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Agile Mentors Podcast from Mountain Goat Software — 189 episodes
#187: A Quick Summer Update and a Look at What's Ahead with Brian Milner
#186: Why Teams Stop Caring About Retrospectives with Cort Sharp
#185: The Real ROI of Agile with Scott Dunn
#184: Scrum in High-Stakes Environments with John Holmes
#183: How AI Is Reshaping Product Ownership with Lance Dacy
#182: Never Stop Experimenting with Stavros Stavru
#181: How to Start Agile Without Overengineering It with Cort Sharp
#180: Why Velocity Is the Wrong Metric for Leadership with Scott Dunn
#179: Leadership Decisions That Quietly Derail Agile with Mike Cohn
#178: How AI Is Actually Changing Software Teams with Hunter Hillegas
#177: The 5 Habits of High Learning Teams with Lance Dacy
#176: Why Most Product Organizations Struggle with Jason Knight
#175: When AI Makes Agile Teams Worse with Hunter Hillegas
#174: Why Estimating Still Matters with Mike Cohn
#173: Hiring for Agile Roles That Actually Work with Cort Sharp
#172: The Five Pillars of Agile Transformation with Mike Cohn
#171: Why Agile Teams Succeed—or Don’t with Colin Fisher
#170: Leadership Lessons from the Marine Corps with Tanner Wortham
#169: Building Practical AI for Agile Teams with Hunter Hillegas
#168: Gratitude, Growth, and the Power to Evolve with Brian Milner
#167: Running Better Remote Meetings with Evan Unger
#166: AI Isn’t Coming for Your Job, But It Is Joining Your Team with Dr. Michael Housman
#165: Can Your Product Process Keep Up With AI with Cort Sharp
#164: Why Innovation Efforts Fall Flat with Tendayi Viki
#163: Should We Go Back to the Office? It Depends. with Lance Dacy
#162: Focus, Flow, Cold Coffee, and the ADHD Developer with Paige Watson
#161: Test-Driven Development in the Age of AI with Clare Sudbery
#160: The Real Work of a Scrum Master with Brian Campbell
#159: Is Scrum Really Too Many Meetings? with Lance Dacy
#158: Should You Skip the Sprint Retrospective? with Mike Cohn
#157: What Teams Are Struggling With Right Now with Cort Sharp
#156: Making Product Ownership Work in Shared Services with Kert Peterson
#155: Preparing for Interviews the Agile Way with Tali Shlafer
#154: The Underpowered PO with Barnaby Golden
#153: Getting Real Buy-In for Agile Transformation with Scott Dunn
#152: The Five Pillars of Real Agile Improvement with Mike Cohn
Pressing Pause: A Summer Break and What’s Coming Next
#151: What AI Is Really Delivering (and What It’s Not) with Evan Leybourn & Christopher Morales
#150: What “1 Billion” Scrum Classes Taught Us About Team Culture (and Captain America) with Cort Sharp & Laura Kendrick
#149: How Agile Action Drives Strategy with Boris Gloger
#148: What It Really Takes to Lead Change That Sticks with Sherri Robbins
#147: The Power of Quiet Influence with Casey Sinnema
#146: Agile Leadership That Actually Works with Brendan Wovchko
#145: How to Lead Without Burning Out (or Burning Bridges) with Ginger Boyll
#144: How Modern Agile Teams Predict the Unpredictable with Lance Dacy
#143: What Still Makes Teams Work (and Win) with Jim York
#142: Communication Patterns Keeping Your Team Stuck with Marsha Acker
#141: Cooking Up a Killer Retrospective with Brian Milner
#140: The Power of Emotional Delight in Product Design with Dr. Nesrine Changuel
#139: The Retrospective Reset with Cort Sharp
#138: The Bad Meeting Hangover with Julie Chickering
#137: Stop Wasting Time with Guests Kate Megaw
#136: The Future of Agile Coaching with Andreas Schliep
#135: Leading Without Authority with Pete Behrens
#134: How Leaders Can Reduce Burnout and Boost Performance with Marcus Lagré
#133: Trending Agile: Scrum Masters, AI, and the Future of Agile
#132: Can Nice Guys Finish First? with Scott Dunn
#131: Lessons from Modern Agile with Joshua Kerievsky
#130: Be the Change: How to Drive Impact Without Authority with April K. Mills
#129: 2025: The Year Agile Meets AI and Hyper-Personalization with Lance Dacy
#128: Top Lessons from 2024’s Most Inspiring Episodes with Brian Miner
#127: Agile Strategies for Job Market Uncertainty with Mark Kilby
#126: Mastering the Scrum Master Role with Gary K. Evans
