Conversation with XP and Kanban Agile Coach - Mike Bowler. Mike has been working in the Agile space for over 25 years and spent last 10 years working on applying behavioral science and neuroscience to improve the way Teams work and drive better results.
In this episode, we discuss Teams, Autonomy, Flow, Behaviors, Psychology and many others things that impact Software Development Teams today.
Mike's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/mbowler/
Checkout this page to access Mike's resources - gargoylesoftware.com/mike_bowler/followup/
Mike's Blogs:
➡️ unconsciousagile.com/
➡️ agiletechnicalexcellence.com/
➡️ improvingflow.com/
0:00 - Introductions
0:35 - Mike's Background
3:00 - What's relevant 20 years after Agile Manifesto
4:30 - #1 Behavioral Topic for Agile Teams
5:00 - Individual Accomplishments going up and Team Accomplishment going down due to AI
5:31 - Resource Management vs Value Management and Systems View
6:39 - Top Performers can't be measured by code
13:02 - Modern Managers struggle with Autonomy and Restricting Work in Progress
17:50 - Lessons in the Book - Turn the Ship Around by David Marquet
19:40 - Unusual Team Behaviors
25:14 - Team Building is rare but important
28:05 - Value of Pair Programming
30:47 - Leaders need to understand Systems Thinking
33:57 - Motivation Model from Self Determination Theory
38-55 - What creates great Teams?
40:37 - Does Agile work? Or is it dead?
42:08 - Closing - where to find Mike