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Sixteen years of two leaders arguing in public.

Josh Anderson and Bob Galen, since the iPod era. Season one was 264 episodes on agile. Season two is leadership. We pivoted before the industry did.

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LATEST · OCT 26 · 27:34

We Got Leadership Wrong for Years. Here’s What We'd Change.

Bob and Josh frame the episode as “letters” to their future or past selves, sharing personal and leadership advice. Josh emphasizes trusting his gut even when he’s “annoyingly early,” dialing back intensity without…

SEASON ONE · 2010 TO 2023264 episodesAgile, while the industry was still figuring out what it meant.
SEASON TWO · 2023 TO NOW144 episodesLeadership. The people, the pressure, and now the AI in the room.
THE PIVOT408 episodesOur content evolved before the industry did. Still ranked in the top ten agile podcasts.

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The Free Ride Is.35:18AUDIO · VIDEO2026-05-04123When Your Words Sound Smooth But Mean Nothing26:34AUDIO · VIDEO2026-04-27122The Hidden Glue That Creates Resilient Organizations28:34AUDIO · VIDEO2026-04-20121How Great Leaders Handle the Pressure of AI Hype32:25AUDIO2026-04-13120When AI Makes Your Pipeline Faster But Your Product Worse37:47AUDIO · VIDEO2026-04-06119AI Output Without Organizational Readiness Is Just Expensive Chaos30:54AUDIO · VIDEO2026-03-30118The Meta Management Gamble and Why We're Worried Every Other Company Will Copy It32:44AUDIO · VIDEO2026-03-16117Why Technical Leaders Undersell Themselves and How to Stop31:46AUDIO · VIDEO2026-03-09116Caring Is Leading: Eight Lessons from the Hardest Job You’ll Ever Have43:31AUDIO · VIDEO2026-03-02115Why Great Leaders Use AI to Hire More People, Not Fire Them31:04AUDIO · VIDEO2026-02-23114How to Step Down From Leadership Gracefully33:00AUDIO · VIDEO2026-02-16113Take Part in Your Own Rescue Instead of Blaming Leadership22:36AUDIO · VIDEO2026-02-09112The Proven Hiring Framework Two Leaders Discovered Independently36:01AUDIO · VIDEO2026-02-02111Control vs. Innovation - The Two Forces Behind Every RTO Decision40:47AUDIO · VIDEO2026-01-26110Are You Too Nice to Be an Effective Leader?30:13AUDIO · VIDEO2026-01-19109How Leaders Generate Energy When They're Running on Empty31:28AUDIO · VIDEO2026-01-12108Great Leaders Are Great Followers First32:46AUDIO · VIDEO2026-01-05107What We Loved in 2025 - Tech, Books, and Everything Between38:41AUDIO · VIDEO2025-12-29106Give Yourself Grace Because 2025 Kicked Everyone's Ass33:38AUDIO · VIDEO2025-12-22105Finding Your Leadership Weaknesses When Nobody Will Tell You30:45AUDIO · VIDEO2025-12-15104Weaponized Curiosity and Other Leadership Questioning Mistakes25:03AUDIO · VIDEO2025-12-08103Should Leaders Ever Say "Don't Bring Me Problems Bring Me Solutions"?28:15AUDIO · VIDEO2025-12-01102If Leaving Your Team Hurts Then You Probably Did It Right25:33AUDIO · VIDEO2025-11-24101From Stack Ranking to AI Hiring - Detecting and Fixing Toxic Workplaces38:14AUDIO · VIDEO2025-11-171008 Things EVERY Leader Needs to Do MORE Of in 202644:34AUDIO · VIDEO2025-11-1099The Painfully Easy Leadership