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In each episode, one of the team at ADAPTOVATE, (we call them ADAPTOVATORS), invites a guest into the studio to thrash out what makes the world tick. Our guests are from all types of industries. Most are familiar with how Agile and New Ways of Working can disrupt and innovate and we hear first hand, their experience. ADAPTOVATE is an Agile consulting and coaching business, with offices throughout the world.
This podcast features an executive panel event discussing leadership in dynamic times. Hosted by ADAPTOVATE.++(Subscribe to our channel for exclusive upcoming content - Leading Business Agility experts in Australia.)++Moderated by: Chelsea Bates, Partner and Managing Director, ADAPTOVATE Australia.Guest Panel:Janelle Arena, Chief Industry Engagement and Education Delivery Officer at Bendigo Kangan Institute (BKI) - Australia’s Large Training Provider of the YearJulie Armstrong, Chief Information Officer, Regional Australia Bank (RAB) – The trusted bank for regional AustraliansSrima McQuillan, Chief Operations Officer of the Global infrastructure Hub – Formed by G20 to advance the delivery of sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure.www.adaptovate.com
In May 2023, ADAPTOVATE’s webinar “Leading through Change and Uncertainty” invited four leaders from Financial Services, Energy, and Healthcare industry in the Southeast Asia region to share their valuable advice on this topic. The whole conversation was moderated by Brigitte Odgers-Jewell, Partner of ADAPTOVATE. Please enjoy this recording of the event.Our Guests:Brittney GrayHead, CCIB Delivery Ways of Working, Enterprise Transformation Standard Chartered BankSteven YudiyathoSenior VP of Human Capital StrategyPT Bank MandiriVeena Kalia Senior Project Manager SEAT and Wider Asia Haleon, SingaporeMichael CasioHead of Agile |Enterprise Agile CoachEnergy Development Corporation, Phillippines
In the latest episode of The Backlog Podcast by ADAPTOVATE we are celebrating World Autism Day on April 2. "Just because someone is diagnosed with autism, doesn't mean they can't add so much value to the workplace. These are brilliant individuals, who performance can often proceed the norm" - MariAnn Gattelaro.
In 1980, Autism diagnoses were approximately four in 10,000. In the 90s, that number jumped to one in 2,500, while later in the decade one in 1,000 children were diagnosed. The numbers are now at one in 36 children being diagnosed on the spectrum.
To celebrate World Autism Day, our leader of People & Culture Lené Marx joined Mariann Gattelaro, a licensed professional counsellor supervisor, in a fascinating conversation that helps us understand how workplaces can ensure neurodiversity is not only supported , but celebrated in the hiring process and our workplaces. You can listen to the podcast of The BackLog by ADAPTOVATE wherever you listen to your pods, or watch on our Youtube Channel. www.adaptovate.com www.youtube.com/adaptovate
Recommendations:
https://daivergent.com/
https://www.templegrandin.com/
Articles:
https://hbr.org/2017/05/neurodiversity-as-a-competitive-advantage
https://changecatalyst.co/tim-goldstein/
https://shows.acast.com/autism-at-work
Teach For America (TFA) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to find, develop, and support a network of leaders, including teachers, to end educational inequity in America. For ADAPTOVATEs commitment to Pledge 1% in this recent engagement, ADAPTOVATE and TFA ran a design sprint to derive a prototype solution to address declining teach retention rates. TFA's Matt Boerner joins ADAPTOVATE's Inay Johnson to discuss more about TFA's focus.
https://www.adaptovate.com/pledge-1-percent/teach-for-america/
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D. Ray Freeman is TRIBES Managing Director. TRIBE is an agile community created by ADAPTOVATE. Ray sits down with our Los Angeles partner Nate Nelson to discuss 5 tips for new business owners for starting a consulting business.
We celebrate International Women's Day 2022 with our special edition of our monthly interview The Back Story. In this interview we invited two of our senior team in a wide ranging conversation, discussing careers, work life integration, and what does success mean to them personally.
