SPaMCAST 847 features a wide-ranging discussion with Pete Oliver-Krueger and Michael Dougherty. We discuss their new book, Shift: From Product To People. Shift is a business novel of organizational change. You will find this an important view into change and transformation. We also hit science fiction and psychology. I even dissed George RR Martin. Two notes.  This is the last cast of year 18.  We begin year 19 next week.  Also a quick content warning – there is laughter in this podcast. If you don’t like listening to people have fun while they discuss a serious topic listen anyway. 

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Bios:

Agile Mike” has over 30 years of experience with solution development and product leadership, working in nearly every IT role that exists and literally hundreds of companies during his career. Michael has taught multiple Agile courses to over 1000 people, spoken at multiple events and podcasts, written dozens of blogs, and is currently working at ECS serving the US Government.

He is the co-author of “Shift: From Product to People” a novel about what it means to really put people at the center of everything you do. Simply put, coaching Agile leaders on how to improve lives and improve the bottom line at the same time.

Michael’s personal mission: “To foster higher performance with businesses at the product, portfolio, and enterprise levels using Agile values and principles, leverage AI technology!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilemichaeldougherty

Pete Oliver-Krueger is an Executive Coach with the Library of Agile, and co-author of the book “Shift: From Product to People”, a novel that tells the complex story of how leading “people-first” is required to solve tomorrow’s biggest problems. He has 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, inventor, speaker, trainer, and consultant specializing in psychologically-aware leadership for manufacturing, government, non-profit, and commercial organizations.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteok

Personal Mission: “Redefining what’s possible, so together we can build a future where we ALL want to live.”

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Re-read Saturday News

This week we tackle the Preface and Introductions of Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen (have you bought your copy?). These two sections provide important insights into the rest of the book (this is stuff you probably don’t read but really should). In the Preface, Sen makes two fundamental points including his definition of development. In the Introduction, Sen highlights the relationship between development and freedoms. I told you that you should read the front matter multiple times. Now it sounds like I am nagging. 

Previous installments of Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen:

Week 1: Context and Logistics

Week 2: Introduction and Preface

Next SPaMCAST 

SPaMCAST 848 will begin year 19! I have been hearing suggestions from coaches and change agents that the end outweighs the means. This consequentialist approach will do you, your organization, and those around you  very little good in the long run. The journey matters. We will discuss consequentialism and change next week.

We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who brings his wonderful Alpha and Omega of Product Development column to the podcast.