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AA225 - The Team That Got You Here: Navigating Growth and Team Evolution
Manage episode 501334864 series 2986873
Your founding team delivered your first million-dollar quarter - but can they scale you to $10 million and beyond?
Join Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando as we talk through the challenging transition from startup scrappiness to operational excellence. Along the way, we ask about loyalty vs. performance, innovation vs. optimization, and how to manage team evolution without destroying trust and culture.
Watch or listen if you're interested in:
• Why early-stage generalists struggle with structured processes
• The emotional cost of replacing founding team members
• Innovation vs. optimization team dynamics
• Career development and succession planning
• Communication strategies for organizational change
• The role of coaches in team transitions
#StartupGrowth #TeamEvolution #ProductManagement
REFERENCES
AA221 - Steve Jobs' Radical Decision-Making: Why Consensus Beats Disagree & Commit
AA217 - Extreme Ownership: Military Leadership Lessons for Professionals
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
Chapters
1. Introduction: The Startup Dilemma (00:00:00)
2. Founding Team vs Scaling Team (00:00:40)
3. Organizational Maturity and Skill Sets (00:01:09)
4. Personal Experiences (00:02:06)
5. Om's Example (00:03:25)
6. Challenges of Transitioning Teams (00:04:40)
7. The Role of Generalists in Startups (00:05:26)
8. Technical Debt and Scaling Issues (00:07:46)
9. Leadership and Management Challenges (00:10:08)
10. Transition Planning (00:11:52)
11. Loyalty vs. Performance: A Corporate Drama (00:16:00)
12. It's Just Business (00:19:39)
13. Attracting Top Talent (00:22:50)
14. Career Development and Team Stability (00:23:32)
15. Navigating Career Development Conversations (00:23:59)
16. Belief and Ownership in the Workplace (00:24:52)
17. Innovation vs. Optimization (00:26:11)
18. Team Dynamics and Role Flexibility (00:27:24)
19. Tactics for Growth and Structure (00:31:48)
20. Reactive Org Changes (00:35:37)
21. Systemic Breakdowns (00:36:50)
22. Analyzing Ways of Working (00:39:04)
23. Pushing the Status Quo (00:42:00)
24. The Role of Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters (00:44:58)
25. Scrum Master Chatbot (00:46:56)
26. Final Thoughts (00:48:35)
27. Wrap-Up (00:49:11)
231 episodes
Manage episode 501334864 series 2986873
Your founding team delivered your first million-dollar quarter - but can they scale you to $10 million and beyond?
Join Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando as we talk through the challenging transition from startup scrappiness to operational excellence. Along the way, we ask about loyalty vs. performance, innovation vs. optimization, and how to manage team evolution without destroying trust and culture.
Watch or listen if you're interested in:
• Why early-stage generalists struggle with structured processes
• The emotional cost of replacing founding team members
• Innovation vs. optimization team dynamics
• Career development and succession planning
• Communication strategies for organizational change
• The role of coaches in team transitions
#StartupGrowth #TeamEvolution #ProductManagement
REFERENCES
AA221 - Steve Jobs' Radical Decision-Making: Why Consensus Beats Disagree & Commit
AA217 - Extreme Ownership: Military Leadership Lessons for Professionals
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
Chapters
1. Introduction: The Startup Dilemma (00:00:00)
2. Founding Team vs Scaling Team (00:00:40)
3. Organizational Maturity and Skill Sets (00:01:09)
4. Personal Experiences (00:02:06)
5. Om's Example (00:03:25)
6. Challenges of Transitioning Teams (00:04:40)
7. The Role of Generalists in Startups (00:05:26)
8. Technical Debt and Scaling Issues (00:07:46)
9. Leadership and Management Challenges (00:10:08)
10. Transition Planning (00:11:52)
11. Loyalty vs. Performance: A Corporate Drama (00:16:00)
12. It's Just Business (00:19:39)
13. Attracting Top Talent (00:22:50)
14. Career Development and Team Stability (00:23:32)
15. Navigating Career Development Conversations (00:23:59)
16. Belief and Ownership in the Workplace (00:24:52)
17. Innovation vs. Optimization (00:26:11)
18. Team Dynamics and Role Flexibility (00:27:24)
19. Tactics for Growth and Structure (00:31:48)
20. Reactive Org Changes (00:35:37)
21. Systemic Breakdowns (00:36:50)
22. Analyzing Ways of Working (00:39:04)
23. Pushing the Status Quo (00:42:00)
24. The Role of Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters (00:44:58)
25. Scrum Master Chatbot (00:46:56)
26. Final Thoughts (00:48:35)
27. Wrap-Up (00:49:11)
231 episodes
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