Caitilin Studdert is our Chief Operating Officer and in this months The Back Story, Caitilin interviews Jude Rajkumar one of our senior consultants in Australia.
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In this episode of The Backlog one of our Partners in Australia Steve Walton sits down in conversation with Dave Gumley our Growth Partner. In this insightful discussion,we hear first hand on how businesses can future proof themselves for 2022.
In this interview Mamta Mehra sits down with PLAN International Australia CEO Susanne Legena, to discuss how they recently implemented new ways of working into their organisation.
Working with ADAPTOVATE Susanne discusses the benefits and challenges as her employees and leadership undertook a new way of working using ORKS (Objectives and Key Results) into their day to day process.
As part of ADAPTOVATE's commitment to Pledge 1% (www.pledge1percent.com) we are working with a range of communities and not-for-profits to assist in their businesses.
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::::Video sections:01:00 - Susanne Legenas role at Plan International Australia03:54 - How has the pandemic impacted "giving" trends ?05:55 - Transformations for PLAN07:37 - OKRS - How ADAPTOVATE helped with implementing OKRS into PLAN12:54 - Sustaining new ways of working16:53 - Advice for other Not-for-profits needing new ways of working18:50 - Podcast and Books recommendations
In this mini-episode Ray Freeman takes us through "How to introduce yourself like a boss!". Less than seven minutes listening time!
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In this episode we feature TRIBE. The sister company to ADAPTOVATE, TRIBE is a community of independent Agile industry experts assembled to respond to global talent demand. TRIBE's community manager sits down with the new managing director of TRIBE D Ray Freeman and the outgoing MD Sean Woon to discuss the agile industry and the increasing demand for quality talent.
Show notes:Visit TRIBE at www.tribeagile.com and join the community.Visit ADAPTOVATE at www.adaptovate.com
Hosted by Ray FreemanAs part of our partnership with Pledge 1%, our Senior Consultant in Los Angeles, Ray Freeman sits down in conversation with the inspiring team from Brittany's Backpack Ministry. Listen to their story of how this incredible non-profit came about and what they are up to in the future.
www.pledge1percent.orgYou can follow Brittany's Backpack Ministry on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Hosted by Priscilla Koukoui, Senior consultant ADAPTOVATEPriscilla Koukoui sits down with four Human Centred Design specialists to discuss their thinking on latest trends in this field. A fascinating episode with insights from:Serena Lee - IsobarAviram Vijh - TelstraVida Asrina - Endeavour / CartologyBronwyn van der Merwe - FjordShow Notes:Serena recommendations:Prof G Show with Scott Galloway https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/the-prof-g-show-with-scott-gallowayBusiness Breakdown https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-breakdowns/id1559120677Avi Recommendations:Brene Brown Dare to Lead - https://open.spotify.com/show/3oEPsPKDhPVoNNL7pH5db6?si=7Pqlk0uvQ1iRj1hCQ8uZwg&dl_branch=1Vida Recommendations:This is HCD https://www.thisishcd.com/Brownyn Recommendations:Masters of Scale https://mastersofscale.com/Power of Ten https://www.polaine.com/podcasts
In this guest episode of The Backlog, we feature The Agency Spark podcast with an interview with our senior consultant Chris MacLeod."In this episode of the Agency Spark Podcast, Sara interviews Chris MacLeod. Chris is a Senior Consultant and coach with ADAPTOVATE, a global management consulting firm, based in Sydney Australia, specializing in Agile at Scale business model transformations. As Design Thinking and human-centred-design evangelist, Chris works with large, publicly traded companies to embed Agile ways of working that support sustainable innovation and customer value delivery. Chris is also a long-time member of the Duct Tape Marketing Consulting Network and acts as the International Leader, helping grow the brand outside North America."Links:https://sparklabconsulting.com/blog/ - Sara Nay is found of Spark Lab Consultinghttps://www.adaptovate.com - The ADAPTOVATE website - Contact us!
