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The Delivery SpaceVisual Leadership : Todd CherchesTodd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball, a NYC-based management consulting firm specialising in leadership development and executive coaching. He is a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s “MG 100 Coaches”; a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU; a Lecturer on leadership at Columbia University; a TEDx speaker; and the author of the ground breaking book, VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life (Post Hill Press/Simon & Schuster).
Over the course of his career, Todd has coached and trained thousands of business professionals in a wide and varied range of indust...2025-06-1944 minThe Delivery SpaceGuiding Teams to an Empowered Future : Nimi BelloNimi Bello is an award-winning Creative Director, Digital Agile Transformation Leader, and Strategic Partner with over a decade of experience driving innovation and growth in sales, technology, and Agile transformations worldwide. As the founder of Link Empower and an advisory board member, Nimi is committed to creating lasting social impact through forward-thinking, innovative solutions.
Her career spans pivotal roles across diverse industries, including Fintech, Retail, Manufacturing, and Automotive, where she has spearheaded Agile transformations for globally recognized brands such as Deloitte, Capital One, Kimberly-Clark, Macy’s, and Cox Automotive.
With a proven track record of gu...2025-06-1236 minThe Delivery SpaceFutureproof Leadership : Jitender AroraJitender is a Partner and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Deloitte North and South Europe (NSE) and the Global Deputy CISO.
He leads cybersecurity vision, strategy, and security programme across one of the world’s most dynamic business ecosystems, helping secure people against ever-evolving cyber threats.
In this episode, he talks to Sharon about how you can futureproof leadership in your organisation.
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and Lead Product Consultant at Xebia, founder and podcast host at Mastering Agility, and a public speaker. He gained experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and Leadership Consultant in many top-tier organizations, including Nike, GrandVision Latin America, Sky Media, and ASML.
As a recovered Project Management Officer, Sander found his new life energy in Scrum and business agility. This is evident from the classes he has taught internationally, the articles he has written on various related topics, and his podcast, M...2025-05-2937 minThe Delivery SpaceStrategic Creativity with an Agile Mindset : Eleanor WintonOn this episode, Sharon talks to Eleanor Winton.
Eleanor is a foresight and innovation specialist whose career has spanned legal policy, money laundering investigations, innovation and future thinking. She designed, built and led KPMG’s Future Institute in the UK and has worked with the senior leadership teams of organisations spanning multiple sectors and industries from healthcare through to mining, logistics and financial services.
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An entrepreneur by conviction, Sohrab has spent over 20 years helping leaders rethink how companies build products, empower teams, and adapt to a rapidly changing world. His mission: to turn agility into real business impact.
As the founder and CEO of Scrum Academy and Agile Academy AG he works with organizations across the globe—from startups to Fortune 500s—guiding them through strategic change with clarity and courage. Sohrab combines deep agile expertise, boardroom-level experience, and the mindset of a coach.
Through Agile Insights Conversations, his...2025-05-1541 minThe Delivery SpaceGoverning Agility : Phil GadzinskiOn this episode Sharon Williams speaks with Phil Gadzinski.
As a global leader in governance transformation, Phil helps organisations evolve how they work—so they can thrive in complexity, deliver with purpose, and adapt at speed.
With deep expertise in organisational design, Agile ways of working, and enterprise transformation, he partners with leaders to shift mindsets, shape strategy, and scale meaningful change.
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He has lived and breathed the roles of CEO, Chief Product Officer, Transformation Lead, Product Manager, Solutions Architect and Developer, navigating the complexities of high-profile firms.
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2025-04-2441 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Disruption Game Plan : Ruth Murray WebsterRuth's work helps clients to understand risk and disruption, design solutions and controls, deliver change and achieve their potential performance. She's an ace facilitator and qualified coach. She challenges thinking and seeks to stretch performance.
During her conversation with Sharon they talk about the disruption game plan and how it's out to help leaders around the globe.
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2025-04-1726 minThe Delivery SpaceEmpathy and Beyond : Mandy SunnerMandy Sunner is a passionate advocate for agile and lean principles, helping organisations unlock their full potential. With a blend of business acumen and deep IT expertise, she's driven by human-centred design and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Mandy's mission is to foster high-performing teams by cultivating collaboration, innovation, and a growth mindset. She believes that empathy is what's missing from most failing workplace teams, and is here to give you some tips to be more empathetic.
Connect with Mandy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnermandy/
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In this episode, Nisha and Dileep discuss conflict in tech teams and how to handle it in the correct manner.
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Follow S...2025-04-0335 minThe Delivery SpaceTammy Watchorn: The Change NinjaTammy wrote the bestselling and business book awards finalist ‘The Change Ninja Handbook – an interactive ‘choose your own’ adventure’ for change. The follow up book in the series ‘The Change Ninja Returns’ delves deeper into big, unwanted and emotional change and how to move forwards when it all seems impossible.
During her conversation with Sharon they explore practical strategies for overcoming life’s challenges, reframing negative narratives, and building a supportive network to foster resilience.
Connect with Tammy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammywatchorn/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_a...2025-03-2727 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Quiet Revolution in Leadership : Edmund MonkEdmund Monk is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), a global organisation transforming the learning and development (L&D) landscape. With over 25 years of experience in organisational learning, performance improvement, and professional development, he has focused on making learning more impactful, innovative, and aligned with business strategy.
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2025-03-2044 minThe Delivery SpacePeople Centric Change : Julie HodgesJulie is a Professor of Organisational Change at Durham University Business. Prior to joining academia she had 20 years of experience in the global business world, as a consultant, coach, and facilitator of change and transformation initiatives. She holds several prestigious credentials and knows how important human centric change is in the workplace.
