What’s the Role of a Project Manager in an Agile environment?

Mile-High Insights from Agile2025

Casey interviews John after he's had a chance to recover from Agile2025 [https://agilealliance.org/agile2025/] in Denver. Tune in as they unpack conference highlights, hot takes, and a few stories that didn’t make the sprint review. It’s a retrospective you don’t want to miss! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat Outlander by Tyler Edwards • Uppbeat [https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/outlander] License code: AP4WOKCYIQIBHAKY

The Pygmalion Effect - Can it Influence Your Employees?

In this episode of The Agile Commute, John and Casey explore the Pygmalion Effect, the self-fulfilling prophecy, and how it can impact employee performance. Links (these are for reference only): * The Pygmalion Effect: Definition & Examples [https://www.simplypsychology.org/pygmalion-effect.html#:~:text=Others'%20beliefs%20about%20us%20shape,methods%20to%20accomplish%20this%20goal.] * Dividing by Color: The Impact of the Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes Experiment by Jane Elliott [https://achology.com/general-interest/psychology-understanding-the-blue-eyes-brown-eyes-experiment/?srsltid=AfmBOopXteZzBRdScOh685BZGxuBJonDFLd7-5lbrS6icB3hokAKqSxH] * The One Thing You Need To Know - Happy Marriages [https://www.leadershipnow.com/leadershop/0743261658.html#:~:text=%E2%80%A2%20%22Putting%20these%20conclusions%20together,197] Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/outlander License code: AVXTLK5X5UPCASWX

Personality Tests - Part 2

In part two of this two-part episode of The Agile Commute, John and Casey continue on the topic of personality tests, taking one online in real time. Links (These are for reference only, we do not specifically endorse any of these): * Eagle Center for Leadership Test: Eagle Center for Leadership [https://eaglecenterforleadership.com/] * DISC: The DiSC Styles [https://www.discprofiles.com/disc-styles/] * Enneagram: Enneagram Type Descriptions [https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions/] * 16 Personalities: Free personality test, type descriptions, relationship and career advice | 16Personalities [https://www.16personalities.com/] * Strengths Finder: How the CliftonStrengths Assessment Works [https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253676/how-cliftonstrengths-works.aspx] * MBTI: Myers–Briggs Type Indicator [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator]   Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/outlander [https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/outlander] License code: HPFKVQTAYXOONE6Q

Personality Tests - Part 1

In this first of a two-part episode of The Agile Commute, John and Casey discuss the popular and sometimes controversial topic of personality tests! Are they useful? Can they make your team more effective? Or are they just colorful charts? Listen in as they share their experiences and opinions on some of the most popular personality tests out there. Links (These are for reference only, we do not specifically endorse any of these): * DISC: DiSC styles - discprofiles.com [https://www.discprofiles.com/disc-styles/] * Enneagram: Enneagram Type Descriptions [https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions/] * 16 Personalities: Free personality test, type descriptions, relationship and career advice | 16Personalities [https://www.16personalities.com/] * Strengths Finder: How the CliftonStrengths Assessment Works [https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253676/how-cliftonstrengths-works.aspx] * MBTI: Myers–Briggs Type Indicator [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator]

What’s the Role of a Project Manager in an Agile environment?

In this episode of The Agile Commute, John and Casey tackle their first question from one of the podcast listeners: What does the traditional Project Manager role mean in an agile environment; and they share what they’re thankful for in the Agile industry this holiday season.