In which we interview Erich Bühler

We discuss:

• Leading Exponential Change
• The impact of the neurochemistry of cortisol
• Kelly McGonigal's TED talk on How to make stress your friend
• Detecting organisational stress
• Techniques for reducing stress, like breath-work, physical workouts, cold and heat exposure
• Susan David's Emotional Agility
• Celebrating when we notice holding inaccurate ideas
• The trials and tribulations of interactions with people that have psychopathic habits
• The Huberman Lab podcast
• The Enterprise Agility World Conference - enjoy the discount code THEFOCUS for your registration

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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In which we interview Linda Rising

We discuss:

• Effective ways of introducing new ideas, discovered through much struggle
• Fearless Change
• More Fearless Change
• Telling stories that involve people emotionally
• Attempting big change is usually unsustainable. Instead, growing ideas and approaches together organically works much better.
• We cannot take everyone with us. For any new idea, there will be champions and early adopters, but there will be laggards as well.
• What genuine diversity is about
• Braver Angels
• Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow
• Jonathan Haidt's Happiness Hypothesis
• Menlo Innovations
• Building trust by sharing food together
• The ease with which we get divided into groups, and yet we all overestimate the number of nickels in a jar
• The miracle of agape
• Embracing both the early adopters and the laggards
• Choosing worthy targets
• Dealing with ego
• The magic of hope
• Suzanne Simard's Finding the Mother Tree
• Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees
• Linda's intentions as a Mother Tree for us

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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In which we interview Tony Ponton 

We discuss:

• The three-speed economy
• Transformation or transition?
• How do we fund agility?
• Understanding organisations and "Undercover Boss"
• Recreating watercoolers online for their social benefits
• Measuring for outcomes rather than outputs
• The Remote:af agility framework 
• Setting up home offices for healthy remote working
• Crafting teams as if for planning a heist
• Virtual Obeya rooms
• The Responsibility Process by Christopher Avery
• Finding the right person to get help from, in a distributed and dispersed environment
• Rewarding courage
• Genuine collaboration in leadership teams

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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In which we interview Renata Barcelos

We discuss:

• Learning every day
• The dynamics of family businesses in Brazil and dealing with succession
• Pragmatic approaches to innovation
• The need for ambidexterity in modern business
• Leading from the future
• Being wary of people that are 100% certain
• How competence builds confidence
• Sense making and OKR networks
• The 4 stages of psychological safety
• The OODA loop, double-loop learning and changing goals
• Leadership is language
• Studying culture and embracing vulnerability

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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In which we interview Angus Muir

We discuss:

• Going from "this is crazy" to "wow, this works"
• Being wary of Value Stream diagrams that are too pretty
• Overcoming "not my problem"-syndrome and learned helplessness
• Patterns of lean-agile leadership
• The lessons of the marshmallow tower TED talk, and developing the "assassination skills" to stop throwing good money after bad and pivot initiatives.
• Overcoming arrogance by creating clear accountability to our ultimate customers
• Noticing and adjusting for bias
• "Building bridges is a messy business; sometimes you have to deal with the mud"

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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In which we interview Clarke Ching

We discuss:

• The Theory of Constraints
• Dollarising the prize
• Pre-crastination and procrastination
• The Ikea effect
• Test-first thinking
• The curse of excellence
• Being busy mistaken for productivity

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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In which we interview Shane Gibson

We discuss:

• Making good decisions and sequencing work
• Data quality
• Frameworks and paywalls
• The necessity of context sensitivity - adapting practice guides to the local situation, iterate and experiment
• Using words that make more sense

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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In which we interview Ziaan Hattingh

We discuss:

• Creative tension
• Tailoring rewards
• Strong teams
• Abstraction and frameworks
• Toxic cultures
• David Marquet's Intent-Based Leadership
• Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams
• Seth Godin's The Practice
• Hiring for capability

We are:

• Aldo Rall
• Horia Slușanschi
• Gareth Holebrook

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