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Here's his bullet point fact file:
CEO and founder of a boutique consultancy, Agile by Design
Facilitated 30+ change initiatives over 2 decades
Stood up the first agile consultancy of its kind in a Big 5 Consulting Firm
Personally mentored professionals who went from consultant to partner
Remediated off-the-rail technology programs with annual spend in hundreds of millions
Connect with Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjeffreyandersontwin/
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Ben is an experienced Change and Transformation Leader with a strong track record of delivery in the Financial Services industry - Banking, Asset Management and FinTech.
Together they love the visual elements to marketing and business. Check out their book "The Visual Agile Coach Playbook" here: Amazon UK
Connect with Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwaldercoacheschange/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_m...2025-02-2730 minThe Delivery SpaceInner Kaizen for Agile Coaches : Ceri Newton-SargunarCeri is a brains-and-words nerd! She uses behavioural science and her background in strategic language and teaching to help technical leaders and teams learn more about what we think, what we say and how we think and say it... She's a big advocate for inner kaizen for agile coaches!
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2025-02-1328 minThe Delivery SpaceRoller Skating to Bold Leadership : Melissa BoggsMelissa Boggs is a keynote speaker with a deep love for creating connection through impactful events. She is most recognised for her talk, “From Cautious to Courageous: A Live Rollerskating Journey (that Will Move You!)”, a message she delivers through storytelling and roller-dance.
She is host of the “Wild Hearts at Work'' podcast, an emcee, panel moderator, and workshop facilitator. She has been privileged to present domestically and internationally, from Vienna to San Diego.
Connect with Melissa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-boggs?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_ap...2025-02-0628 minThe Delivery SpaceRisk Management : Penny PullanPenny works with individuals and groups who are grappling with virtual/hybrid situations or projects, or when they need to run crucial but difficult meetings/workshops. When they work with her, they find they collaborate better, communication becomes smoother, creativity is enhanced, competence is obvious, confidence flows and generally things improve!
She uses tools from coaching, mentoring, change, training, project & programme management, plus facilitation to help - whatever suits the scenario and client.
Connect with Penny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennypullan/?originalSubdomain=uk
Penny's Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Risk-Management-Work-Engaging
2025-01-3025 minThe Delivery SpaceResilience in Motion : Richard SamelaRichard Samela is a visionary product leader, sought-after speaker, motivator, and product consultant, as well as the creator of the AI Interview Coaching Tool—a ground breaking resource born from his personal journey of resilience. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Richard faced challenges that tested his confidence and adaptability.
Determined to rebuild his own confidence in job interviews, he developed the tool to refine his skills, which has since evolved into a transformative solution for job seekers worldwide.
Connect with Richard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsamela/
Use Interview Coach GPT: https://cha...2025-01-2330 minThe Delivery SpaceAI in the Project Management Office : Lloyd SkinnerLloyd is the Founder and CEO of greyfly.ai, an experienced AI in Project Management, international speaker and a non-executive director at 3 companies.
For over 6 years he and his team have been investigating the use of AI in project management and developing a suite of Intelligent Project Predictions (IPP) tools.
Connect with Lloyd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyd-j-skinner-6654b11/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app
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Connect with Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcallan/
What Makes Great Products Great: https://whatmakesgreatproductsgreat.com/
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He's driving large-scale transformation, having delivered £1.5BN in financial benefits to companies through major programmes of change to operating model, technology (cloud, cyber, AI), people and culture. Deeply skilled in digital transformation, organisational restructure, turnaround, post-acquisition integration and exit strategy.
During this episode he's chatting to Sharon and sharing his awesome knowledge with you.
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She has a different journey to most people, get ready to hear it!
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F...2024-11-2836 minThe Delivery SpaceWomen in Leadership Roles : Mia DrennanFor Mia Drennan, rejection was the nudge she needed to walk away from corporate stability to a build a business spanning four continents.
This week on the delivery space podcast, Sharon and I had the privilege of speaking with Mia, founder of GLAS, a global leader in financial administration.
Working directly with Mia, Sharon and I have both been inspired by her and other senior leaders within GLAS that we couldn’t wait to get her story out there.
Mia had a thriving career, a six-figure salary and promotion that never came.
2024-11-2124 minThe Delivery SpaceBuilding High Performing Teams with the Help of Cognitive Science : Daniel SusserDaniel is a Delivery Coach based in London. He is interested in helping others to build intelligent teams by taking inspiration from cognitive science.
He hosts the "Agile On The Mind" podcast and a blog where he explores these ideas along and with his star cast of guests.
Daniel's Blog: https://agileonthemind.substack.com/
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2024-11-1437 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Impact of AI on Delivery Teams : Chris AldersonChris is a know-it-all about generative AI and all of the tools around it.
Chris helps teams build capabilities and systems which align them to strategic goals. He believes that growing in-house digital capabilities, with team's easily able to understand their purpose, enables businesses to achieve lasting impact and accelerate the delivery of products.
So which tools will benefit your team?
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Helen is an outgoing and driven coach and trainer who is passionate about working with Individuals, teams and organisations on their road to agility. Helen has worked with many varied organisations and teams in many different industries and brings this vast wealth of experience and knowledge to her training and coaching.
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The Kanban Edge website: https://kanbanedge.org/
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Community and Curiosity are Stuart’s core values which have led him through his 20+ year digital career. Starting with pivotal Agile and Digital transformations for major players like ASDA / Walmart and the NHS, he became an agile advocate back in 2004.
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2024-10-2434 minThe Delivery SpaceShell Business Transformation : Shahzad and NiallShahzad is a lead agile coach, he has over 14 years of experience in partnering with organisations to achieve business transformation and customer satisfaction. He holds the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) credentials, and he has extensive knowledge and skills in agile methodologies, training, mentoring, and analytical thinking.
Niall is a seasoned leader with over three decades of experience, transitioning from a software engineer to a dynamic cross-functional leader. His core philosophy centers on empowering individuals to reach their full potential, across various domains, including engineering, product development, data, architecture, user experience, and...2024-10-1734 minThe Delivery SpaceLeadership Impact in the Delivery Space : Haroon KahlilHaroon Khalil is a Lean-Agile Practitioner and a Professional Coach, working with individuals, teams, managers, and Senior leadership teams to help them deliver results.
His favourite focus areas involve unearthing better ways to help people adapt to the pace of change in business environments, improve overall business performance, grow leadership capabilities at all levels, and support better ways of working to bring the delivery of purposeful outcomes to life.
He's worked with people from a wide variety of sectors, these include: Asset Management, Banking, Insurance, Consultancy, Recruitment, Start Ups, Retail, Sports, and Public Sector institutions.2024-10-1035 minThe Delivery SpaceExploring Serious Games : Jord RengervéFor Jord, the best time to play a game, is always!
Jord is a freelance Agile Coach and Senior IT Program Manager. He supports the Agile transformation of companies and the development of the IT teams by putting in place collaboration best practices as communication models, visual facilitation, collective intelligence, meeting facilitation techniques and gamification. He supports company communication by creating posters summarising key points. He also facilitates brainstorming workshops using visual canvas and facilitation techniques such as liberating structures.
Jord's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordrengerve/
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Paddy is an Agile Coach, most recently at SS&C, a global financial services and consulting business. With more than 20 years experience in software development, Paddy has previously worked as a Scrum Master, a Teacher, and a programmer for many years.
As an agile coach, he is experienced as a change agent, trainer, facilitator and coach. He particularly enjoys using coaching competencies to partner with product people and agile teams to help sharpen focus on goals and to help achieve business outcomes.
Paddy's...2024-09-2629 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Happiness Blueprint : Antoni Tzavelas
Today you're going to meet Antoni Tzavelas, he might just be the happiest human on earth!
Antoni is a keynote speaker and leadership coach who has found his true vocation in igniting the spark of inspiration in others.
After successfully navigating the vibrant fields of fashion design, systems engineering, cloud engineering, cloud training, and team coaching, he began focusing on spreading the potent messages of happiness and empowerment, and his mission to illuminate personal and professional fulfillment paths for others.
Global engagements have seen him gracing stages at many conferences around the world...2024-09-1933 minThe Delivery SpaceOvercoming Fear Based Leadership : Carmen Payne
Overcoming fear-based leadership means shifting from control and intimidation to trust, empowerment, and fostering a culture of psychological safety.
Nisha and Carmen have worked together in teams to successfully overcome this regimented traditional type of leadership and seen amazing results.
About our guest
Carmen Payne is the owner of SOAR! Transformational Life Coaching and is a professional and personal development coach with 25 years’ experience in the areas of leadership, coaching, mentoring, training, and project management. Prior to making the leap from her 25-year corporate career, Carmen traveled the world, and facilitated workshops, even as she d...2024-09-1237 minThe Delivery SpaceTo Story Point or Not to Story Point? : Benjamin Huser-Berta and Peter Zylka-GregerStory Points - Are they Helping or Hindering? 🧐
Are they helping us deliver better?
OR are they just fuelling endless debates?
On our first episode of the new season of The Delivery Space podcast, Peter Zylka-Greger and Benjamin Huser-Berta join us to break it down.
Here are some highlights:
👉🏽 The story point debate—is it still relevant or outdated?
👉🏽 How can story points be misused, leading to debates and frustrating planning sessions?
👉🏽 The trap of equating story points to time and money and why this approach can backfire a...2024-09-0532 minThe Delivery SpaceWhy your Personal Agility Matters : Ted DawsonTed loves connecting with people and learning new skills that support the evolution of our collective intelligence. He has developed a rich catalogue of Agile Coaching and IT delivery knowledge and has broad experience in multiple business sectors. He uses this background to coach, mentor, train and facilitate teams, individuals and organisations.
In this episode, Nisha and Ted discuss why your personal agility matters and some of the lessons that Ted has learnt as an Agile coach along the way.
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So, in a nutshell, here’s why you should listen:
👉 David’s raw and authentic insights challenge us to rethink our approach to product management.
👉 David opens up about his personal journey, moving from a software engineer to a Chief Product Officer, and the countless lessons learned along the way. He shares hard-earned wisdom about the common traps in product management that lead to wasted efforts and mis...2024-07-0432 minThe Delivery SpaceLeading Like an Artist : Karen LightKaren Light is lit up by her calling to awaken and harness creative power! It is the thread that weaves together everything she has ever been passionate about.
She is an Artist who values play, curiosity, and connection to ourselves and all that is.
Karen deeply believes that creativity is an innate human quality that is not only about making art - it is about making our lives! And the transformation process it takes to create what you want doesn’t always have to be so serious - it can be fun!
During th...2024-06-2738 minThe Delivery SpaceTurning your back on Agile when you may need it even more : Johannes Schartau & Christiaan VerwijsAgile is dead - it’s like that one joke everyone has heard a million times - overused and rapidly losing its hook factor.
Tune in to the latest episode of The Delivery Space podcast, where we unpack this topic with our special guests, Christiaan Verwijs and Johannes Schartau, and ask ourselves why now might be the worst time to abandon Agile.
We cover:
📌 Is Agile Dead? - Tackling the question head-on and exploring whether Agile is truly obsolete or simply evolving.
📌 Why Didn’t It Work for Us? - Many organisations...2024-06-2025 minThe Delivery SpaceUnleashing Human Potential - Creating Agile Workplaces Through Innovative HR practices : Michaela BroeckxMichaela is a spirited L&D professional, Agile and Lean coach, Scrum Master and Agile trainer, gifted with a natural flair for interpersonal and intercultural communication, and with an extensive track record in a great variety of industries in Europe, the Middle East, the Gulf, and South and Southeast Asia.
During this chat with Nisha you'll hear how to implement agile practices into HR, resulting in happier people and more effective teams.
