Culture From The Inside Out with Zach Blumenfeld and Nick Lombardino

00:00 Intro05:00 Workplace engagement08:48 Culture from the inside out13:00 Paradigm shift in leadership19:00 AI agents, tools, and trust25:45 Learning as founders and entrepreneurs33:15 CultureCon AI Summit34:50 OutroAI Summit 2026: https://www.cultureconusa.org/ai-summit-2026CultureCon: https://www.cultureconusa.org/----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityFractional Leadership: https://www.wisconsinagility.com/pages/fractional-leadershipTransformation: https://www.wisconsinagility.com/pages/transformationTraining: https://www.wisconsinagility.com/pages/trainingHFL Operating Model: https://www.hfloperatingmodel.com/Jeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz X: https://x.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs X: https://x.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#entrepreneurship #leadership #change #Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro01:40 Starting a company with loose change03:50 Hardest moment as an entrepreneur13:12 Long term sustainable competitive advantage16:00 Impact the human condition22:00 Your worst advice29:30 Leading change37:00 Leave a relevant legacy and start today Craig Schiefelbein: https://www.observationtower.netCraig's TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taB6aq3SWwo----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz X: https://x.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs X: https://x.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#entrepreneurship #leadership #change #Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro06:00 Conviction, Resiliency, Consistency09:50 Critic and Supporter12:45 Habits of an Entrepreneur14:00 Thinking time17:30 Slowing down24:22 Balancing scale with operations28:50 AI as a team member (not a tool)30:20 Celebrating not winning37:00 Starting a company (planning vs experimenting)42:00 The power of listeningIsaiah's Company: https://sunbearindustries.comIsaiah's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaiah-ness-376a461a5/----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz X: https://x.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs X: https://x.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#entrepreneurship #leadership #change #Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro00:55 Agile Product Operating Model03:30 Organizing around value06:10 Org within the org08:20 Bridging the technology and business divide09:50 A word of caution12:00 Continuously transforming15:18 AWS example16:35 Reorganizing team structures21:30 Start simple23:40 Incentives - visible and invisible30:05 AI's thoughts31:03 OutroMore on Agile Product Operating Modelhttps://www.scrum.org/agile-product-operating-modelhttps://www.scrum.org/resources/product-definition-how-define-and-structure-your-productshttps://www.scrum.org/resources/moving-agile-product-operating-model-evidence-based-approach-delivering-products-digital-agehttps://www.scrum.org/resources/portfolio-management-agile-product-operating-model-balancing-agility-and-strategy----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz X: https://x.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs X: https://x.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro00:45 Agile data and AI02:45 Optimizing flow with AI04:28 Tracking blocked work05:15 Language translation06:50 AI impact on software development14:53 OKRs, Monte Carlos, and AI tools19:45 Agile is dead?23:00 Agile isn't dead27:00 Product operating model and AI30:20 Future-proof your employment36:10 Troy's tools39:10 OutroTroyheycasey.iollmasaservice.iofocusedobjective.com----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz X: https://x.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs X: https://x.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro 00:55 Does Agile Work in Hardware? 04:40 Learn Quickly! 11:32 Cross-Functional Teams in Hardware 15:02 Continuous Flow of Learning 17:50 The Next Best Solution 25:00 Quality of Interactions 26:10 Scrum With Joanna 26:45 Outro https://www.youtube.com/@scrum-with-joanna https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-plaskonka ---------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training: https://wisconsinagility.com/training Advising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advising Jeff Bubolz Jeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/ Jeff Bubolz X: https://x.com/JeffBubolz Chad Beier Chad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/ Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs Agile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shorts Agile Songs X: https://x.com/AgileSongs The Agile Wire Web: https://theagilewire.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSG Agile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel! #Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro00:48 What's the problem in the product space?03:30 The Three Vs of Product Ownership06:00 Discovery and validation!07:35 Assumptions and analysis?11:30 My ideas are the best13:40 Levels of investment risk16:30 Knowing vs doing18:22 ScrumMatch data on Scrum Masters20:30 Shift in leadership22:04 "Adoption" of cutting edge is slow25:55 Bike shedding27:00 To put it disrespectfully28:14 Launch of Professional Product Discovery and Validation (PPDV) Workshop31:00 Organizing Scrum around product yields more value32:29 Outrohttps://www.scrum.org/courses/professional-product-discovery-and-validation-traininghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrikwendthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paulkuijten----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz X: https://x.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs X: https://x.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro00:42 State of agile conferences03:30 Agile is dead?04:30 Agile is just good business05:30 The speakers at Scrum Day 202408:13 What is different this year at Scrum Day?11:55 Tragedies in the product space13:43 Scrum in healthcare16:34 Join us at Scrum Day!17:05 OutroScrum Day is October 23, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin! Get your tickets now with our Wisconsin Agility 20% discount!Tickets: https://www.scrumday.org/event-details/scrum-day-madison-2024Use Code: WIAGILITY20----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro00:35 Bullshit Management01:35 Backlog Length04:09 Hierarchal Backlogs06:30 Moving Away from the Status Quo09:50 Where to Start?12:10 Victim of Circumstance vs Hero of Your Story14:30 Writing a Book via Gradual Commitment Escalation 12:03 Find a Mentor25:09 Don't Lecture People, Help Others See What You See26:10 OutroDavid's Book: https://www.d-pereira.com/untrapping-product-teams----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire X: https://x.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

00:00 Intro00:30 The Scrum Master's Accountability?03:15 Meetings Suck...Facilitate!13:30 Self-Management Tactics19:20 Contracts Drive Anti-patterns22:12 Roles to Accountabilities25:05 Adult Day Care Provider?30:57 Capability and Opportunity33:55 The Scrum Master Files34:32 OutroAngela's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Scrum-Master-Files-Secrets-Should/dp/B09MR91GDV----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility