Executives Walking the Board

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of 'walking the board' in agile management, highlighting its importance and providing real-world examples.

Are you talking about what you’re working on or what you should be working on? On this episode of Troubleshooting Agile, Squirrel and Jeffrey discuss “walking the board,” with real world examples of organisations doing it well - and not not so well, and why you need to bring the cards to the board, not the people. SHOW LINKS: - Walking the board: https://www.audiodog.co.uk/blog/2017/12/10/better-stand-up-by-walking-the-board/ - Cards come to the standup: http://www.exampler.com/blog/2007/11/06/latour-3-anthrax-and-standups/ - CITCON Helsinki: https://citconf.com/helsinki2026/ -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through…

People in this episode

Hosts: Douglas Squirrel, Jeffrey Fredrick

Topics covered

• walking the board
• agile management
• communication in organizations
• standup meetings
• organizational culture

Keywords

• agile
• management
• walking the board
• standup
• organizational communication
• culture
• improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TIM Group, CITCON, Agile Conversations, AudioDog, ExampleR

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