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Everyday Agile's Website: https://everydayagile.co.uk/
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2024-05-2331 minThe Delivery SpaceKata - Unleashing the power of routine : Francis LalemanFrancis Laleman facilitates participatory design processes with learning communities and creative spaces, both physical and virtual. He is a Scrum & Agile practitioner, teacher & coach
During this chat with Nisha, you'll learn what Kata means and how it can be used in a professional setting and everyday life.
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2024-05-1624 minThe Delivery SpaceBuilding a High Peforming Team : Gary WillsGary Wills is an award winning IT Recruiter who focuses on the wellbeing of his candidates, clients and community. He is Co-founder of a voluntary group called Furlearn.
During this chat with Nisha and Sharon, you'll hear Gary provide some golden nuggets around building high performing teams.
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2024-05-0926 minThe Delivery SpaceNon-Judgemental Leadership : Yogananthan SYogananthan has 30+ years of experience with C-Level IT Management and General Management in diverse international, cultural and functional environments. He's a strategic, goal-oriented and passionate leader, able to motivate and energise colleagues, partners and vendors, towards achieving goals.
He's passionate about creating the better leaders of tomorrow, this acts as the conversation topic in this episode, hosted by Nisha.
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Follow Sharon Williams here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sha...2024-05-0235 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Importance of Personal Branding for Agile Practitioners : Florence OlumodimuFlorence Olumodimu is a Digital Transformation Professional, Project Manager, Marketing Communications Consultant, Image and Personal Branding Consultant, Digital Marketing Strategist, Speaker, and Trainer who loves to find ways to leverage on digital across business processes & marketing while extending brand presence online.
She's passionate about the importance of personal branding, and that's the centrepiece of this chat with Nisha.
Connect with Florence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florence-olubunmi-olumodimu-mba/
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2024-04-2522 minThe Delivery SpaceUnlocking Agility - The power of learning organisations : Zsolt BerendZsolt Berend is a business agility practitioner, coach, and trainer. Co-author of Sooner Safer Happier. He helps global organisations on their journey to achieving Better Value Sooner Safer Happier. In this episode we discuss we discuss how to unlock agility and the power of learning organisations.
Connect with Zsolt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zsoltberend/?originalSubdomain=uk
Jonathan Smart's book which features Zsolt as Co-Author: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sooner-Safer-Happier-Antipatterns-Organizational/dp/1942788916
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Follow Sharon Williams here: https...2024-04-1834 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Road to Scrum Mastery : Sjoerd NijlandSjoerd Nijland is a Scrum Trainer and Course Creator. He empowers teams with gold standard neuroscience-based training for high performance through professional learning journeys.
During this chat you'll hear about the Road to Mastery training that Nisha's sampled, and is a big fan of. This is long term training, where lasting relationships are built, and offers sooooo much more than a couple of days in a classroom!
If you’re passionate about transformative learning experiences to help you bring agility to the teams and organisations you’re working with, you’ll want to listen to this ep...2024-04-1127 minThe Delivery SpaceCreating Psychological Safety within Teams : Pamela AyodelePamela is an Agile coach, who's passionate about transformation and understands that psychological safety within teams to essential for team members to perform at their most effective.
During this chat with Nisha you'll hear valuable insights into how you can maximise psychological safety within your teams.
Connect with Pamela: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-ay/
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2024-04-0427 minThe Delivery SpacePioneering learning through eduScrum : Willy WijnandsWilly is a true educational disrupter, who's taken Scrum and agile into classrooms all over the world and created an awesome impact for students.
During this chat on the Delivery Space, you'll hear how a BBQ, an inspiring conversation and some notes on an A4 sheet of paper was the catalyst for eduScrum.
eduScrum takes the concepts behind scrum and applies them to any subject for students from as young as 4 years old.
🔍 Why You Should Listen
Whether you're deeply involved in education, passion...2024-03-2823 minThe Delivery SpaceShifting from old Leadership styles to new : Sheetal ThakerSheetal has been involved in Agile and Leadership since she can remember!
During this episode with Nisha, they talk about the movement from an old school hard leadership style to a more emotionally intelligent "soft" leadership style. They chat about many of the advantages and dispel one of the common myths of this new style.
As an expert in business agility and founder of FormAgility, Sheetal applies 15+ years of experience and expertise in digital transformation and agile methodologies to help leadership and their people work better together, deliver value faster, and create lasting change.
...2024-03-2126 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Role of Leadership in complex product environments : Willem-Jan AgelingWhether you're a seasoned leader or aspiring to step into a leadership role in a product-focused organisation, this conversation with Willem-Jan Ageling will equip you with the perspectives you will need to succeed.
Willem-Jan Ageling coaches organisations to create high value products, and he's passionate about the effectiveness of Agile and Scrum.
He's a Senior Agile Coach with Worldline Global and Co-founder, Editor and Writer for Serious Scrum.
🎧 What's Inside This Episode?
🔹Redefining Leadership: Discover how leadership within a product-centric environment marks a departure from conventional project-based approache...2024-03-1430 minThe Delivery SpaceRocking Scrum and Kanban : Karen ClaytonKaren's story is awesome, and proves what you can do as a Scrum Master with a fail fast mindset!
During this chat with Nisha and Sharon, you'll hear how she used Scum and Kanban to manage a diverse team to create and host a live rock festival! 🎸
Neither Karen, nor the rest of the team had any experience in the music or live events industries...they were just a group of individuals with a shared passion for rock music.
It all started with the Quarantune Rocks! Facebook group they setup during Covid: https://www...2024-03-0726 minThe Delivery SpaceBeyond Conflict, Strengthening Team Bonds : Jay AbbasiThe latest episode of The Delivery Space podcast has landed!
⭐️Jay Abbasi joined Nisha Joshi and Sharon Williams to share tips on negotiating conflict, to get the best out of these situations and move our teams towards the most optimum outcomes.
In 2014, Jay's father passed away suddenly from a heart attack. It was devastating. At the time, his marriage was falling apart, he was working at a job that didn’t fulfil him, and he was thousands of dollars in debt.