Webinar conversation - Prefer to watch? - visit our Youtube ChannelADAPTOVATE Webinar : How not to blow a billion dollars in capital intensive projects.Guest Speakers include :Jon LeBlanc,Head of Planning & Project Services – Enterprise ImprovementBHP,Polly Mahapatra,Systems Completion Engineer – Gorgon Stage 2Chevron,Oirat AzbergenovDecision Making CoE Team LeadTengizchevroil,Jump AheadCharles Tan introduces Business Agility 01:57,What is Different About Agile? 4 different dimensions 04:06,1. Business Value 04:11,2. Risk 05:02,3. Visibility 05:55,4. Adaptability 06:39,Chelsea Bates delivers Iterative Delivery 08:01,What does Business Agility mean in Capital Projects - overview 11:07,Business Agility with Business Functions overview 11:54,Greg Skinner - Introduction to panellists 13:01,What does Business Agility mean to you - Polly 14:45,What does Business Agility mean to you - Jon 15:32,What does Business Agility mean to you - Oirat 17:04,Impact of Business Agility - Jon 18:15,Impact of Business Agility - Oirat 20:44,Impact of Business Agility - Polly 24:30,The switch between styles - Kanban and Scrum - Jon at BHP 25:51,Be Agile to Deploy Agile - Polly 28:53,Kanban vs Agile- - Oirat 30:34,What were the surprises you found - Oirat 31:31,What surprised you - Polly 32:22,What surprised you - Jon 33:13,What were the key reasons your organization started on Agile Journey -Jon 37:07,What were the key reasons your organization started on Agile Journey - Oirat 39:27What were the key reasons your organization started on Agile Journey - Polly 40:25Beyond Covid - how do you sustain - Jon 41:09What are the key benefits you've seen - Polly 43:10Key Benefits - Oirat 43:57Key Benefits - Jon 45:39Charles -Agile allows you to say no 48:29Q & A - what does agility look like on a mine site? 49:56What does agility look like on a mine site - Polly 51:17What does agility look like on a mine site - Oirat 51:51Examples - polly 53:11Examples - Oirat 54:26Examples - Jon 55:06ADAPTOVATE.com
Trends in SMEIn this episode of The Backlog we feature a guest episode of Efma’s newest podcast, SME at a glance: Expert views on the news. Efma’s SME expert Lukas Dzuroska interviews Slawomir Koziol. Slawomir is a Project Lead at ADAPTOVATE & Agile Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The two take a look at the most recent news in the world of #smebanking and Slawomir provides his expert POV on the major trends in the industry. #smallbusinessbanking
Notes:www.adaptovate.comwww.efma.com
Special presentation for International Women's Day 2021Laura Piccardi, speaker, author, founder of Uppy visited ADAPTOVATE to talk to us all about stress. Why it happens, how we can identify it, and what we can do to allieviate it. Laura joined us for a International Women's Day event. This is her talk.http://www.uppy.com.au
Women for STEMIn this episode of The Backlog, our senior consultant in Canada, Karen Chan sits down with Susan McGovern. Susan is the Vice President of External Relations and Advancement at Ontario Tech University.Karen is a mentor for their programme Women for Stem, and is on the Women for Stem council.Ontario Tech is one of the newest universities in Canada, starting in 2003. It specializes science technology engineering and math.In the last 4 years Susan has been involved in developing the programme Women for STEM, to encourage girls and women to consider a career in STEM and study at Ontario Tech.The Women For Stem programme has three pillars, Scholarship, Mentorship, Celebrate.Video links:Ontario Tech University 01:15Women for STEM programme 03:10Why was Women for STEM created 05:31What legacy will the programme have 11:40The first cohort for STEM will be graduating in 2022/2023..................................................................To learn more:Women for STEMhttps://giving.ontariotechu.ca/ways-t...Women for STEM councilhttps://giving.ontariotechu.ca/ways-t.........................................................................You can also watch this podcast over at ADAPTOVATE You Tube Channel. Just search ADAPTOVATE.
