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Kate Megaw & Ryan Smith host a variety of discussions around any and all things Agile!
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S1E164 Permacrisis & Change Fatigue: Why Your Change is Failing
When it comes to organizational change, why do we prioritize tools and frameworks like Kotter or ADKAR over the very people expected to use them? In this episode we do dive deep into the "human side"…
S1E163 The Etiquette Gap Killing Your Meetings
Meeting etiquette isn’t just about being polite - it’s about whether meetings actually produce results. In this episode, we unpack the unwritten rules that make meetings effective (or painful), from…
S1E162 Conflict Isn’t the Enemy... Poor Facilitation Is
Is conflict the enemy of a productive meeting, or its secret ingredient? In this episode, Kate Megaw, Anu Smalley, and Ryan Smith dive into the "iceberg" of workplace tension. They break down the…
S1E161 Less Multitasking. More Talking. Better Meetings.
Meetings are full, but participation is missing! In this episode, we explore why multitasking, dominant voices, and silent participants have become the norm, and what actually helps teams engage…
S1E160 Bad Meetings: The Problem We All Face
Is your calendar full of meetings that go nowhere? You're not alone. In this kickoff episode of our "Bold Solutions for Big Problems" series, Kate, Anu, and Ryan dive into the universal challenge…
S1E159 10 Game-Changing Practical Tips to Supercharge Your Scrum Teams
Stop overthinking Agile philosophy and start implementing these battle-tested tweaks that actually work!You know what's exhausting? All the theoretical debates about Agile frameworks. You know…
S1E158 Why Transformations Fail
Transformations don’t fail because the framework is wrong, they fail because the people system isn’t ready. In this episode, we unpack the patterns that derail Agile, AI, and “pick-your-flavor”…
S1E157 If Everything Is Priority… Nothing Is
Prioritization sounds simple, until everything is labeled “urgent,” stakeholders are shouting, and teams are stuck context-switching instead of finishing meaningful work. In this episode, we explore…
S1E156 Trust: The Invisible Force That Makes Work Faster (or Breaks Everything)
Trust doesn’t show up on an org chart. It isn’t tracked in Jira. And yet it determines how fast work moves, how decisions get made, and whether teams feel safe enough to do their best thinking.When…
S1E155 Velocity without Value is Just Motion
Busy doesn’t equal valuable－and “we shipped 100 points” doesn’t mean a customer’s life improved. This episode challenges the trap of productivity theater (endless tickets, reports, and metrics…
S1E154 You Can Always Simplify: The Scrum Wisdom We Keep Ignoring (and Why It’s Hurting Our Teams)
We love to say we’re Agile… but then we bury our teams under complexity, overstuffed user stories, bloated processes, and “just in case” documentation.In this episode, Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith…
S1E153 Permission Granted: 10 Green Lights Your Team Is Desperate to Hear
In this fast-paced, slightly ranty, totally real conversation, Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith dive into the invisible force that quietly slows teams down: the lack of permission. Permission to simplify. …
S1E152 Look Back to Leap Forward: Running an End-of-Year Retro Your Team Will Actually Enjoy
End-of-year retrospectives don’t have to feel like grim post-mortems or blame-fests. In this episode, Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith break down how to run a year-in-review retrospective that’s fun,…
S1E151 Stop Droning, Start Facilitating: How to Turn Virtual Meetings into Interactive, Can’t-Miss Sessions
If your meetings could be replaced by an email, we have a problem. In this high-energy guide, we’ll walk you through the facilitation moves that we use to transform virtual meetings from…
S1E150 Facilitative Leadership: The Power of Coaching, Mentoring & Guiding Without Controlling
In the final episode of our Leadership Growth Wheel series, Kate and Ryan welcome back the brilliant Anu Smalley to unpack the eighth domain: Facilitative Leadership. After months journeying through…
S1E149 Partnership Leadership: Why Real Leaders Never Lead Alone (And Go Farther Together)
If leadership feels lonely, you’re not “elite”－you’re exhausted. Partnership leadership flips the script: instead of carrying everything on your own, you intentionally build influence, negotiate for…
S1E148 Tame the Shadows: Stopping Invisible Work from Derailing Your Sprints
Shadow work: those hidden tasks inside “done” and the off-board favors your team quietly takes on, silently steals capacity, tanks predictability, and frustrates everyone. This high-energy,…
S1E147 Breathe Life Into Your Meetings: Lean Coffee, Open Space & World Café That Energize, Engage, and Deliver
If your meetings and events feel flat, formulaic, or just plain exhausting, it’s time to shake things up. In this lively, practical guide, we explore three meeting formats that actually work: Lean…
S1E146 Tame the Talkers: Making Space for Every Voice
Big personalities can bring energy, but when one voice takes over, the team loses out. In this lively episode, we dive into practical ways to tame the talkers, without shutting them down. Discover…
DONE vs. Done-Done: Stop the Sprint-End Scramble! (And What Developers Should Really Be Doing)
Stop the Madness! You’ve coded like a rockstar, but the sprint clock is ticking, and QA is still pounding away! This episode tears down the biggest myth in Scrum: the phantom finish line.Is it…
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KatAnu Connect Podcast has published 165 episodes since August 2022, covering topics in Business, Management.
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