Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Speaker, Paul Grau, has never shied away from Leadership Challenges. For the past 40 years, including a 26-year career in the United States Air Force, Paul has guided thousands of leaders in developing their skills while leading some of the greatest teams. Great leadership habits and teams don’t just fall into place automatically, they are the result of tackling difficult challenges every day, while continuously learning and growing. By listening to the “Run To ...
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Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from the trenches
Vasco Duarte, Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner
Every week day, Certified Scrum Master, Agile Coach and Business Consultant Vasco Duarte interviews Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches from all over the world to get you actionable advice, new tips and tricks, improve your craft as a Scrum Master with daily doses of inspiring conversations with Scrum Masters from the all over the world. Stay tuned for BONUS episodes when we interview Agile gurus and other thought leaders in the business space to bring you the Agile Business perspective you need ...
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Host Wendy Closson interviews technologists, founders, and coaches on novel ways to find success.
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We all influence someone, but the question is, "Are we influencing well? Exceptionally well?" As an international speaker, award-winning author, and high-demand business coach who founded P4 Power Coaching, host Anita Brooks brings her passion, expertise, and front-line insights to The Exceptional Leadership podcast. She takes great joy in helping people and organizations identify and plug the invisible drains stealing their time, energy, and money, and now, she's sharing her wisdom with you ...
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How Leadership and Weddings are Very Similar
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14:36Congratulations to Aaron & Gabby! Today, I share about how leadership, parenting, and weddings are all very similar. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue …
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How to Stand up Against Leadership Temptations S1-71
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5:51Leadership Temptation comes from many different areas and how a leader responds can make or break them. Here are a few tips to encourage you and your team. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episo…
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BONUS The Human Side of Software Development With Jussi Mononen
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47:40CTO Series: Jussi Mononen on the Human Side of Software Development and Technical Leadership In this CTO Series episode, we explore the intersection of technology and people with Jussi Mononen, CTO of CarbonLink. Drawing from his extensive experience as an Agile practitioner and technical leader, Jussi shares valuable insights on effective software…
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BONUS: From Waterfall to Flow—Rethinking Mental Models in Software Delivery | Henrik Mårtensson
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49:44BONUS: From Waterfall to Flow—Rethinking Mental Models in Software Delivery With Henrik Mårtensson In this BONUS episode, we explore the origins and persistence of waterfall methodology in software development with management consultant Henrik Mårtensson. Based on an article where he details the history of Waterfall, Henrik explains the historical …
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Leadership Truth versus Leadership Perspective S1-70
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4:34Leadership Truth or Perspective? These two can be very similar at times, and different at times; how accurate are your perspectives? SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and w…
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Software Engineers are Paid to Solve Problems, Not Write Code! | John Crickett
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41:44BONUS: Software Engineers are Paid to Solve Problems, Not Write Code! With John Crickett In this BONUS episode, we explore a thought-provoking LinkedIn post by John Crickett that challenges a fundamental misconception in software engineering. John shares insights on why engineers should focus on problem-solving rather than just coding, how to devel…
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How Urgency Can Help Leaders Motivate Every Team Member S1-69
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5:16Leadership Sense of Urgency can be a great motivator if used properly. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or…
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BONUS: Beyond Frameworks, A Provocative Guide to Real Agility | Erwin Verweij
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47:13BONUS: Beyond Frameworks, A Provocative Guide to Real Agility With Erwin Verweij In this BONUS episode, we dive into the provocative world of Erwin Verweij's latest book: 'How the f*ck to be Agile?' Erwin shares his journey from frustration to clarity as he witnesses organizations adopting Agile frameworks without understanding their purpose. With …
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3 Small Leadership Actions that Make a Big Difference S1-68
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5:40Small Leadership is BIG! This episode talks about how the smallest things a leader does can have a very BIG impact to your Team Members. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, a…
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BONUS Creating Delightful Products With Nesrine Changuel
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39:39BONUS: Nesrine Changuel shares how to create emotionally connected, delightful products! In this BONUS episode, we explore the concept of product delight with Nesrine Changuel. Nesrine shares insights from her extensive experience at companies like Skype, Spotify, Google Meet, and Chrome to help us understand how to create lovable tech experiences …
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Beyond the Backlog—How Great Product Owners Embrace Team Collaboration | Carmen Jurado
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18:22Carmen Jurado: Beyond the Backlog—How Great Product Owners Embrace Team Collaboration The Great Product Owner: Standing with the Team Carmen shares that the best Product Owners she's encountered are those who stand with their teams. Drawing from her own recent experience as a Product Owner, she emphasizes the importance of being there for your team…
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Special episode for my daughter, Torre... she is graduating from college today and her hard work has paid off and she'll be working in a job she loves! To all graduates out there, congratulations! You have such a bright future ahead of you. I wish you all the best, and I hope you all get involved in work you love!…
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The Power of Constructive Feedback in Building Trust in Agile Teams | Carmen Jurado