Black History Month 2021This episode of The Backog was recorded in February 2021 to celebrate Black History Month. Two of our ADAPTOVATE team in LA sat down to discuss what their lives have been like and who their influences have been. Thank you to Ray and Saytina for sharing their stories with us.
You can watch this conversation on our YouTube Channel. Search for ADAPTOVATE.
The Missing Element of Transformation. This episode is hosted by one of our ADAPTOVATE team in the US, Ray Freeman who is a regular guest host with us. Ray is in conversation with Joanne Trotta, Owner of Leaders Edge Inc. of Canada. In this episode they discuss how to create a sustainable leadership culture in your business.Show Notes:http://www.adaptovate.com/http://www.thrivingcultureshow.com/ - Ray Freeman's own podcastLeaders Edge Inc https://www.leadersedgeinc.com/
Work Culture Shifts in 2020In our special guest You Tube series Agile Talks - Steve and Alan sit down to discuss current thoughts on Agile and related topics in business. In this episode they discuss our the 2020 Pandemic shifted our work cultures and what impact it will be in 2021.Show notes:www.adaptovate.comwww.youtube.com - Search for ADAPTOVATE
Agile Talks are short conversations featuring our experts at ADAPTOVATE discussing topics around agile in business.This episode is part 2 of "Agile in 2021" where Steve Walton and Alan Trivedi compare their thoughts on key themes they believe will be topics in Agile in 2021.YOu can also view these conversations on our YouTube ChannelPart 1 https://youtu.be/HzzHXiKc7oYPart 2 https://youtu.be/A2vc4bhB2QcVisit www.adaptovate.com
Agile Talks are short conversations featuring our experts at ADAPTOVATE discussing topics around agile in business.This episode is part 1 of "Agile in 2021" where Steve Walton and Alan Trivedi compare their thoughts on key themes they believe will be topics in Agile in 2021.Alan discusses his four key themes:Balance 00:50Strength 01:03Speed 01:26Co-ordination 01:45You can view both parts on our YouTube ChannelPart 1 https://youtu.be/HzzHXiKc7oYPart 2 https://youtu.be/A2vc4bhB2Qc
Managing Director of TRIBE Sean Woon, sits down with his 'boss' - the co-founder of ADAPTOVATE, Doug Ross.In this episode, Sean has an open conversation with Doug about the impacts of the pandemic in 2020 on ADAPTOVATE as a business and what they did to pull through. Doug also discusses the future of TRIBE and it's community and his vision for the consulting business.www.adaptovate.comwww.tribeagile.com (TRIBE. A Community of Contractors)
In this special guest episode we feature ADAPTOVATES D Ray Freeman's own podcast THRIVING CULTURE. In this episode Ray chats with The Peaky Agilist’ - Pardeep Dhanda on the Future of Agile and some unique icebreakers for remote team engagement. We’ll also touch on matters of race, and a positive approach to human engagement.Visit www.adaptovate.comVisit Drayfreeman.comListen to Ray Freeman's podcast Thriving Culture - wherever you listen to your pods.
