Are deadlines the enemy of Agile? Many teams think so. But while unreasonable deadlines can destroy morale and quality, legitimate business timing needs shouldn’t be ignored. In this episode, we explore how to work productively with deadlines while maintaining Agile principles. Read More
The other day, while teaching a facilitation workshop, one of the participants stopped me (Richard) mid-session. “Wait—what did you just do there?” they asked. They’d… Read More
How do you lead a high-performing, empowered team? Kevin Goldsmith, a former Adobe and Spotify leader, joins the Humanizing Work Show to share his journey from engineering to executive leadership. We explore his take on the Spotify Model, how he approaches mentoring new managers, and why positional authority matters more than most leaders realize. Perfect for anyone in tech, leadership, or agile, this episode offers a fresh perspective on building sustainable, people-centered organizations. Read More
Get an inside look at how professional facilitators design and run high-stakes remote meetings. Follow along as we dissect a real 50-person marketing team retrospective, from initial planning through execution and lessons learned. Perfect for anyone looking to level up their meeting facilitation skills or manage large-scale remote collaboration. Read More
Does it take meeting after meeting to get to a decision in your organization? Do decisions you thought were done come back to life if someone later feels like they weren’t included enough? In this episode, Richard and Peter discuss how to identify a consensus culture and share some practical tools and advice for making faster, more effective decisions while still maintaining the values that create a consensus culture. You don’t get better decisions in a consensus culture by just becoming individualistic and authoritarian—you get better decisions with better tools and skills. Read More
Ever feel like your great ideas for improving work get stuck in quicksand? You’re not alone. In our workshops, we often invite participants to… Read More
In this edited rebroadcast from Season 2, Episode 2, we explore the surprising lessons a professional jazz quintet can teach us about business cultures and teams. Read More
There are lots of variations in how to approach planning for product development, but we find that 3 levels are essential: Level 1 – High… Read More
A HW Show Classic Rebroadcast from 2022, this is one of our most viewed episodes, and we're excited to bring it to our broader audience. A team says, 'We can't complete all these features by the scheduled release date,' and then a leader says, 'But we must,' and the team says, 'Okay, now it fits.’ What to do? Read More
We recently finished a large batch of Leadership Circle Profile coaching sessions for one of our clients. A common pattern when… Read More