategies for overcoming it when you feel it bubbling to the surface.    About the Featured Guest Hayley is an accomplished Marketing professional who works for Easy Agile, an Australian software company. Their products, which plug into Atlassian's Jira, are sold across the world, used by 150,000 users an...

This episode explores the topic of what agile is today and what we have noticed in how it has shifted in organizations over the last 15 years.   About the Featured Guest Sam Liang is an agile coach and her personal motto is ‘be brave’. Sam embodies this by taking on challenges one small step at a time.  Follow Sam on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlaing/) Follow Sam on Twitter (@samoffgr...

During our 2022 discussion, new mom Shikha Duggal takes a break from her busy mom and coach life to bring us back to the basics of why SAFe is one of the premiere scaling agile frameworks in the industry. We discuss the good, the bad, and the misunderstood elements of this framework in terms of implementation and coaching strategy using examples from our real-life clients. Join us as we dive deep...

During our 2022 discussion, Hannah Howard Bink and Emily Lint discuss Scaled Agile’s most recent transformative effort in their Marketing division. Yes, even Scaled Agile inspects, adapts, and evolves their strategy when they find their current business model lacking in efficiency. Learn from their lessons learned and take your Marketing or non-traditional Agile department flow to the next level!...

In this 2021 conversation with Laura Re Turner, our host Leslie Morse explores the realm of Systemic Coaching and how agilists can bring systems thinking and an overall systemic view into the ways they work with people, teams and organizations.   About the Featured Guest Laura Re Turner is an accredited coach, trainer, and facilitator who works with leaders and teams to develop an Agile mindset, b...

This episode of the Women in Agile podcast explores the topic of presence; what it means, how to build your own presence and what impedes it. We explore the importance of presence in agile teams and how to create that safe space for teams to explore their presence.   About the Featured Guest Antoinette is an ex-software developer that took a detour through academia to end up in the world of profes...

In this 2021 conversation, our host Leslie Morse discusses gender equitable recovery and the dynamics of how COVID-19 has impacted women in the corporate workforce with Denise Purtzer. Together they explore a variety of gender dynamics in the workplace including authenticity, the pay gap and the importance of mentorship. Denise also shares many recommendations to consider for people reentering the...

In this episode, learn about how Jill Stott, a passionate agilist, navigated her career to becoming the VP of Innovation at NextUp Solutions. In her conversation with our host, Leslie Morse, she shares key learning moments from her career that have allowed her to reach a place where she is fulfilled and feels unstoppable.   For those of us considering a career change, feeling a little stalled, or...

During our 2022 conversation, SAFe Fellow Kathy Marshak and Emily Lint sat down to discuss Middle Management in the agile space. Where do they belong? How do you bring them on the Agile journey with you? And, most importantly, how do we as Agilists help them thrive in these new ways of working. Take a listen to learn more! About the Featured Guest Kathy Marshak is a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) F...

This episode features a new member of the Women in Agile Podcast team, Renae Craven. Get to know her through a conversation with our host Leslie Morse. Together they discuss authenticity and its importance in building our own leadership as well as building successful teams and organizations.  About the Featured Guest Renae Craven is a certified Coach and Scrum Professional, with over 12 years of e...

During this 2022 conversation, Jess Brock and Emily Lint dive deep into dojos. What does it mean to run a great dojo and how do you measure a dojo's success? Have we been doing dojos all wrong? Find out more! About the Featured Guest At the brink of burn out, Jess Brock’s discovery of Dojo coaching renewed her faith in the possibility of providing meaningful and lasting Agile and technical coachin...

In this 2021 conversation, Marjorie Anderson joins our host Leslie Morse to explore how community building serves our teams and organizations. The episode is aptly named after a quote Marjorie drops early in the episode, “Agile is Community, Community is Agile.” As you listen you’ll realize how true this is. During the discussion they touch on the multi-facted nature of nurturing communities and a...

In this episode you hear from Queirra Fenderson, the keynote speaker for the WiA 2022 event in Nashville, TN as part of the Agile2022 conference. In her discussion with our host, Leslie Morse, she explores her wisdom in ambition and intuition.  Queirra shares her story of discovering her hidden inner-agilist, how she came to study the interplay of ambition and intuition and offers multiple tips an...

During this 2022 conversation, Alena Keck and Emily Lint peel back the curtain on successful Transformation teams: how they look and what makes them successful. Whether you are using the Scaled Agile Framework and creating a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) or just want to start a successful transformation team across your organization, find out from this industry leader how to create one th...

In this episode you get to meet Emily Lint, a new host joining the Women in Agile Podcast team. During the conversation Emily and our host, Leslie Morse, discuss the story of Emily’s career journey as she began embracing agile leadership after starting off as a ITIL process expert.  About the Featured Guest Emily Lint is a Business Agility Coach and founder of Lint Agility Services located in Albu...

This episode is a re-release of a 2019 conversation our host, Leslie Morse, had with Billie Schuttpelz about imposter syndrome and authenticity. This was the 11th episode of our series and it's fascinating how important many of these topics still are.   As you listen, we hope these words of wisdom from Billie stick out to you as much as they did for us. “What if instead of finding my purpose, I fi...

This episode is a re-release of a 2020 conversation our host, Leslie Morse, had with Brandi Olson about burnout. We revived this episode because of its original popularity as well as because the content is incredibly relevant.   Listen in as Brandi and Leslie explore how to recognize burnout in ourselves as well as in our organization, how it’s all about prioritization (whether proactive or reacti...