In one of our favourite episodes of The BackLog so far, we speak with D Ray Freeman. Our host in this episode is Sean Woon, Managing Director of TRIBE (a sister company of ADAPTOVATE). Our guest, D Ray Freeman, is a project lead for ADAPTOVATE in LA. However he's more than just a beloved team member. Earlier in 2020 after the Black Lives Matter protests, following on from George Floyd's death, D Ray Freeman was inspired to create The D Ray Freeman Model. It's his initiative to address systemic racism and help black people get ahead in live faster. He uses Agile theories and lessons to impart his own experience and is creating a network of mentors to build up the community.We are proud to be able to work with Ray on this initative and will provide ongoing support in teaming up with The D Ray Freeman Model to assist young black people get ahead in life.In this episode we learn about Ray's early career, including being a muso in Rap bands, (including some pretty famous names), all the way through to a family tragedy, from which he was able to find his way through grief using Agile methods. Ray has written a book about that experience. (notes below).Thanks for listening and don't forget to like and leave a review.If you'd like to watch this podcast - the video can be found at our YouTube ChannelShow Notes:www.adaptovate.comwww.tribeagile.comwww.drayfreeman.comD Ray Freeman's book - Agile Changed My LifeShow Chapters:01:01 - Intro01:55 - Black Lives Matter05:01 - Mom08:46 - Music and Rap13:26 - The D Ray Freeman Model18:29 - Book Agile Changed My Life20:21 - Agile in life. Agile in a bottle.24:54 - TRIBE
In this episode of The Backlog, Nate Nelson our MD of the US office of ADAPTOVATE, talks with Frank Kazas - Director of Product, Hyatt Hotels Group.Frank Kazas is one of three product directors with Hyatt Hotels Digital team. Frank is responsible for four product teams focussed on the pre-stay experience. He works cross-functionally with design and engineering.This conversation of The Backlog is especially interesting as Frank works with Hyatt, a large global organisation, yet one that is a fantastic example of where the leadership is committed to Agile ways of working.Frank explains the three main facets of his role as:1. Helping design and influence the operating model for the digital organisation. “We’re in the throws of an Agile transformation at Hyatt and we’re constantly iterating on how we working and what our teams structures look like” he says.2. Help guide the day to day product portfolio of the four teams3. Help the collective mindset of the organizationwith Agility and drive new ways of working.Frank recommends the podcast “This is Product Management, “ , but also highly recommends these influencers and thought leaders -Marty Keagan, Jeff Patton, Barry O’Reilly, among others he mentions in the podcast.http://www.adaptovate.com
Doug Ross is the co-founder and MD of ADAPTOVATE. In this episode he sits down with Katie Cordes, ADAPTOVATE's Head of Branded Content to discuss how ADAPTOVATE came about, where he feels the industry is heading as well as his thoughts on gender parity and why an Agile mindset by it's nature, supports a fair and diverse workplace.
The Backlog. In this episode Jian Lee talks with Keita Matsumoto from Our Place. Jian Lee is a consultant with ADAPTOVATE in Melbourne and Keita Matsumoto is the partnership manager for the Colman Foundation's Our Place.Our Place is based in Melbourne, Australia. Our Place works with one of our most important community resources – our schools – to expand the opportunities open to children and families in highly disadvantaged communities.They bring together, through local schools, the resources children and families need to thrive – integrating high quality early learning, effective schooling, health and community services, and adult education, training and employment support in ways that meet the needs and help fulfill the aspirations of the community.Links:Jian Lee https://www.linkedin.com/in/jian-lee-b40019b2/Keita Matsumoto https://www.linkedin.com/in/matsumotok/Our Place https://ourplace.org.au/
Jian Lee, a consultant in ADAPTOVATE Melbourne office, sits down with Jo McConnell - the CEO of GOMO Foundation and the founder of The People Collective.The People Collective has been formed to support organisations to turn their aspirations into a reality, through and with their people. They take a practical, proven and real world approach to reinventing workplaces. They are experts in people, culture, organisational strategy and design, large scale change and business transactions. The projects can be big or small; their focus is on care for people, simplifying complexity and identifying the key actions required to survive and thrive.As CEO and Director at the Gomo Foundation, Jo leads a team which is committed to supporting girls in Africa to realise their potential. They do this by