Two Scrums Up
Learn how your team can reach their full potential. Our Agile advice, anecdotes, and research-based practices can be applied to all teams with and without Scrum. Let us help you build equity-minded and people-first, high performing teams.
Podcasting since 2020 • 46 episodes
Two Scrums Up
Latest Episodes
Unlocking Flow State on Teams
It’s the Season 2 finale, we’re at the top of the mountain, and Sarah Rose and John are here to show you the view. Accompanied by multidisciplinary designer and founder of /ayd, Charis Alexander, they explore th...
June 08, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 210
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49:48
FeedForward: Feedback Models for Growth
What is the right way to engage in feedback conversations? In this episode, John and Sarah Rose challenge traditional, default modes of feedback, including telling it how it is, blaming, and constructive criticism—all of which are unidirectiona...
May 25, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 209
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40:40
Powerful Praise and The Pitfalls of Prizes
Beware the default mode of prizes and back-pats lest you drain the power from praise. Trite and nonspecific praise can at best offer minimal value, and at worst create a system of winners and losers. We know it’s common to under-communicate gen...
May 11, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 208
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34:58
Team Autonomy: A Necessity, Not Just a Nicety
Scrum teams perform at their best when given the trust to be self-managing, the freedom to decide how their work gets done, and clear goals for the sprint ahead. But what are the limitations on autonomy and what does it look like to protect it ...
April 27, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 207
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50:02
An Equitable Seat at the Scrum Team Table
We could talk about the core Scrum values ‘til the cows come home — Focus, Openness, Commitment, Courage, and Respect! HOWEVER, what does it look like to reflect and act on those core values from the perspective of an ally? Sarah Rose and John ...
April 13, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 206
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37:44