Best Pete Behrens Podcasts (2024)

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59: AI and Leadership With Dr. Eric Kihn 34:08

3M ago34:08

34:08

How will leaders leverage AI, data, and human insight? In this episode of Relearning Leadership, host Pete Behrens welcomes guest Eric Kihn, PhD, who leads AI strategy for the U.S. government in environmental sciences. Dr. Kihn shares insights from his decades-long journey in artificial intelligence and discusses how these technologies are lowering…

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58: Change Leadership: How to Set Up Your Transformation Team for Success 30:25

4M ago30:25

30:25

How can you set a transformation team up for success? Dive into the change leadership with this episode of the Relearning Leadership podcast, featuring Alena Keck, head of Vodafone’s Lean-Agile Center of Excellence. Discover the pivotal role of emotions in driving organizational change, the journey of transforming leadership mindsets, and the innov…

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57: Unpacking IBM's CEO Guide to AI 43:22

4M ago43:22

43:22

How are CEOs viewing the impact of AI? In this episode of (Re)Learning Leadership, host Pete Behrens is joined by Agile pioneer Jim Highsmith to dig deeper into the impact of AI on leadership and organizational dynamics. Drawing from the IBM CEO's Guide to Generative AI report, they explore how Agile principles are increasingly integral to effectiv…

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56: AI for Leaders | Pete Behrens and Henrik Kniberg 34:30

6M ago34:30

34:30

Is there an industry that AI hasn’t touched? Let’s dive into the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and its implications for leadership with expert Henrik Kniberg. Known for his transformative work in Agile and organizational change, Kniberg joins Pete Behrens to explore AI's potential to revolutionize leadership, innovation, and per…

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55: Invest in Yourself 30:03

6M ago30:03

30:03

How are you investing in your personal and professional growth? Discover the power of self-investment in leadership on the latest episode of the Relearning Leadership podcast. Host Pete Behrens delves into the journeys of Kasey Rivas, Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships at March of Dimes, and Sonny Mendoza, IT Transformation Manager at Ope…

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54: Feedback Fundamentals | Frank Fitzlaff and Pete Behrens 28:10

6M ago28:10

28:10

Do our leaders give enough of the right kind of feedback? In this episode of the Relearning Leadership podcast, host Pete Behrens is joined by special guest Frank Fitzlaff, a Zurich-based Agile Coach and Agile Leadership Journey Guide. Pete and Frank discuss how to foster a culture of continuous improvement through feedback. Discover why feedback i…

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53: Leadership Skills in Demand for 2024 40:44

7M ago40:44

40:44

What leadership skills will make you stand out in 2024? Laura Powers and Evan Leybourn of the Business Agility Institute discuss their recent research findings about the skills necessary for success in today's workforce.By Pete Behrens

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52: Strategic Thinking | Pete Behrens & Christina Carlson 22:27

8M ago22:27

22:27

What does it mean when somebody asks you to be more strategic? In this episode of the Relearning Leadership podcast, Pete and ALJ Guide and leadership coach Christina Carlson discuss the difference between strategy and strategic thinking, and how leaders can execute the day-to-day while keeping an eye on the big picture.…

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51: Managing Change Fatigue | Pete Behrens 12:45

8M ago12:45

12:45

For better or worse, all types of changes – personal and professional, big and small – impact our lives. In this episode of Relearning Leadership, Pete talks about his own experience managing change fatigue as well as how he has seen its effects in our communities, workplaces, and personal lives. Listen to hear his three ways in which we can acknow…

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50: Agile Adaptive Leadership | Pete Behrens & Jim Highsmith 32:01

9M ago32:01

32:01

In this episode of (Re)Learning Leadership, Pete welcomes a true agile pioneer, Jim Highsmith. Jim shares how his career has evolved from NASA engineer to ThoughtWorks alum, as well as being a co-author of the Agile Manifesto. In their conversation, Pete and Jim explore the fusion of agile and adaptive principles, shedding light on how these concep…

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49: Leading Agile Transformations | Pete Behrens & David Ritter 31:44

10M ago31:44

31:44

In this episode of (Re)Learning Leadership, Pete discusses the topic of agile transformations with Boston Consulting Group’s David Ritter. David shares insights and expertise from his 40-year career, including the difficulties around implementing agile transformation at large organizations, the courage required of those organizations’ executives, a…

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48: Gen Z in the Workplace | Pete Behrens and Tammy Dowley-Blackman 23:29

10M ago23:29

23:29

In this episode of (Re)Learning Leadership, Pete delves into the topic of Gen Z entering the workforce. He is joined by Tammy Dowley-Blackman, a culture and leadership expert who shares her insights and expertise on this unique generation’s strengths and characteristics, how leaders can help them grow, as well as the challenges that come with five …

