Episode 04 - Shaping and Molding the Authentic Self - A kiln-side chat with Jeff Pray

Episode 06 - Talking Tools, Time Travel, Trumpets, Training, Top Gun & Transformation with Chris Li

Chris Li LinkedIn profile link [https://www.linkedin.com/in/realchrisli/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realchrisli/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/realchrisli/] SparkPlug Agiity website: https://www.sparkplugagility.com/  [https://www.sparkplugagility.com/ ] TRIP - Trainer Immersion Program:  https://www.sparkplugagility.com/trip  [https://www.sparkplugagility.com/trip ] Book references:  The Completely Revised Handbook of Coaching - by Pamela McLean - Amazon Link  [https://www.amazon.com/Completely-Revised-Handbook-Coaching-Developmental/dp/047090674X/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3T07NK2M6XR4L&keywords=coaching+handbook&qid=1646488490&sprefix=coaching+handbook+%2Caps%2C372&sr=8-4] *Music for this episode was provided through my paid subscription to TechSmith Camtasia Asset store:  Intro track - Burning Spark  Outtro track - Jump

Episode 05 - Grit, Growth, & Gratitude - Catching up with Elena Maksumova

Elena Maksumova LinkedIn profile link [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-maksumova-b70808104/] Leadership/Coaching training recommended by Elena: * Leading Amazing Teams - Training by Tricia Broderick and Jake Calabrese - eventbrite link [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/agile-leadership-leading-amazing-teams-lat-virtual-tickets-208869984747] Podcast: * Five & Five podcast by Lyssa Adkins - apple podcast link [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-5-5-with-lyssa-adkins/id1572463542] Books:  * Black Box Thinking by Michael Syed - amazon link [https://www.amazon.com/Black-Box-Thinking-People-Mistakes-But/dp/1591848229/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644611591&sr=1-1] * Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins - amazon link [https://www.amazon.com/Coaching-Agile-Teams-ScrumMasters-Addison-Wesley-ebook/dp/B003QP47YG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2232W7O88IKZL&keywords=coaching+agile+teams&qid=1644603721&s=books&sprefix=coaching+agile+teams%2Cstripbooks%2C88&sr=1-1] * Switch: How to change things when change is hard by Chip & Dan Heath - amazon link [https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385528752] *Music for this episode was provided through my paid subscription to TechSmith Camtasia Asset store: Intro track - Burning Spark Outtro track - Jump

Extra Special Episode - Geoff Watt's offers Guidance for Growing Great Leaders

In the fall of 2021, Geoff Watts and I recorded this conversation exploring what it means to cultivate leadership in various contexts.  We also explore concepts of ORGANIC agility that encourage healthy change and better transformational behaviors within business settings.   Geoff Watts is among my all time favorite thought leaders and influencers among teachers, mentors, and coaches improving our concepts of business value and agility throughout the VUCA world.   Despite the slight background interruptions of chainsaw or weed trimmers emanating from a landscape gardener near Geoff's home in the northern UK countryside, this episode was also edited a bit further from a source file intended to be featured on the Becoming A True Agile Leader podcast.  Since there's been a delay in seeing that episode released, I was able to repurpose most of the conversation for the Quokka-Cast so that listeners can benefit from Geoff's tremendous insights sooner.   Please be sure to visit Geoff Watt's website:  https://www.inspectandadapt.com/ Geoff's books, which I highly recommend for repeat reading, studying, meditating, and gift-giving: Team Mastery - amazon link Product Mastery - amazon link The Coach's Casebook - amazon link Scrum Mastery - amazon link ORGANIC agility Foundations - amazon link Pun Mastery - amazon link Quokka-Cast music supplied by Epidemic Sound Intro and outro featured track: The Last Guardians, by Coma Svensson

Episode 04 - Shaping and Molding the Authentic Self - A kiln-side chat with Jeff Pray

In this episode, Jeff Pray [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-pray-spc-v4-pmp-a04b216/] and I quokka ‘bout the shaping and molding effects of being your authentic self as it relates to making pottery, practicing agility in the workplace, and life in general. We also touch on many other topics such as weaving fun and joy into our work habits and conversations, not to mention the powerful effects of well delivered Duck Jokes! People, Videos, Books we referenced: Don Reinertsen – The Logic of Flow on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc1MqHsiiKo] Find Jeff Pray on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-pray-spc-v4-pmp-a04b216/] Other podcast appearances by Jeff Pray: The Agile Uprising - Flow Manifesto & Flow-Based Leadership [http://podcast.agileuprising.com/the-flow-manifesto-flow-based-leadership-with-jeff-pray/] Quokka-Cast music supplied by Epidemic Sound [https://epidemicsound.com/] Intro and outro featured track: The Last Guardians, by Coma Svensson

Episode 03 - A Scenically Metaphorical Conversation with Andy Grosman

In this episode, Andy Grosman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-g-86ba557/] and I quokka ‘bout scenic adventures in life and the metaphors they often inspire for us to share with others in the workplace. We also meander through other topics as we reflect on the benefits of Clean Language, ToastMasters [https://www.toastmasters.org/], Ted Lasso, and much more! Books we referenced: * Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals [https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/dp/1250849357/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638205478&sr=8-1] by Oliver Burkeman * Clean Language [https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Language-Revealing-Metaphors-Opening/dp/1845901258/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=clean+language&qid=1637949771&sr=8-1], by Wendy Sullivan and Judy Rees * Resonate [https://www.amazon.com/Resonate-Present-Stories-Transform-Audiences/dp/0470632011/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=resonate&qid=1637949255&sr=8-1] by Nancy Duarte * Leaders Guide to Storytelling [https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Guide-Storytelling-Mastering-Discipline/dp/0470548673/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3QC2C2SHKB3V6&keywords=leaders+guide+to+storytelling&qid=1637949443&sprefix=leaders+guide+to+st%2Caps%2C-1&sr=8-3], by Stephen Denning * Sooner, Safer, Happier: Ant-Pattern and Patterns for Business Agility, [https://www.amazon.com/Sooner-Safer-Happier-Patterns-Antipatterns/dp/1942788916/ref=sxts_rp_s1_0?cv_ct_cx=sooner+safer+happier&keywords=sooner+safer+happier&pd_rd_i=1942788916&pd_rd_r=933da650-4e4b-4481-924c-d9a2ee58b7f1&pd_rd_w=jcTsY&pd_rd_wg=VDCe8&pf_rd_p=29dcfc78-5030-4047-b3bb-fd095cf7aa8a&pf_rd_r=X5RK61M5TE03DGZFM73P&psc=1&qid=1637949516&sr=1-1-f0029781-b79b-4b60-9cb0-eeda4dea34d6] by Jonathan Smart, Zsolt Berend Myles Ogilvie Simon Rohrer Video referenced: * Dr. Caitlin Walker - Clean Questions and Metaphor Models [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVvcU5gG4KU] Find Andy Grosman on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-g-86ba557/] Other podcast appearances by Andy: ScrumMaste [https://scrum-master-toolbox.org/tag/andy-grosman/]r [https://scrum-master-toolbox.org/tag/andy-grosman/] Toolbox Podcast [https://scrum-master-toolbox.org/tag/andy-grosman/] Quokka-Cast music supplied by Epidemic Sound [https://epidemicsound.com/] Intro and outro featured track: The Last Guardians, by Coma Svensson