#125: Embracing Gratitude in Challenging Times with Brian Milner
#124: How to Avoid Common Product Team Pitfalls with David Pereira
#123: Unlocking Team Intelligence with Linda Rising
#122: Empowering Diversity with Nosa Oyegun & Louria Lindauer
#121: Busting the Biggest Myths About Agile Tools with Steve Spearman
#120: Agile in Gaming with Clinton Keith
#119: Conferences, Connections, and Community with Chris Murman
#118: The Secrets to Agile Success with Mike Cohn
#117: How AI and Automation Are Redefining Success for Developers with Lance Dacy
#116: Turning Weird User Actions into Big Wins with Gojko Adzic
#115: Aligning Leadership for Success with Dr. Tess Thompson
#114: Is Agile Dead? with Scott Dunn
#113: Influence Without Authority with Christopher DiBella
#112: Exploring Collaboration Styles with Jessica Guistolise
#111: Adapting to the Future of Work with Heather McGowan
#110: Overcoming Organizational Dysfunctions with Lucy O’Keefe
#109: Leadership and Culture in DevOps with Claire Clark
#108: Adaptive Organizations with Ken Rickard
#107: Transforming Organizational Mindsets with Bernie Maloney
#106: Innovating Through Economic Downturns with John Barratt
#105: Scrum Conferences & Neurodiversity with Brian Milner
#104: Mastering Product Ownership with Mike Cohn
#103: Developer Relations and SQLMesh with Marisa Smith
#102: Communicating Agile Transformations with McCaul Baggett
#101: Fostering Sustainable Change with Leor Herzfeld
#100: Navigating the Future of Agile and Scrum with Lance Dacy & Scott Dunn
#99: AI & Agile Learning with Hunter Hillegas
#98: Coaching the Coaches with Vinnie Gill
#97: Exploring Liquid Agility with Arlen Bankston
#96: Mastering Asynchronous Work with Sumeet Moghe
#95: Navigating Change with Precision with Steve Martin
#94: Connecting Teams and Leadership with Anthony Coppedge
#93: The Rise of Human Skills and Agile Acumen with Evan Leybourn
#92: Navigating Scrum Anti-Patterns with Stefan Wolpers
#91: Revolutionizing HR with Pia-Maria Thorén
#90: Mastering Agile Coaching with Cherie Silas
#89: Transformational One-on-Ones with Avipaul Bhandari
#88: Slicing Work For Agile Success With Anton Skornyakov
#87: Testing Beyond Assumptions with David Bland
#86: Revisiting User Stories with Mike Cohn
#85: Effectively Managing Dependencies with Ken Rubin
#84: Listener Questions with Brian Milner
#83 Navigating the Challenges of Small Agile Teams with Scott Dunn
#82: The Intersection of AI and Agile with Emilia Breton
#81: Unleashing the Power of Visual Storytelling in Product Ownership with Stuart Young
#80: From Struggling to Success: Reviving Agile Teams with Mike Cohn
#79: Navigating Agile Trends and Challenges in 2024 with Lance Dacy
#78 A Year in Review: The Best Moments and Insights of 2023
#77 Navigating the Challenges of Becoming a Certified Scrum Trainer® with Lucy O’Keefe
#76: Navigating Neurodiversity for High-Performing Teams with Susan Fitzell
#75: A Special Thanksgiving Message from Brian Milner
#74 Unlocking the Power of Neurohacking with Ted Wallace
#73: The Four Common Fears that Hinder Agility with Ryan Gottfredson
#72: The Parallels Between Roller Skating and Workplace Challenges with Melissa Boggs
#71: The World of DevOps with Carlos Nunez
#70: The Role of a Leader in Agile with Mike Cohn
#69: Should Scrum Masters Be Technical with Allison Pollard
#68: The Pros and Cons and Real World Applications of SAFe with Mike Hall
#67: The Role Personality Plays in Team Dynamics with Dr. Ryne Sherman
#66: Successful Strategies for Navigating Team Conflicts
#65: Unlocking Lean Portfolio Management with Randy Hale
#64: How Agile Methodologies are Reshaping Legal Practices with John Grant
#63: The Interplay Between Data Science and Agile with Lance Dacy
#62: Effective Sprint Goals with Maarten Dalmijn
#61: The Complex Factors in The Office Vs. Remote Debate with Scott Dunn
#60: Breaking the Agile Déjà Vu: Tackling Recurring Anti-Patterns with Reese Schmit
#59: Revising the Scrum Guide with Don McGreal
#58: Help! My Retrospectives Are Boring
#57: Saying NO Without Losing Your Job
#56: The Power of Experimentation
#55: What is a Sustainable Pace?