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47: How To Be An Agile Leader | Pete Behrens 11:07

11M ago11:07

11:07

What does it take to become an agile leader? Agility is a competency of change and adaptation. The word is often defined as the ability to move quickly and easily, but there’s a second half of the definition. It is also the ability to think and understand quickly. With this in mind, let's explore the four key competencies in becoming a more agile l…

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Jurgen Appelo - The Unfix Model 47:06

11M ago47:06

47:06

I had the pleasure of speaking again with Jurgen Appelo in regards to his work on the Unfix model. He and his team have taken the work on Team Topologies and extended it with a number of organizational patterns. As he says they are like organizational lego blocks that allow you to visualize and experiment with different organizational structures wh…

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Agile Mentors Podcast - Exploring Lean Thinking in Agile Development with Bob Payne 37:15

1y ago37:15

37:15

I joined Brian Milner from MountainGoat Software and we chatted on the Agile Mentor Podcast. Enjoy this cross posted podcast from Brian. I always enjoy speaking with him. Join Brian and his guest Bob Payne as they discuss the principles of lean thinking and how they apply to Agile methodologies. In this episode of the “Agile Mentors” Podcast, Brian…

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Scaling Agile Part II: Frameworks are Not Enough 12:31

1y ago12:31

12:31

In part 2 of this series on scaling agile ways of working, Pete describes how agile scaling frameworks that may help start an agile journey are limiting more impactful organizational and business agility. Like recipes that help us create more flavorful dishes, agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban are good starting points for teams to learn to del…

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Scaling Agile Part I: The Games We Play 11:36

1+ y ago11:36

11:36

Pete Behrens provides a history lesson on scaling agile and the key lessons challenging all organizations - getting leaders and teams to play the same game. Pete shares some personal success and failure stories in scaling agile from his own journey as well as others, and the secrets to enabling more effective agility at scale. This is part 1 of a 2…

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Is Profit a Dirty Word? with Luke Hohmann 20:23

1+ y ago20:23

20:23

Luke Hohmann joins Pete to share insights into one of the most under-focused aspects of software development - the profit factor. Luke provides insights for leaders to bring profit into their strategic decision making and the 6 ways to trade value for money. Visit the (Re)Learning Leadership website to learn more about Luke's book with a discount c…

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Influence without Authority with Brad Swanson 18:17

1+ y ago18:17

18:17

What does it take to influence others without the authority of title or position? Pete talks with Brad Swanson who shares his insights on impacting change without "pushing the command button" . The techniques we discuss apply equally to leaders who do not have authority and those who do but wish to avoid using it. Brad Swanson is an organizational …

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Dana Palayeva - Facilitating Collaboration in the Virtual Space - Scrum Gathering 2022 26:07

1+ y ago26:07

26:07

Dana and I chat about facilitation in the virtual space, Liberating Structures and Training from the Back of the Room. I always learn something when I chat with Dana and I hope you will find something actionable from this conversation. Enjoy

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The Perfection Trap with Rashmi Fernandes 16:38

1+ y ago16:38

16:38

Can being too good be bad? Welcome to the Perfection Trap, where seeking to be better may not be in your best interest. Rashmi Fernandes, Agile Leadership Journey Guide and Leadership Coach shares the difference between seeking improvement and striving for perfection and why you should know the difference.…

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Leadership Presence 14:17

1+ y ago14:17

14:17

Pete shares what is likely the most important and least understood aspect of leadership - presence. What is it? How does a leader activate it? Pete goes back to the basics to provide a clear definition of leadership presence and through story share how leaders can improve their presence.By Pete Behrens

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Scaling Tech Podcast - Has Agile Lost the Plot 56:44

1+ y ago56:44

56:44

I had the pleasure of appearing on The Scaling Tech Podcast with Arin Sime and David Alfaro. Great conversation and I hope you enjoy their other eposodes. We cover a lot of topics and I focus on putting agility back into Agile. https://scalingtechpod.com/ep14-bob-payne-on-has-agile-lost-the-plot/ The YouTube video is here: https://youtu.be/i-RxivPG…

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Salah Elleithy - The essence of agile and agility - Coaching Conversation Podcast 41:38

1+ y ago41:38

41:38

I had the pleasure of appearing on the Coaching Conversation podcast with my old friend Salah Elleithy. I always enjoy chatting with Salah and hope you enjoy some of his other podcasts. https://soundcloud.com/sparkagility If you want to watch it on youtube you can find that version here. https://youtu.be/0mH6cZXKdKo…

