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Kate Megaw, Ryan Smith & Anu Smalley host a variety of discussions on Leadership & Agility!

  1. 1D AGO

    Drop the Framework Theater. Deliver the Work.

    Organizations are still struggling to deliver what their customers want, when they want it, and the loudest question in delivery right now is whether agile and traditional project management are stronger together. Some Scrum practitioners are pursuing PMP certifications for the first time, traditional project managers are picking up the updated PMI-ACP, and the lines between Scrum Master and Project Manager have blurred in the marketplace.  Both disciplines bring real strengths. Forward thinking leaders are leaning into the blend instead of defending a camp. Most organizations are not picking sides anymore.  They are picking outcomes. The question is no longer "are we doing real Scrum" or "are we doing proper Project Management."  The question is whether your teams are delivering value, learning fast, and treating their customers like the heroes of the story. In this episode, we discuss: Why "Technical Project Manager" and "Scrum Master" have quietly become the same role on most job boardsHow the updated PMI-ACP is bridging traditional project management and agile leadershipThe hybrid skills organizations are hungry forThe leadership move that changes everything, regardless of title or framework

    30 min

  2. MAY 4

    Call It What You Want. Can You Deliver?

    The framework wars are over, and the only question that still matters is whether the work is landing in your customers' hands. This episode dives into the great convergence of project management and agility. Job titles are blending, PMI is leaning hard into adaptive approaches, and the new PMBOK reads nothing like the tablet of stone we used to study. The lines between Scrum Master and Project Manager have blurred in the marketplace, and forward-thinking leaders are leaning into the blend instead of fighting it. Most organizations are not picking sides anymore; they are picking outcomes. The question is no longer "are we doing real Scrum" or "are we doing proper Project Management." The question is whether your teams are delivering value, learning fast, and treating their customers like the heroes of the story. In this episode, we discuss: Why "technical project manager" and "Scrum Master" have quietly become the same role on most job boardsHow PMI and Agile Alliance moved from rivals to partners, and what the new PMBOK signals about the futureThe Shuhari path of mastery, and why so many teams skip straight to “ri” without earning itThe better questions leaders should be asking instead of arguing about labels

    27 min

  3. APR 27

    You Don’t Have a Strategy Problem: You Have an Execution Problem

    High-performing organizations don’t just plan better: They shorten the distance between decision, action, and learning. This episode closes out the deep dive into the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility.  This week covers the three principles of execution: move authority to where value is created, deliver value frequently and make work visible, and sense early, learn quickly, and act with confidence. Most organizations don’t have a strategy problem; they have an execution problem.  Work moves too slowly, stays invisible, and sits disconnected from the people best placed to decide what to do next.  These three principles are the mechanics for fixing that. In this episode, we discuss: Why authority must travel with accountability if empowerment is going to be realUsing Management 3.0’s Delegation Poker to make decision rights explicitWhat ’making work visible’ really means beyond having a Jira boardWhy a Sprint Review should be a real show and tell, not a smoke-and-mirrors PowerPointHow sensing early shortens the gap between signal, decision, and actionWhy psychological safety, air cover, and a learning culture sit underneath all three principles

    26 min

  4. APR 20

    Org Design for Agility: Guardrails, Flexible Funding, and Building for Adaptability

    Most organizations don't need more frameworks: they need fewer constraints. This episode continues the deep dive into the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility, this week tackling the three principles of organizational design.  From guardrails vs. gatekeepers to funding teams over projects, we unpack why the way most organizations are structured is quietly killing their agility. In this episode, we discuss: Why empowering teams starts with replacing gatekeepers with guardrailsThe case for funding outcomes and value streams, not projectsWhy efficiency is the enemy of adaptability and what to focus on insteadDelegation Poker and other practical tools for shifting decision-making cultureWhy your org design will stop your agility before your methodology ever will

    23 min

  5. APR 13

    Purpose, Partners, and Technology: The Leadership Principles Behind Enterprise Agility

    What separates truly agile organizations from those just going through the motions?  It starts with leadership behavior, specifically, three principles from the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility that challenge leaders to think bigger than their org chart.  In this episode, we unpack what it means to create real clarity of purpose, extend agility beyond your organizational boundaries, and put technology and distributed talent at the core of how your company creates value. Key takeaways from this episode: Clarity of purpose enables confident decision-making: when teams truly understand enterprise outcomes, they can adapt plans as conditions change without waiting for permissionEnterprise agility doesn't stop at your front door: in an increasingly interdependent value ecosystem, agility must extend to partners, vendors, and contractorsTechnology, data, and AI aren't support functions: they're core to how companies create value, make decisions, compete, and respond in a fast-changing environmentDistributed talent requires intentional equity: technology and inclusion practices must make remote and hybrid team members active participants, not observers on the outside looking inAgility isn't about moving faster: it's about removing what's actually slowing you downAsk yourself this week: Does your entire organization understand your purpose well enough to adapt with confidence when conditions change?

    35 min

  6. APR 7

    Agility belongs to all of us... and a new Manifesto just made it official

    25 years ago, the Manifesto for Agile Software Development gave teams a new way to work.  Last month, PMI released the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility and it belongs to every leader, every function, every layer of the organization. We dug into all four values on the latest Team KatAnu podcast episode, what they mean, why they matter now, and what shifts when leaders take ownership of agility. The next chapter of agility is here. And it starts at the top!

    28 min

  7. MAR 30

    Surfing the Wave: How to Protect Your Energy When Change Isn't Yours to Lead

    Every episode this month has been aimed at the people leading change.  This one is for everyone else. Most of us aren't the ones calling the change, we're the ones living it.  And nobody hands you a manual for how to handle a mandate that landed from above, a team that's frustrated, and a world that won't stop shifting long enough to catch your breath. In this episode, we talk about what it actually looks like to protect your energy, your credibility, and your sanity when change is happening all around you.  From finding your island of stability to the 80-20 rule for what you can actually control, to why assuming positive intent might be the most powerful thing you can do - this is the human survival guide for change that nobody gave you. Because the moment you start freaking out, that's when you drown.  Learn to surf instead.

    28 min

  8. MAR 23

    The Change Catalyst: Leading Beyond the "What" to the "Why"

    Change rarely fails because the idea itself was wrong.  More often, it fails because leaders communicate poorly, move too fast, contradict their own message, or expect people to buy in before they understand why the change matters.  Real change leadership is not about having a perfect rollout plan.  It is about building trust, creating clarity, involving people early, adapting as you learn, and leading with consistency when uncertainty shows up. If you want change to last, start there.

    32 min
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Kate Megaw, Ryan Smith & Anu Smalley host a variety of discussions on Leadership & Agility!

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  • Creator
    Kate Megaw
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    175
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