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15:54Carmen Jurado: The Power of Constructive Feedback in Building Trust in Agile Teams Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Carmen identifies the hallmark of a successful team as one that allows itself to be vu…
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How Diversity Disrupts Leadership Plans S1-67
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4:45Leadership Diversity Disrupts our plans and mission, and this episode discusses how that can launch our organizations towards big wins! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, an…
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Lean Change Management, How to Design Change with Those Affected | Carmen Jurado
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15:33Carmen Jurado: Lean Change Management, How to Design Change with Those Affected Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Carmen discusses the critical mistakes organizations make when implementing change withou…
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How Leadership Failure and Shame can Help Leaders S1-66
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4:39Leadership Shame can break a leader's confidence and growth. This episode talks about how you can overcome Shame by openly Failing. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we…
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The Power of Being Heard, Turning Critics Into Agile Advocates | Carmen Jurado
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17:57Carmen Jurado: The Power of Being Heard, Turning Critics Into Agile Advocates Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Carmen shares how she was asked to step in as a Scrum Master for a struggling team that had…
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Leader's Worst Team Member to Best Team Member S1-65
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6:09Leadership Opportunities often come from the unlikeliest places and people. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” a…
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Scrum Masters, Your Team Needs to Know Which Hat You're Wearing | Carmen Jurado
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16:27Carmen Jurado: Scrum Masters, Your Team Needs to Know Which Hat You're Wearing Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Carmen shares a valuable learning experience from her early days as a Scrum Master when sh…
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What Leaders Eyes Tell Others About Their Listening S1-64
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4:19Listening can be a challenge for leaders; this episode offers tips how to listen better by using your eyes! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the …
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The Power Dynamics of Product Ownership | Chris Sims
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16:00Chris Sims: The Empathy Advantage, How Great POs Connect Teams with Users Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: Deep Market Knowledge Creates Team Empathy Brad exemplifies a truly ef…
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2 Easy Ways That Leaders Can Get More Done! S1-63
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5:41Leadership Doing More is a challenge many Leaders face each day. Here's a couple tips to help you Do More. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the f…
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Dual Focus, Balancing Agile Team Health with Value Delivery | Chris Sims
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17:38Chris Sims: Dual Focus, Balancing Agile Team Health with Value Delivery Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. For Chris Sims, success as a Scrum Master centers on two critical outcomes: creating healthier, h…
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One Easy Way How to Minimize Leadership Stress S1-61
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3:22Authentic Leadership... are you being yourselff? SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we refer to it her…
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Middle Management, The Forgotten Layer in Agile Transformations | Chris Sims
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17:46Chris Sims: Middle Management, The Forgotten Layer in Agile Transformations Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Chris Sims recounts his experience with a rapidly growing startup that decided to adopt Scrum…
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Leaders Open Door Policy Should Be a Given S1-60
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5:13Leader's Open Door... is it really "Open"? Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10 and hitting the ground running in 2025. We have over 100 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we refer to it here at The CLC Team, “The Expanding Leade…
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The Hidden Cost of "No Time for People Stuff" in Software Teams | Chris Sims
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16:52Chris Sims: The Hidden Cost of "No Time for People Stuff" in Software Teams Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Chris Sims shares a challenging team situation involving strong personalities with conflictin…
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How Your Leadership Mental Models Mold You S1-58
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4:30Leaders are set in their ways; we have 'Mental Models' that may need tweaking... here's how. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The L…
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When Terminology Creates Misunderstandings, The "Ideal Days" Story | Chris Sims
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21:00Chris Sims: When Terminology Creates Misunderstandings, The "Ideal Days" Story Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this insightful episode, Chris Sims shares a valuable lesson from his early days implem…
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Leaders have OFF-Days too; here are a few tips to get through the days you really don't want to be there! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the fo…
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BONUS Maria Chec Explores the Divide Between Agile Leaders and Practitioners
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40:14BONUS: Maria Chec Explores the Divide Between Agile Leaders and Practitioners In this BONUS episode, we explore Agile leadership with Maria Chec, author and host of Agile State of Mind. Maria shares insights from her analysis of Miro's Agile Survey, revealing a concerning disconnect between how Agile leaders and practitioners experience agile metho…
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Balancing Product Ownership Between Vision and User Reality | Richard
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20:26Richard Brenner: Hypothesis-Driven Product Ownership, The Experimental Mindset Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: The Experimenter Richard describes great Product Owners as "exper…
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How do you know who to hire? Here are a couple tips. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we refer to it…
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