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The Value of Practice 17:00

1+ y ago17:00

17:00

Professional athletes and artists practice more than they perform to achieve and maintain their peak performance. Licensed professionals like doctors, nurses, pilots, lawyers and teachers practice *alot* to even be granted their license, and their tested. But what about leaders? Unfortunately leaders are not required to practice to either achieve t…

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Leadership Power 12:23

1+ y ago12:23

12:23

Pete explores the concept of leadership power and how to improve leadership effectiveness through balancing it. (Re)Learning Leadership Podcast Website contains details, transcript and more.By Pete Behrens

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Lead Yourself First with Nick Jonsson 15:48

1+ y ago15:48

15:48

What is self-leadership and why is it so important to you as a leader? Pete speaks with Nick Jonsson, the co-founder and Managing Director of one of Asia's premiere networking organizations, Executives' Global Network (EGN) Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia about the importance of leading yourself before leading others. (Re)Learning Leadership Websit…

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A Time to Decide Part III: Choosing for Others 12:10

1+ y ago12:10

12:10

Exactly one year following two of the most significant personal life events, Pete is back with another personal story, this time with the passing of his father. In this episode Pete celebrates his father's life and the influence it had on Pete as a person, husband, father and leader. He also explores the challenge in choosing for others once they l…

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What Does a Leader Do? Part II: Letting Go and Grabbing Hold 8:18

1+ y ago8:18

8:18

Pete continues his exploration of the leader's focus in part II of this series, by tapping into one of the most difficult aspects of blending your focus - letting go. However, through this episode, we learn that letting go is only half of the problem, watch and listen to learn the other half.By Pete Behrens

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What Does a Leader Do? Part I: From Clueless to Clarity 12:54

1+ y ago12:54

12:54

Pete Behrens exposes the light on a common myth in leadership focus - that leaders need to shift their focus from doing work to leading others to do that work to coaching others to develop their competency in that work.By Pete Behrens

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Ulrich and Marie Lages - Radical Reorganization in the Automotive Industry using Teams of Teams - BAI 2022 33:41

1+ y ago33:41

33:41

I spoke with Ulrich and Marie Lages at the Business Agility 2022 conference. We talked about the radical reorganization that they undertook at Ibeo Automotive Systems. Ulrich is the founder of this Automotive Parts Manufacturing company and developed the LIDAR system that is used in many autonomous vehicles. Marie and Ulrich discuss the radical res…

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Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch - Hosts of the AI Today Podcasts - 2022 45:48

1+ y ago45:48

45:48

I spoke with Ron and Kathleen about their AI Today podcast. AI Today is a great podcast that covers a wide range of practical AI topics. Ron and Kathleen talk about the Podcast, their work at Cognilytica and a wide range of AI related topics. We also talk about the interplay of Agile Methods, AI and large data projects. https://www.cognilytica.com/…

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Setting and Achieving Personal Goals 12:25

1+ y ago12:25

12:25

-Why is it so hard to achieve personal improvement goals? In this video, Pete Behrens, founder of the Agile Leadership Journey, walks us through some of the challenges and techniques to overcome them when setting and seeking to accomplish personal improvement goals. A few key links referenced in the video... Brain Statistics Research on setting and…

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Evan Leybourn - The Behaviors of Agile Organizations and the BAI Conference - BAI 2022 16:24

1+ y ago16:24

16:24

I spoke with Evan again at the Business Agility Conference 2022. Evan is the founder of the Business Agility Institute, runs the Business Agility Conference. We speak about the evolution of the conference into a hybrid event. We also talk about the research that they have engaged in regarding the 86 behaviours of Agile organizations. I always love …

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What is a DAO? With Josh Forman 14:56

1+ y ago14:56

14:56

You may have heard of a DAO (sound it out, don't spell it out :) but are wondering what it really is, how it works and why you should be more aware of them? Now is your chance to learn with an experienced DAO leader, Josh Forman. Pete and Josh discuss what a DAO is, what benefits it provides, the challenges they face and some real-life examples.…

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Marsha Acker - Facilitation and Developing Agile Leaders - BAI 2022 12:40

1+ y ago12:40

12:40

I spoke with Marsha at the Business Agility Conference 2022 in NYC about her work with Team Catapult. How facillitation and leadership play off each other in an organization. How can we help leadership teams to engage in conversation and organizational development. Enjoy Bob Payne

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Fake Agile: Causes and Cures with Daniel Gagnon 19:01

1+ y ago19:01

19:01

Daniel Gagon joins Pete Behrens to help surface a common organizational challenge - doing agile without actually being agile. A phrase used to describe this is "Fake Agile" or "Agile in Name Only". Daniel and Pete briefly lay out the landscape of fake agile, how to spot it, its root causes, how to prevent it, and finally what to do if you are alrea…

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Pete Behrens - Developing Agile Leadership - BAI 2022 25:20

