Jun 11, 2019
This week, Jez and Dave are joined by Duena Blomstrom, Co-Founder & CEO PeopleNotTech, to discuss the benefits of viewing ‘agile’ as a state of mind. The team discusses why technology transformations also require mindset transformations to be successful. They also dig into the concept of ‘psychological safety’ and why emotionally intelligent leadership is paramount to introducing agile.
This episode also includes our first guest rider, a revelation about the origins of the ‘Cloudbusting’ name and a revealing chat about our favourite cheeses.
For more information check
out: www.psychologicalsafety.works
and www.developerinsight.works.
Also head to Duena’s website: duenablomstrom.com
00:00 - Introductions
01:08 - Our first guest rider...
04:15 - News - Strategies for Transitioning to a Digital World
10:57 - Cloudy Cliffhanger Question
14:57 - Listener Question - Part One
16:00 - Deep Dive - How do you connect agile with people?
18:07 - What captured your imagination about agile?
19:34 - Is agile a state of mind?
24:00 - Is agile inevitable?
26:00 - Can agile scale to large enterprises?
30:05 - What does agile mean to you?
32:45 - Why does education not support creativity and collaboration?
34:15 - Are you agile in your personal life?
35:50 - Are soft skills hard?
37:20 - How can leadership introduce agile?
40:10 - What do you mean by psychological safety?
47:40 - Why is psychological safety a necessity for leaders?
50:35 - Summary - Everyone should become agile
51:35 - Listener Question - Part Two
53:39 - Cloudy Cliffhanger Answer
56:56 - Ten Second Recommendations