Traps We Fall Into,(And How to Escape Them)29:26AUDIO · VIDEO2025-11-0398Hard Conversations You Need to Have With Yourself37:25AUDIO · VIDEO2025-10-2797Why Networking Still Beats Any Career Hack41:58AUDIO · VIDEO2025-10-2096How to Use AI Without Losing Yourself37:14AUDIO · VIDEO2025-10-1395Anxiety Isn’t The Enemy — it’s The Signal26:58AUDIO · VIDEO2025-10-0694Self-Care for Leaders Who Never Stop40:23AUDIO · VIDEO2025-09-2993Trusting Your Gut: The Vanishing Skill of Modern Leadership23:59AUDIO2025-09-2292The Final Three Habits That Define Real Leadership23:08AUDIO · VIDEO2025-09-1591How Great Leaders Create Win-Win Outcomes33:25AUDIO2025-09-0890What Covey’s 7 Habits Teach Us About Modern Leadership (Part 1 of 4)28:13AUDIO · VIDEO2025-09-0189The New Leader’s Roadmap34:22AUDIO · VIDEO2025-08-1888Human-Centered Leadership for High Performing Teams29:39AUDIO · VIDEO2025-08-1187If You Don’t Do These Things, You’re Not Leading25:29AUDIO2025-08-0486Are You a Leader or Just In the Role?20:45AUDIO · VIDEO2025-07-2885An Unfiltered Masterclass for Modern Leaders33:49AUDIO · VIDEO2025-07-2184Stop Avoiding Hard Conversations at Work38:46AUDIO · VIDEO2025-07-1483Why “I Don’t Know” Is a Power Move for Leaders27:15AUDIO · VIDEO2025-07-0782Product Leadership Is Your Competitive Edge in the AI Era34:43AUDIO · VIDEO2025-06-3081The Blueprint for Storytelling That Actually Works51:06AUDIO · VIDEO2025-06-2380Transparency Is the Job, Not a Nice to Have37:48AUDIO · VIDEO2025-06-1679The Most Underrated Leadership Skills You’re Not Practicing17:28AUDIO · VIDEO2025-06-0978Agile Changed Everything, So Why Are We Still Complaining?31:59AUDIO · VIDEO2025-06-0277AI Won’t Replace You, But Misusing It Might42:56AUDIO · VIDEO2025-05-2676Are You Promoting People Into Failure?32:36AUDIO · VIDEO2025-05-1975Why Firing All Managers Won’t Fix Your Culture36:44AUDIO · VIDEO2025-05-1274The Leadership Practices We Never Talk About (Until Now)40:06AUDIO · VIDEO2025-04-2873The 3 Simple Ideas That Changed How We Lead Forever24:18AUDIO · VIDEO2025-04-2172Why Self-Selection Is the Future of Agile Teams48:54AUDIO2025-04-0771Breaking Leadership Boundaries37:07AUDIO · VIDEO2025-03-3170The Mistakes That Shaped Us as Leaders44:21AUDIO · VIDEO2025-03-2469Stop Copy-Pasting Success—Build Your Own Playbook32:51AUDIO · VIDEO2025-03-1768Why Every Leader Should Learn to Speak Publicly44:32AUDIO · VIDEO2025-03-1067Why Great Leaders Prioritize Active Mentoring37:53AUDIO · VIDEO2025-03-0366Bad Leadership Habits That Are Slowing Your Team Down27:00AUDIO · VIDEO2025-02-2465The Art of Inclusive Yet Decisive Leadership36:13AUDIO · VIDEO2025-02-1764Politics and Leadership: The How To Guide34:41AUDIO · VIDEO2025-02-1063Coaching Founders and Leaders the Right Way25:22AUDIO · VIDEO2025-02-0362Fix Your 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Their Teams33:27AUDIO · VIDEO2024-10-0748Tackling Toxic Brilliance32:08AUDIO2024-09-2347Ten Books That Will Change How You Lead37:51AUDIO · VIDEO2024-09-1646Navigating Leadership Loneliness38:51AUDIO · VIDEO2024-09-0945Why Reflection is the Key to Effective Leadership43:08AUDIO · VIDEO
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