This began a search to uncover a methodology to find success and fulfilm...2024-02-2929 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Importance of Learning & Development : Bobby BanerjeeBobby is passionate about the power of L&D, he has specialist expertise in the recruitment industry, and has been helping recruiters outperform the market since 2016!
During this chat with Nisha and Sharon you'll hear about the power of being allowed to thrive (rather than just survive) in the workplace, supporting staff to grow, and how investing in L&D can improve quality and overall productivity.
Connect with Bobby here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbybanerjee/
Check out his company Elev8 Learning here: https://www.elev8learning.co/
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...2024-02-2227 minThe Delivery SpaceVolunteering as a Scrum Master to earn your stripes - Anuradha Aravindh RajAnuradha is a Scrum Master, a Human value maximiser and a massive advocate of volunteering to gain experience.
During this chat with Nisha and Sharon, you'll hear how powerful volunteering can be to hone your skills as a Scrum Master, and not just within software teams, but through application across various industries.
Connect with Anuradha here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuradha-aravindh-raj/
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2024-02-1529 minThe Delivery SpacePsychological Safety in the Agile Community : Evelien & ChristiaanWe welcome Evelien Acun-Roos and friend of the podcast and regular contributor, Christiaan Verwijs for our next episode.
Have you ever felt unsure or insecure within the Agile community?
Evelien and Christiaan are on a mission to make our community a safer space for more people, with their scientific psychological safety study and would love your input.
The results of their study will be available in March/April of 2024.
Tune into this episode where Evelien and Christiaan share why they started this study.
We also swap our own personal ex...2024-02-0821 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Importance of Facilitation : Charles-Louis De MaereBack by popular demand: Charles-Louis De Maere returns for series 4!
During this chat with Nisha, he talks about the importance of pivoting during facilitation sessions, obtaining the right balance of clarity and vagueness, and you'll hear an (initially shocking) but very interesting story about his time in Niger.
Here are some key highlights:
Global Facilitation Experiences: Charles Louis shares his unique facilitation experiences in various countries, highlighting the importance of adapting to different cultural contexts.
Embracing Vagueness: Charles Louis discusses ‘Kishotenketsu’ an organic narrative storyteller's pattern originating from China that has shown to be...2024-02-0129 minThe Delivery SpaceMaximising Team Performance Using Dysfunction Mapping🚀 We’re Kicking off Season 4 with a cracker of a podcast with Michael Lloyd, talking about my own experiences of Dysfunction Mapping and the workshop I attended to equip myself with practitioner skills.
⭐️ Michael has created #DysfunctionMapping as a means to surface anti-patterns, monitor symptoms and help fellow Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches tailor their coaching strategies, to ensure they are making lasting changes to bring the most benefit to teams and organisations.
As Michael put’s it, Dysfunction Mapping allows us to be deliberate about our coaching, allowing us to get to the core of why dysf...2024-01-1231 minThe Delivery SpacePMO Learnings from Montserrat
🎯In this episode Nisha & Sharon met with Martin Parlett to discuss PMO Learning from the island of Montserrat, and what a heartwarming conversation we had. Montserrat was left devastated by two major natural disasters in the form of a hurricane in 1989 and a volcano in 1995.
Martin gave us an insight into how the PMO lead a major countrywide social and infrastructure repair programme, and why as he describes “right practice beats best practice”.
In this podcast we cover the following:
00:00 Introduction
02:25 The challenging environmental conditions that th...2023-12-211h 08The Delivery SpaceCommunicating your Value as a Scrum Master🎙️ New Episode Alert: Communicating Your Value as a Scrum Master 🚀
In our latest episode of The Delivery Space I was joined by Patty Aluskewicz, who shares her insights on how Scrum Masters can effectively communicate their value.
As Scrum Masters, we often face the challenge of not just doing our job well but also communicating our value in a way that resonates with our peers, teams, senior leadership and potential employers/clients.
Patty and I talked about the nuanced journey of a Scrum Master, and how communicating value is linked with a deep s...2023-12-0339 minThe Delivery SpaceBuilding a Community of PracticeOn this episode of the Delivery Space Podcast we are joined by Algy Ayson.
He is currently the Head of Project Delivery Centre of Excellence and Profession in the UK Parliament providing leadership to establish and develop a central hub of learning, best practice and community to bring together hundreds of project delivery professionals in Parliament. His core expertise is around change leadership, digital customer service transformation, operational and project delivery and community building.
In this podcast we cover the following:
00:00 Introduction
02:23 What a community of practice is & why its needed2023-11-1631 minThe Delivery SpaceDriving Business User Engagement🔔New Podcast Alert - Latest episode On Driving Business User Engagement has landed 🚀
How do you cultivate a relationship of trust and openness with business users when introducing change?
What does it take to not only involve but also inspire business users - be they from Marketing, HR, Finance or Sales to get involved and help shape our transformation initiatives?
