Meta-Cast

This is a big one! Bob and Josh celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Meta-Cast with a couple of gifts, and they dig into the often overlooked value of kindness. Listen and learn what kindness is and isn't. So often this value is undervalued, but Bob and Josh aim to change that! New Podcast Host! We moved! A new website, a new hosting provider, and lots more to come as we head into our second deca...

As we charge into a new decade, Bob and Josh discuss what they are working on personally and professionally. Do any of these areas of focus resonate with you? What are you working on this year? Let's discuss! More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream . If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance! Friday morn...

Bob and Josh join the hosts from The Agile Wire podcast to discuss transformational (a word that created instant debate 😀) leadership. Big thanks to the Jeffs (Bubolz & Maleski) for letting us hang out and discuss such an interesting topic. Needless to say, you should check out their other episodes! More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream . If you ever wanted...

Leadership is challenging, but we're here to help. There are too few examples of what truly great leadership looks like, so Bob and Josh provide a window into how a great leader operates. What other glimpses into great leadership do you have?  Let's discuss!  More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream .  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your i...

How simple are your processes? How simple is your architecture?  Take a look around your organization, and you'll find that unnecessary complexity abounds.  This episode digs into ways in which you and your organization can make your life easier through simplification. More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream .  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would ans...

Bob and Josh get curious about curiosity. Yes, that was cheesy.  Deal with it...  :)  Anyways, we dig into the numerous ways that curiosity can benefit both you and your team.  We'd love to hear how curiosity helped you.  While you're in the giving mood, we'd love your help with the form mentioned below!  Help Our Research: We'd love your insight and feedback on this topic.  As mentioned in the ep...

Coming off our recent "leave the nest & land safely series", a listener asked us to discuss the best way to join a new company.  Bob and Josh share some tips, along with a few mistakes they made as they started new roles throughout their careers.  What mistakes have you made?  What tricks do you use to join effectively?  Let's discuss! BONUS CONTENT: As mentioned in this episode, here is the video...

Coming out of our previous episodes, Bob and Josh realized we needed to discuss the importance of diversity. Take a listen as we cover the numerous types of diversity (both the kind you can and the kind you can't see) and how they improve your teams and their delivery.  Let's discuss as you share your diversity initiatives and challenges with everyone! More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching...

We made it!  Thanks to all of our listeners and supporters, from all corners of the globe.  Bob and Josh are excited to share our 150th episode with you.  We don't dig into too deep on any traditional topics.  Instead, we celebrate the community we all built together! More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream .  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answ...

We see so many organizations struggle to nail the key decisions that shape their future.  Why?  In this episode, Bob and Josh show you how to engage in healthy dialog across your entire organization.  This dialog ensures you land on the best possible option for each decision. More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream .  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts wo...

We wrap up our three-part series that we're affectionately referring to as the "leave the nest and land safely" episodes.  In episodes 146 & 147, we aggressively kicked you out of the nest, and in this episode, we arm you with tools to make sure you land safely in your next gig.  What tricks do you already have in your toolbelt?  Let's discuss! More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Jos...

Episode 146 provided everyone with insights about when it is time to "leave the nest" and find a new gig for yourself.  In this episode, we get more aggressive and provide tools, tips, and tricks to leave a bad situation. What tips can you share with our listeners? Let's discuss! More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream .  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-host...

There comes a time in most jobs where it's time to leave, but sometimes that departure is harder than it should be.  In this episode, Bob and Josh discuss ways for you to recognize when it's time to leave a job and offer a few tools to help you leave the nest with confidence.   What's the most difficult transition you've ever made?  What was the best?  Let's discuss! More from our hosts: Get  FREE...

Inspired by one of our Agile Podcast Network partners, Badass Agile , Bob and Josh review the attributes required to be an "agile badass".  What traits have you seen if your badass agile colleagues?  Let's discuss! More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live stream .  If you ever wanted to hear how our co-hosts would answer your individual question, this is your chance!  Wed...

So much content is written/discussed covering ways to measure agile teams. In fact, we discussed agile metrics in the past, but this episode turns the tables and we discuss how agile leaders should be measured. If you're a leader, listen to this episode to discover if you're already an agile leader or if you have some room to grow. More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile coaching  on Josh's  new live...

Many organizations continuously acquire technical debt. A common source of this growing problem is a lack of understanding of the true cost of quality.  If your organization can't seem to escape a mountain of poor architectural decisions and/or an underinvested quality approach, this episode is for you!   Learn how to educate your peers, executives, and investors about the true cost of quality and...

In response to the following question from a listener, Bob and Josh discuss how to lead an agile team inside of an organization with traditional, individualized performance management. Can these two co-exist? We think so, and this episode helps you answer that question for your organization.  What have your experiences taught you?  Let's discuss!   Hey @bobgalen and @nosrednAhsoJ how about doing a...

Our previous episode introduced the importance of storytelling in agile.  Towards the end of the episode, we threw out the idea of returning to this topic with some examples and role-playing to help everyone understand how powerful storytelling can be for you and your teams.  So here you go!  Bob and Josh cover a handful of common scenarios and arm you with some tools to help you conquer these cha...

Storytelling is an integral part of your success as a leader and/or coach.  Get some tips and tricks from Bob and Josh as they walk you through the reasons storytelling is so important and then provide you with some insight on how to get better at this key skill. How do you use storytelling to drive change?  Let's discuss! Subscribe:   iTunes ,  Google Play ,  Spotify More from our hosts: Get  FRE...

A big thanks to Meta-Cast listener and Twitch chat superstar "firessue" brings us a fantastic challenge for this episode. Standing up new teams is hard, but adding teams and engineers to an existing, established team presents a whole new set of challenges.  How do you handle the dynamics and tension this can create?  Bob and Josh give you tips and tricks to make sure your organizational growth is...

What unknowns will sneak up and cost your team dearly?  If we knew those answers, life would be a lot easier!  Thanks to Laura (AKA laurieblue on our Twitch stream ), we were challenged to answer this question.  Bob and Josh highlight the questions most software teams are not answering, but they should be answering.  Our goal is helping you take a different look at the challenges you and your team...

Remote teams are everywhere.  Agile is everywhere.  Unfortunately, those two don't always mix well together.  We are here to fix that!  Thanks to our listener Ryan, from Virginia, for asking us to take on this topic.   What tips & tricks do you use to maximize the effectiveness of remote agile teams?  Let's discuss! Subscribe:   iTunes ,  Google Play ,  Spotify More from our hosts: Get  FREE agile...

It's a special Halloween night episode!  Bob and Josh wrap up their series on fear in the agile world with a deep dive into common sources of fear for leaders in the agile world.  If you are an agile leader, don't be scared, listen to this episode! Help Spread The Word:  Love our content? Help us out by sharing on social media, rating our podcast/episodes on  iTunes , or by giving to our  Patreon...

Episode 134  dug into common generators of fear that teams experience during an agile transition.  Sticking with our scary/spooky theme for October, we decided to turn the tables around and examine how we, as agile leaders, generate fear.  As the face of change for your organization, you need to be aware of how your actions will be perceived by those that do not welcome the new processes.  Every g...

Halloween is near, so we decided (thanks to a tip from a listener on Twitter) to dig into the numerous ways fear presents itself in the agile world.  Aside from identifying common patterns and situations that generate fear, we offer a few of our tried-and-true tips and tricks for dealing with fear in your role(s). What situations generate fear for you?  How have you overcome that fear?  Let's disc...