providing high school education to girls in Zimbabwe. They are at an exciting stage of growth.A little while ago as part of ADAPTOVATE's commitment to Pledge 1 Percent, we worked with Jo and GOMO Foundation to set up a virtual agile PMO (Project Management Office) and align the leadership team on priorities for the Foundation. Gomo Foundation provides education opportunities for young women in Africa with potential, so they can drive change in their developing communities.They are proud to be working towards welcoming 50 young women into education by 2020. One of the challenges they face as a not for profit staffed entirely by volunteers is managing their program virtually so everyone is aligned and is working with the same up to date information. Setting up a virtual agile PMO will help keep the team of volunteers aligned and focussed.Episode links:Podcast recommendations - Revisionist History - Malcom GladwellHow to Fail with Elizabeth DayJo McConnell at LinkedInJian Lee at LinkedInGomo Foundation WebsitePledge 1%ADAPTOVATEwww.adaptovate.comwww.adaptovate.com/podcasts/www.medium.com/adaptovatewww.medium.com/the-backlog-agile-conversations/www.facebook.com/adaptovatewww.instagram.com/global_adaptovatewww.twitter.com/adaptovate/
In this episode of The Backlog by ADAPTOVATE, Kayla Cartwright is in conversation with Veronica Millen. Kayla is a senior consultant with ADAPTOVATE in North America, who has a specific interest and experience in Diveristy and Inclusion in the workplace. Veronica Millen is an executive coach and career coach based in Melbourne Australia. Veronica is an independent consultant that focuses on Human Resources / People & Culture and in particular coaching and D&I.In this special episode Kayla and Veronica explore what Covid-19 means in the context of Diversity and Inclusion. They discuss the positive and negative outcomes regarding COVID-19's impact on Diversity and Inclusion globally and what may happen next.Mentioned in the podcast:Article:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-pressing-pause-diversity-inclusion-because-never-got-felicity/?trackingId=yrfQFPCIR%2BqlX80BG3akuw%3D%3DArticle: (not mentioned in podcast, however Veronica recommended this post the conversation)https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/focus-diversity-inclusion-during-crisis?utm_campaign=Your%20Brain%20at%20Work%20-%20Blog&utm_content=127485451&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-2886924Harvard implicit associations:https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/australia/takeatest.htmlThe Privilege Walk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5f8GuNuGQRecommended Podcast : Potential Pyschology by Ellen Jacksonhttps://www.potential.com.au/podcastContact...LinkedIn: www.adaptovate.com/company/adaptovate/Twitter: @adaptovateFacebook: @adaptovateWebsite: www.adaptovate.com
Brigitte Odgers-Jewell is the principal of ADAPTOVATE's Singapore office. In this episode of the The Backlog, one of our consultants Nate Stickney, sits down in conversation with her.This episode was recorded in April 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Brigitte discusses how her team and her family are adjusting to working remotely.Brigitte has had varied career including as a scuba instructor and a photographer on a cruiseship. She chats with Nate about her journey that found her in Singapore working for ADAPTOVATE.Brigitte shares how Agile has changed over the years including the tools that have been used over the years and what her experience is now.ADAPTOVATE is a global consulting firm specialising in Agile methodology and New Ways of Working.Contact...LinkedIn: www.adaptovate.com/company/adaptovate/Twitter: @adaptovateFacebook: @adaptovateWebsite: www.adaptovate.com
Ling Kung is Director of Innovation at Kaiser Permanente. In this episode our Managing Director of our US office, Nate Nelson, sits down with Ling to discuss Innovation in Healthcare.In mid-2000s when digital health was becoming a thing, Ling was interested in how digital health and technology could help seniors. From there - she ended up leading the vendor strategy work across all demographics, which was the predecersor for Kaiser's digital health strategy.This episode of The Backlog was recorded in April 2020 during the height of COVID-19.Ling discusses how Kaiser Permanente as come together as a large organisation and moved extremely quickly during the COVID-19. Things that took 3 months are taking days to initiate.Tools mentioned:https://miro.com/https://airtable.com/Restaurant in LA: https://www.yelp.com/biz/sweet-rice-gardenaLing Kung on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ling-kung/ADAPTOVATE is a global consulting firm specialising in Agile methodology and New Ways of Working.Contact...LinkedIn: www.adaptovate.com/company/adaptovate/Twitter: @adaptovateFacebook: @adaptovateWebsite: www.adaptovate.com