#54: Unlocking Agile’s Power in the World of Data Science with Lance Dacy
#53: Agile Coaching: Debunking Myths and Unlocking Excellence with Lucy O’Keefe
#52: The Birth of Agile: How 17 Adventurous Techies Changed the World with Jim Highsmith
#51: The Secrets of Team Safety with Julie Chickering
#50: Choosing Your Path: Exploring the Roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner with Lance Dacy
#49: Celebrating One Year: A look back at 50 Episodes of the “Agile Mentor” Podcast
#48: Holistic Agile Testing with Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
#47: Exploring Lean Thinking in Agile Development with Bob Payne
#46: How to Assess Company Culture Before Accepting a Job Offer with Christina Ambers
#45: Overcoming the Challenges of Agile in Regulatory Environments with Scott Dunn
#44: Transformations Take People with Anu Smalley
#43: Cultivating Agile Team Culture in a Virtual World with Richard Cheng
#42: The Importance of Self-Mastery with Bob Galen
#41: Cultural Transformation in Organizations with Karim Harbott
#40: Is it Time to Go Out on Your Own? Tips and Insights with Chris Li
#39: The Art of Writing User Stories with Mike Cohn
#38: Using Agile for Social and Societal Transformation with Kubair Shirazee
#37: Servant Leadership, Not Spineless Leadership with Brad Swanson
#36: Working with Humans with Dallas Jackson
#35: Metrics with Lance Dacy
#34: I’m Trained, Now What? with Julie Chickering
#33 Mob Programming with Woody Zuill
#32: Scrum in High School Sports with Cort Sharp
#31: Starting Strong: Tips for Successfully Starting with a New Organization with Julie Chickering
#30: How to Get the Best Out of the New Year with Lance Dacy
#29: Influencing Up with Scott Dunn
#28: The Most Valuable Books for Leadership, Learning, and Sharing with Julie Chickering
#27: Leading Without Blame with Tricia Broderick
#26: How Getting to Small Helps Teams Get Things Done with Lance Dacy
#25: Scaling with Henrik Kniberg
#24: How Agile Organizations Respond to Challenging Economic Times with Scott Dunn
#23 How Agile Works in Education with John Miller
#22: How to Create Helpful Product Roadmaps with Roman Pichler
#21: Agile Marketing Teams with Stacey Ackerman
#20: Best of Coaching Calls with Mike Cohn
#19: How does project management work in Agile? with Julie Chickering
#18: Coaching in an Agile world with Lyssa Adkins
#17: Getting There From Here: Agile Transformations with David Hawks
#16: Quality: The Hidden Secret Ingredient with Mitch Lacey
#15: Answering Questions from Quora with Brian Milner
#14: What does it mean to be Product-Centric? With Scott Dunn
#13: What does cross-functional really mean?
#12: Kanban with Kert Peterson
#11: Estimating in Agile with Mike Cohn
#10: Why User Stories are the Best Way to Capture Requirements with Mike Cohn
#9: Scrum Artifacts with Kert Peterson
#8: Sprint Retrospectives with Scott Dunn
#7: The Sprint Review is not a Demo with Julie Chickering
#6: How to make the Daily Scrum more effective with Julie Chickering
#5: Scott Dunn Shares Everything You Need to Run Sprint Planning
#4: The Developer Role in Scrum with Sherman Gomberg
#3: What Makes a Great Product Owner? With Lance Dacy
Special Episode Scrum Gathering Denver 2022
#2: Succeeding in the Scrum Master Role with Mike Cohn
#1: Scrum vs Agile & Keys to Success with Mike Cohn