Max Dave stands out in the consulting landscape as a transformative leader with over a decade and a half of dedicated service in optimising business processes. Her journey has been marked by her...2023-11-0838 minThe Delivery SpaceWays that PMO’s can support Organisational MaturityOm this episode of the Delivery Space Podcast we are joined by Ken Burrell. He joins us from the PMO Professionals, a boutique PMO Consultancy. He has a background in Chemical Engineering and has worked in the brewing industry as well as manufacturing where he first starting working in Project Management. He now provides PMO services to various clients spanning a number of industries including retail, public sector and financial servicesKen Burrell’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenburrell/In this podcast we cover the following:00:00 Introduction01:45 How a PMO can bring benefits to an organisation03:43 Project Ma...2023-11-0222 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Role of Data and PMO in TransformationOn this episode of the Delivery Space podcast we are joined by Mignon Mapplebeck Mignon Mapplebeck is a Consulting Director in the UK delivering Digital and Data Transformation. She has worked for a number of global organisations ranging from Media and Entertainment, Retail, Financial Services to Charity. She was listed in 2021 and 2022 as one of the UK's Most Influential Women in Technology and qualified in 2022 through the London Business School in Design Thinking.She is a strong advocate in advancing women in technology and providing an equitable, inclusive environment to all the teams she works with.In this podcast...2023-10-0335 minThe Delivery SpaceS03 E21 Building your Personal Brand🎉 **Special Collaboration Episode Between The Delivery Space Podcast" and "The Podcast by the Agile Coaching Roundtable" 🎉
❓Have you ever wondered how a strong personal brand can elevate your impact in the change and transformation community?❓What role does your LinkedIn profile play in shaping perceptions about your expertise? ❓How can you leverage content creation to build your personal brand?If these questions resonate with you, listen or watch our latest episode with Sharon Williams, Nisha Joshi, Ramya Shastri, Vivek Kuntoji,
🎙️ Episode Highlights:🌟 Why is personal branding a non-negotiable for professionals in change and transformation? (5:03)🌐 How your online presence ca...2023-10-0154 minThe Delivery SpaceDriving Value With Sprint GoalsOn this episode of The Delivery Space podcast, we are joined by Maarten Dalmijn, the mind behind the much-acclaimed book on "Driving Value with Sprint Goals: Humble Plans, Exceptional Results".In our conversation, Maarten helps us tackle some pressing questions that many of us encounter in the software development industry:How can we move past the rigidity often seen in traditional planning and create an environment that is open to change and promotes collaboration?
Isn't it about time we questioned the reliance on hierarchical structures, given that the market seems to be leaning towards more flexible, team-centric approaches?
Maarten has...2023-09-1835 minThe Delivery SpaceMaking Difficult Conversations EasierDrumroll, please…The latest Delivery Space Podcast is out and this week we’re talking about… Making Difficult Conversations Easier.Who among us relishes the thrill of a tough talk? Show of hands? Anyone? No? Didn't think so. We’ve all encountered scenarios where we’ve had to deliver bad news, ask for a promotion, a pay rise or even apologise for a mistake.These chats can turn even the bravest among us into a bundle of nerves. However, there are ways in which we can have these conversations to honour ourselves and the other person. Sharon Williams and Nisha Joshi were...2023-06-2641 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Artistry of Coaching Up🎙 Scrum Masters & Agile Coaches - are you wanting to build impactful relationships with senior executives that you’re coaching ?Our latest episode of The Delivery Space podcast is a prime opportunity to pick up some super useful coaching tips!Sharon Williams and I had a delightful chat with Bob Galen 🇺🇦, Author of Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond, to discuss:⭐️The Artistry of Coaching Up⭐️Bob is an Agile leader, coach, author, speaker, and community builder.He has a knack for turning around struggling organisations, teams, and products in a sustainable and productive way. Bob is also a prove...2023-06-2039 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Meta-Skills of an Agile Coach🎙️ 🚀 Exciting news! Our latest episode of The Delivery Space Podcast has landed, featuring an insightful conversation with Paddy Corry, a seasoned Agile Coach at ESW (eShopWorld), a rapidly expanding e-commerce business.🔑 In this episode, we explore meta-skills - the philosophy, attitude, and principles Agile Coaches operate from, shaping how they interact with their clients.This episode is brimming with insights on:📌 How Agile coaches can discern which meta-skill is needed for coaching situations 3:03📌 The Coaching Agreement and other tools that Agile coaches can use to frame the coaching conversation with teams and with leadership 8:46📌 Why Agile coaches need to be aware of their inner...2023-06-1346 minThe Delivery SpaceTalking Yourself Into A New Career🎙So you’ve come to the realisation that your current career path doesn’t fully satisfy you. But what comes after the epiphany? 🤔Figuring out next steps - whether that’s investing in a mentor, diving into a fresh career, or working on a side hustle, can feel like navigating a maze 🌀⭐️ Simon Minall-Burdett, opens up about his own journey, sharing valuable insights and real-life lessons on navigating career changes.He shares his very own story of how he talked himself into a new career from working in customer accounts to becoming a Principle Enterprise and Transformation Consultant with Improving in the US...2023-04-2144 minThe Delivery SpaceScrum or Kanban? Does it have to be choice?🚀A fresh episode of The Delivery Space podcast has landed, featuring our stellar guest, Helen Meek!🚀Scrum Masters & Agile Coaches! Do you ever feel like there's more you could do to boost your team's performance? The title "Scrum Master" may suggest a sole emphasis on Scrum, but that doesn't mean we're restricted from incorporating other methods to elevate team effectiveness. Helen Meek comes on board to discuss how embracing Kanban practices can lead to data-driven insights and unveil team enhancements that'll leave you questioning why you didn't give it a shot earlier 🤯.Helen is an outgoing and driven coach and train...2023-04-1229 minThe Delivery SpaceDysfunction Mapping, Helping Agile Teams Thrive🗣 Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters play a crucial role in overcoming dysfunctions within Agile teams. These dysfunctions can present as behaviours, or patterns that can hinder teams in their ability to work effectively, collaborate, and deliver business outcomes.⭐️ Michael Lloyd has created #DysfunctionMapping as a means to surface anti-patterns, monitor symptoms and help fellow Scrum Masters and Agile coaches tailor their coaching strategies, to ensure they are making lasting changes, and bringing the most benefit to teams and organisations. 🚀Michael joined us on The Delivery Space to talk about the Dysfunction Mapping method that he’s offering in a workshop format, to e...2023-04-0431 minThe Delivery SpaceAutomation in the PMO👉🏽Do you use automation to drive the maximum value in your PMO❔❔Automation allows team members to focus time & energy on the high value activities which in turn can help with more informed decision making from portfolio level to projects, deliver value to customers, boost overall morale and improve job satisfaction & staff retention. 💡We had the opportunity to speak to John McIntyre from Hot PMO 🔥 on all things automation! 🤖John heads up a niche UK project management office (PMO) consultancy, HotPMO, which promises to help organizations “deliver the right things, faster.” He has over 20 years of experience helping organizations deliver projects and programs t...2023-03-3038 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Scrum Master and Product Owner RelationshipIf you want to learn more about how the Scrum Master and Product Owner relationship is crucial to high performing teams, this episode is for you !
