Interview on Badass Agile Podcast
Catarina (Cat) von Maydell, MBA
Want change? Know your power. Use your power. | Strategic coaching & facilitation
I was lucky enough to be invited onto Chris Williams’ Badass Agile - Agile in Toronto at Night podcast. In the interview, we talk about how we can foster the human side of agility, and how the conditions for agility are evolving. The question I am focused on is how can we facilitate the transformations we want? I hope the interview is valuable to you. (Please make comments; I am really curious what you found interesting.)
A big thank you to Chris for great questions and a really enjoyable conversation.
(The Badass Agile podcast is designed to challenge and strengthen the attitudes and practices of elite leaders. I hope you also take the opportunity to listen to other episodes of Chris’ podcasts.)
IN OUR CONVERSATION, WE TOUCH ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
(The links will take you to some of my articles related to the ideas in the conversation.)
- Our observations of how Agile can be used in different environments.
- The current weak spot in the business world. (see also: human dynamics in change and paradigms in change articles)
- What is important to help people change or transform their behavior, and how can we develop an agile mindset or entrepreneurial mindset? (see also: power dynamics article)
- The skills of agility. (see also: resilient leadership)
- How excellent leaders use intuition effectively. (see also: leveraging body-wisdom in decision-making)
- Where resistance to new ideas comes from. (see also: conflict is normal)
- There are no agile problems; there are only human problems.
- The biggest problem regarding agile. (see also: making systems thinking a more natural act)
- Embracing collaborative learning more.
What do you think about the conversation? What do you agree with? What do you disagree with? What are you surprised by? What would you add?
If you would like to learn how to develop an agile mindset or an entrepreneurial mindset so you can strengthen your, your teams’, and your organization’s competencies to navigate innovation and change, please feel free to connect with me.