Agile Driven Impact

Co-Pilot with Rob Hatch - Reframe Your Retrospective: Focus More on Learning from Success

In this Co-pilot episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich are joined by Rob Hatch — executive coach, trusted advisor to CEOs and senior leaders, and author o

Pit Stop: From Big Goals to Small Wins — How Sprint Goals Build Momentum

In this Pit Stop episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich tackle one of the most common challenges facing teams with big missions: you have an important goal

Co-Pilot with Jessica Crowley - See It to Believe It: Making Work Visible with Relative Sizing and Yesterday's Weather

In this Co-pilot episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich are joined by Dr. Jessica Crowley, Co-Founder of Agileon and Registered Scrum Trainer, to explore w

Co-Pilot with JJ Sutherland - More Than a List: Using the Product Backlog to Drive Long-Term Impact

Most teams treat the product backlog like a to-do list. JJ Sutherland, CEO of Scrum Inc. and co-author of Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, says it

Pit Stop - How to Avoid Relying on Heroic Efforts to Achieve Your Goals

In this Pit Stop episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich break down why heroic efforts are a symptom of a planning problem, not a sign of team strength — an

Co-pilot with Bethany Planton - Measuring What Matters: Team Happiness, Stress, and Well-Being

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, we explore the vital connection between team well-being and performance. Joining us is Bethany M. Planton, Founder and CEO of bmpc

The Garage - Team Working Agreements: Greater Than the Sum of the Parts

In this Season 2 premiere of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich open up The Garage to tune up the engine of any great initiative: the team itself. They dive into

Pit Stop - Handling the Urgent: Interruption Management

In this crucial Pit Stop episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich tackle one of the biggest threats to momentum: unexpected urgent interrupts. They reveal th

Pit Stop - Adapting for Success: Fix Your Daily Check-in

In this crucial Pit Stop episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich tackle a universal problem: the daily check-in (or stand-up) that always runs past its 15-m

Pit Stop - Creating Focus: Short-term Goals

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich tackle the critical skill of setting short-term goals. They share why relying on year-long plans is ineffici

The Scrap Yard - Anti-Patterns - Guaranteed Project Failure

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Erich and Diane dive into the "anti-patterns" that when present in a team practically guarantee a slow, ineffective, and dem

Co-pilot - Life as a Part-time Scrum Master

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, host Diane and guest Beth Archer, GPC, RSM, a professional who serves as both a part-time Scrum Master and team member, explore th

The Garage - More than Language and Labels - The Core of Successful Agile Teams

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Erich and Diane focus on how Agile is about achieving outcomes like clear focus, better collaboration, and greater impact, n

The Garage - Responding to Change - Hairpin Turn or Dogleg Straightaway

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact hosts, Diane and Erich focus on the core Agile value of "Responding to Change over Following a Plan." They address the common fear

The Garage - Feedback, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich Leonard bring you back into the "Agile Garage" to discuss the art of getting feedback from your team and you

The Garage - Stakeholders, Customers, and Community Members, Oh My!

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich Leonard bring you back into the "Agile Garage" to discuss the art of getting feedback from your team and you

The Garage - Building Your Team for Impact

Drawing on their experience from building a race car and their professional careers, hosts Diane and Erich Leonard bring you into the "Agile Garage" for a focused pit sto

The Garage - Your Dashboard for Change - The Agile Mindset

In this episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich Leonard introduce the agile mindset as the core operating system for change-makers. Moving beyond buzzwords,

Getting Started – The Race to Impact

In Episode 1 of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich Leonard take you back to where it all began: the intense world of college Formula SAE racing. 🏎️ They share the