On this episode, we are joined by Maarten Dalmijn
Maarten has been in the trenches for more than 10 years wearing many hats that are necessary to deliver value. Maarten Dalmijn has worked with many award-winning start-ups, scale-ups and corporations in various roles before taking the leap as an independent Product Management, Agile and Scrum consultant working with companies all over the globe.
Maarten believes in 'less, but...2023-03-0239 minThe Delivery SpaceWhat Makes an Effective Leader?What Makes an Effective Leader ?
Is it title, status, authority, the impressive salary and benefits, having all the answers or the ability to influence others and help teams work together for the best outcomes ?
When life passes you the leadership mantle, what you do with it has a significant impact on the teams you serve.
Authentic leadership is truly an inside out job and the ability to self reflect is key.
Which qualities do you pull from within yourself to show up for your teams ?
Our teams can become...2023-01-2543 minThe Delivery SpaceNavigating a career as a parentIf you ever needed advice on how to navigate a progressing career and parenthood, this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Jana!
Jana is a Project Manager, who has a wealth of experience within the real estate industry and has recently completed an MBA in real estate and construction. Outside of her day job she enjoys spending time with her son, reading, sewing and mentoring young people. As a natural planner Jana strongly believes victory loves preparation so if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.
...2022-11-1645 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Human Experience of LeadershipIf you want to learn about the importance of leadership and the role it plays in creating high quality teams, this is the podcast for you!
This week we were joined by Gill Bennet who is passionate about conveying the message that leadership responsibility to communicate with impact, doesn’t just lie at the senior levels of organisational structures.
Born and raised in Queensland, Australia, Gill has lived and worked in the UK for the last 10 years. She has delivered some of the largest web, app, and back-end projects for the BBC and NewsUK, reaching ov...2022-10-1941 minThe Delivery SpaceTechniques to show your PMO impactIf you want to learn some techniques to show your PMO impact, this is the podcast for you!
This week we were joined by Laura Barnard
Laura Barnard is a top Global PMO Thought Leader. In 2021 she was named as global PMO influencer of the year. She is a Keynote Speaker, Trainer & Consultant & Founder and CEO of PMO Strategies
Laura’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurabarnard/
In this podcast we discuss:
✔ Some ways in which PMO’s can transition to focusing on outcomes rather than outputs
...2022-10-0527 minThe Delivery SpaceEmbracing Agility Through ExperimentationIf you want to be inspired with ways to encourage agility within your organisation, this is the podcast for you!
This week we were joined by Tomasz ‘TK’ Kropiewnicki and Arif Bobat
Tomasz is an experienced Professional Coach, change agent, facilitator and systems thinker with a focus on objective results and Servant Leadership. He strives for congruency while inviting organisations to change with his enthusiasm and humility. He appreciates and respects each organisation as an individual complex and adaptive system with its own culture and history.
Arif is a Leadership and Team Coach who...2022-09-2133 minThe Delivery SpaceWellbeing In The WorkplaceIf you want to learn about Well-being in the workplace, this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Nicole Mapleson!
With 15+ years experience in Supplier Relationship Management in recruitment & L&D, Nicole has learnt to hone her people skills, increase her emotional intelligence and connect with people from all walks of life.
She’s currently working for Philip Morris International and manages their learning vendors, specifically for the Leadership & Coaching categories.
Nicole is part of a team of Mental Health Ambassadors within PMI and believes in being mi...2022-08-2636 minThe Delivery SpaceGood Decision Making as a Board MemberIf you want to explore what good decision making looks like as a board member this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Shirah Mansaray
Shirah Z Mansaray has over 15 years experience working in humanitarian field with organisations such as United Nations and the Human Rights and Economic Affairs Department at the Council of Europe Strasbourg. Shirah is a Trustee & Non Executive Director at Amnesty International UK. She is CEO and founding trustee of International charity ‘I am somebody's child soldier’ which provides mental health support to former victims of war in U...2022-07-2532 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Importance of LearningIf you want to explore the importance of learning & how it can benefit your career this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Swetha Kalyanapu
Swetha is on a journey from being a Neuro-Scientist to being a Data Scientist and is someone who believes in "Learning as a lifetime process". She says, in times of rapid change, the key to success is learning. Those who are most receptive to change, willing to come out of their comfort zone and able to learn the fastest are going to be the “winners”. She adds...2022-07-1433 minThe Delivery SpaceResistance is HumanWe are back with Season 3 !
If you want to learn how to approach resistance in the workplace through kind leadership this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Kayrn Ross.
Karyn is on a mission to Activate People to Create a Kinder, Better World. An artist, internationally acclaimed speaker, award-winning author, consultant, coach, and practitioner, Karyn is one of the Founding Mothers of Women in Lean – Our Table, a global group of almost one thousand women lean practitioners. Karyn is also Founder and President of the Love and Kindness Pr...2022-06-2849 minThe Delivery SpacePart 2 The Different Types of PMO and The Necessary Key CompetenciesYoutube Lindsay
If you want to learn about the different types of PMO & necessary key competencies this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Lindsay Scott
Lindsay has worked in and around project management and PMO for over 20 years and is a Director at PMO Learning, a training company focused on PMO and Co-Founder of the House of PMO, a professional membership organisation for PMO practitioners.