1+ y ago25:20

25:20

I speak with Pete Behrens at the Business Agility Institute conference 2022. We discuss his approach to growing Agile Leaders and his Agile Leadership Journey program. I have been following his work for years and really enjoyed this conversation. Enjoy Bob Payne

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How To Make Every Conversation Better Part III: Difference and Influence 13:46

1+ y ago13:46

13:46

Pete builds on the Catalyst Conversation Framework with a focus on differences which quite typically emerge in more pivotal conversations. However, in this episode, we explore two mentors who reshape what difference is, how it evokes an emotional conflict, and how as leaders we can reshape conversations to influence others towards a different outco…

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How To Make Every Conversation Better Part II: A Catalyst Framework 14:42

1+ y ago14:42

14:42

Wouldn't we all like a silver bullet to make every conversation and better conversation? Of course. And there is such a thing! In part two of this 3-part series, Pete builds on threats and rewards to provide you a framework to structure virtually all of your conversations. Dance moves to follow to delay and avoid threat, prioritize and give rewards…

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How To Make Every Conversation Better Part I: Navigating Threat 17:26

1+ y ago17:26

17:26

Wouldn't we all like a silver bullet to make every conversation and better conversation? Of course. And there is such a thing! Pete shares two examples of failed conversations he had with his partner Jana and uses those to diagnose and correct how every conversation can be improved. Intrigued? Listen and learn...…

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What's New in Season 3? 6:14

2y ago6:14

6:14

Welcome to Season 3! We appreciate your patience as we have taken some time to refactor our podcast. For season 3, Pete shares what we are doing different and why. We hope you join us for the journey. We know it will be educational and hopefully you'll have as much fun listening (or watching) as we have in curating the episodes! Visit the podcast w…

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Peter Coesmans - Business Agility Consortium - BAI 2022 13:27

2y ago13:27

13:27

I Speak with Peter Coesmans about the Business Agility Consortium and the evolution of DSDM. We speak about business agility, agile cultures, agile governance and agile delivery processes. Great conversation and I hope you enjoy it as well.

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Todd Little and Joey Spooner - Kanban and the road to evolutionary change - BAI 2022 33:43

2y ago33:43

33:43

I spoke with Todd Little and Joey Spooner at the BAI conference. We speek about the evolution of Kanban and how Kanban can drive evolutionary change in an organization. We chat about Value Stream Managment, DevOps, transformation, continuous improvement, adaptive govenrnance and the many ways that Kanban can help. I have known Todd and Joey for man…

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Power Play with Deanna Singh 33:33

2y ago33:33

33:33

What is the role of a leader to shape the balance of power? Deanna Singh, author and social entrepreneur, shares the role leaders play in shaping and sharing power along with her experience as a human, mother, coach, leader and catalyst in role modeling this behavior for others. Pete and Deanna discuss how leaders can be more aware and actively use…

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Marina Alex - Agile in Sales - BAI 2022 13:26

2y ago13:26

13:26

Marina Alex is the creator of SWAY (Sales with Agile system), a business agility coach and agile sales expert. I spoke with Marina about her work and the use of Agile methods in sale. Overcoming resistance, understanding risk and putting the customer first. Enjoy

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Talking Transformation with CIO of Amerisure 31:07

2y ago31:07

31:07

What does it take to guide a multi-year transformation? Amerisure Insurance has been on a 3-year culture-shaping journey to improve their speed of innovation. Amjed Al-Zoubi, the CIO of Amerisure and Pete co-presented their case study at the Business Agility Conference in NYC. For this episode, Pete sat down with Amjed to discuss a bit more about t…

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Leadership Farm 32:39

2+ y ago32:39

32:39

What can leaders learn from other species? Humans can be difficult. They judge others, hold their own agenda, and talk back. So maybe an easier way to learn leadership is through other species. Executive coach and animal advocate Shawna Schuh joins Pete to discuss what leaders can learn and relearn by spending more time with other species. Visit th…

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The Power of Community with David Siegel 32:17

2+ y ago32:17

32:17

How can leaders tap into the power of community? Community is much more than social gatherings and shared learning paths. Community kept us connected and engaged through the pandemic. And following it, community might likely spark your next life or work adventure. David Siegel, CEO of Meetup which hosts the largest community platform, shares how le…

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Ondřej Dvořák - BAI 2022 - Agile Methods for Lawyers and Legal Support for Ukrainian Refuges 21:29

2+ y ago21:29

21:29

I spoke with Ondřej at the Business Agility Conference 2022. He has been working with lawyers to use Agile methods for delivering their work. Another great example of Agile outside of IT. I was impressed with his passion and the work he has been doing to help Ukrainian refugees find pro bono legal assistance. He quickly stood up a site to match re…

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