Inspiring Videos / TED talks for Agilists
By Shazia Mirza Published On November 20, 2021
Scrum Master, Product Owner, Agile Coach or part of Dev Team, Continuous learning will give you clear path, allowing you to merge faster, with a confident strategy for growth and success. Whether you are transforming an organization or yourself, it is a monumental task. If you are starting a new agile journey or even experienced, you will find these videos motivational and re-charge your mind with amazing ideas.
"The Puzzle of Motivation" by Daniel H. Pink
The puzzle of motivation is 18 minutes video where Daniel Pink talks about human motivation, Incentives vs Rewards. How Incentive sharpen thinking vs rewards/ punishment narrow focus. Traditionally, workplace follow the theory, if you pay people enough money, they will be engaged. Watching this video you will realize that isn’t the case.
"What is Agile?" by Mark Shead
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This short video on Agile Values and Principles answers the question "What Is Agile?" and will give you the background to understand the Agile principles and values and how they can help you and your team work together more efficiently.
"Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell" by Henrik Kniberg
If you ever want to refresh or review Agile roles and responsibilities, just watch this 15 minutes video. Simple yet one of the best video on Agile.
"Team VS Groups" by Lisa Buchanan
This short video compare and contrast Teams Vs Groups.
"Building a psychologically Safe Workplace" by Amy Edmondson
In this video Amy talks about uncertainty and interdependence at work can effect productivity if employees are not provided with safe place to ask questions and take accountability.
How Too Many Rules at Work Keep You From Getting Things Done? by Yves Morieux
You must have an idea of what your dream company would look like but we all know the idea of transformational change evaporates when we come across problems like micro-management. In this video he brilliantly co-relate company productivity as relay race. The company productivity depends on team work and clarity whereas micro-management, extra paper work, never ending meeting is the death of productivity.
"Leaders verses Manager" by Simon Sinek
In this less than 4 minutes video, Simon talks about the difference between a leader and a manager.
Scrum, Product Management, and DevOps: Simplifying the jargon
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