Lindsay is the co-author of the PMO Competency Framework, the editor of the Handbook of People in Project Management and PMI’s...2022-06-0229 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Different Types of PMO & Necessary Key CompetenciesIf you want to learn about the different types of PMO & necessary key competencies this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Lindsay Scott
Lindsay has worked in and around project management and PMO for over 20 years and is a Director at PMO Learning, a training company focused on PMO and Co-Founder of the House of PMO, a professional membership organisation for PMO practitioners.
Lindsay is the co-author of the PMO Competency Framework, the editor of the Handbook of People in Project Management and PMI’s careers columnist. She sp...2022-05-3034 minThe Delivery SpaceDeveloping Your Career in The Delivery SpaceIf you want to learn how to get ahead & progress your career in the field of delivery this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Mamta Gera
Mamta is a leadership consultant, coach and course creator who has delivered numerous workshops, coaching and training to executives, directors and managers within organisations, ranging all industries.
Mamta has over 20 years’ experience within the Broadcast Media industry, having worked in companies such as Sky, Amazon, and the BBC.
In Mamta's previous role at Accedo, she led a team of over 60 em...2022-05-0937 minThe Delivery SpaceCreating Understanding Through DifferencesIf you want to explore how to create understanding through differences using facilitation this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by visual facilitator Charles-Louis de Maere.
Bringing people together is something that lives on through Charles-Louis workshops and training. Whether they take place online or on-premise, Charles-Louis facilitates workshops and learning experiences that focus on high participation, on learning by doing and verifying that the concepts are integrated.
Charles-Louis is also a skilled visual facilitator. He loves bringing people in contact with the power of Visual Thinking, of getting...2022-04-1135 minThe Delivery SpaceLeSS vs SAFeIf you want to explore the differences between LeSS and SAFe this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Agile Transformation and Feature Team Specialist, Ben Maynard.
Ben has coached, trained & been passionate about software & people since 2009 proving that it is possible to sustain change, build relationships, trust & respect at all levels of an organisation.
He is the creator of the UK’s best Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Community & the most successful Podcast dedicated to all things LeSS Ben is the UK’s only Certified LeSS Trainer & Certified Coach.
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The Delivery SpaceStakeholder ManagementIf you want to learn some tips on how you can enhance your Stakeholder Management skills this is the podcast for you!In this podcast Sharon & Nisha discuss: ✔The importance & impact of having engaged stakeholders✔How to cultivate a relationship✔Stakeholder Management Plans✔How to speak the same language for better results✔How to manage external stakeholdersFollow the Delivery Space on: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HW2Ni2...LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/th...2022-03-1400 minThe Delivery SpaceStakeholder ManagementIf you want to learn some tips on how you can enhance your Stakeholder Management skills this is the podcast for you!
In this podcast Sharon & Nisha discuss:
✔The importance & impact of having engaged stakeholders
✔How to cultivate a relationship
✔Stakeholder Management Plans
✔How to speak the same language for better results
✔How to manage external stakeholders
Follow the Delivery Space on:
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HW2Ni2...
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-delivery-space/
Inst...2022-03-1420 minThe Delivery SpaceWhy Coaching Is Important for Enterprise AgilityIf you want to learn how coaching helps support enterprise agility this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Femi Odelusi
Femi is a Professional Agile Coach with the one of the world’s largest Digital Communications companies (combining digital technology with telecommunications). He has a passion for guiding teams and leadership in maximising and leveraging business agility benefits in today’s dynamic global markets.
Femi Odelusi l LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/femiodelusi/
In this podcast we discuss:
✔Why coaching import...2022-02-2856 minThe Delivery SpaceEnterprise Agility & How the C-Suite can Overcome Fear of FailureIf you want to learn more about Enterprise Agility and how Organisational Leaders can avoid Fear of Failure you’ve come to the right place!
This week we are joined by Arthur MLaughlin
Arthur McLaughlin is a scientist, technologist and latterly a Chief Operating Officer who started his career as a mathematical modeller, moving into Enterprise Sales & Outsourcing where he managed Large Pharmaceutical Accounts for IBM before moving into Financial Services Tech with JP Morgan. For the last two years he has conducted interim & Board Advisory work (for clients in Enterprise Tech, Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Pr...2022-02-1437 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Mise en Place of DeliveryIf you want to learn how to set the right foundation for a successful change delivery this is the podcast for you!
This week we are joined by Noel Warnell.
Noel is a Delivery Director for Reason, with 20 years’ experience of project delivery, 11 of those with agile teams. He thrives on creating memorable experiences for colleagues and clients through coaching, facilitation, drawing, mentoring, speaking and writing.
Noel Warnell LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelwarnell/
'Mise en place' is the French term used in professional kitchens to describe th...2022-01-3144 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Importance of Personal Branding with Andrew MacAskillSeason 2 Episode 1
If you’ve ever wondered how you can develop your personal brand and what some of the benefits are, this is the podcast for you!! In this week’s episode we are joined by Andrew MacAskill.
He is the is Founder of Executive Career Jump, Author of The Job Search Playbook and the recently named LinkedIn Changemaker for Careers and Unemployment and has a huge following of 90k users on LinkedIn.
Andrew MacAskill LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/
In this podcast we discuss:
What a pe...2022-01-1741 minThe Delivery SpaceHow to Build ResilienceHave you ever wondered how you can increase your personal resilience in addition to that of your team? If so, this is the podcast for you!
In this week’s episode Sharon Williams and Nisha Joshi discuss the following:
What is resilience ?
What the characteristics are of a resilient team
Examples of where we have had to be resilient throughout our careers
The benefits of building resilience
Tools and techniques that can be incorporated to build resilience
Be sure to subscribe so you can stay up...2021-12-1218 minThe Delivery SpaceThe Benefits of Coaching and MentoringMaking the most of our inner talents often requires taking time out to get greater clarity on how we can apply these talents to help us achieve our goals.
If you find that the treadmill of life has taken over and you're not sure where to start, listen in to Sharon Williams and Nisha Joshi sharing how coaching and mentoring has helped to further their careers within the delivery space.
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