3rd Anniversary Episode: Year In Review with Ola Tunde, Steve Sladoje, Adam Ulery, Erica Menendez, Andrea Floyd, and Quincy Jordan

Agile Coaches' Corner

This week, Dan Neumann is joined by six collaborators to this very special episode in which the third year anniversary of the Agile Coaches’ Corner is being celebrated!

In this episode, Ola Tunde, Steve Sladoje, Adam Ulery, Erica Menendez, Andrea Floyd, and Quincy Jordan are sharing their experiences during this last year, they are talking about the challenges and discoveries of working remotely, and how the future looks like now that we all find ourselves living a “new normal” as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. Special thanks and appreciation to all listeners and collaborators who have been following and allowing Agile Coaches’ Corner to turn three years of age!

Key Takeaways

● Thoughts about remote working.

○ We lived in a virtual world that now is turning hybrid.

○ Sometimes pivoting and changing can be challenging, but the faster you adapt to the changes, the better.

○ There is no replacement for in-person interactions, but seeing people on camera is better than just voice.

● Is the remote nature impeding Agility principles?

○ Face-to-face interaction also includes video.

○ You can still be engaged with customers and stakeholders by being visible and present, they need to know that your productivity hasn’t declined.

● What does trust look like in a remote work situation?

○ Being trusted in remote working is directly related to how you manage expectations.

○ To promote trust increase communication and make sure that your calendar matches it too.

○ Forge relationships with people.

○ Trust is an essential foundation for enabling teams to be self-organizing and self-managing.

● The Agile Manifesto states that the most effective communications are the ones that happen face-to-face, how has this changed in our current reality?

○ Nothing beats the richness of communicating face-to-face, but effective communication can be achieved if we are flexible.

○ There is a need to relook at ways of successful communication, we need to use preexisting enablers and get more creative.

● How have videos helped to enable better communication?

○ Not everyone can use video and still effective communication can be reached.

○ The constant use of screens can challenge our abilities to stay focused and really be present.

● Finding the right place to work remotely can be a challenge.

○ Everyone should have their own designated space to work.

● Where can things go from here? Are we going back to the “traditional” collaboration tools?

○ The technology that was developed and put into practice during the pandemic can be incorporated into the work back at the office.

● How can leadership embrace the “new normal”?

○ We should not hurry into going back to the office since there are plenty of advantages in remote working; communication, collaboration, and effectiveness are reached without the costs, risks, and expenses of working from the office.

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