Flâner

Interviewing

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:00:14 GMT

The Flâneurs discuss interviewing expereinces and interviewing tips.

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It's All About People

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:00:57 GMT

Dan leads in with a provocative statement: It's all about people and the conversation meanders from there.

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Office Political Activists Part II

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:00:17 GMT

The Flâneurs discuss what it means to be an "office political activist." This is the second part of a 2-part discussion.

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Office Political Activists Part I

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:00:46 GMT

The Flâneurs discuss what it means to be an "office political activist." This is the first part of a 2-part discussion.

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We Are All Human

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:00:08 GMT

The Flâneurs talk with Dr. Cherry Vu and Rob England about Open Management and humanity in the workplace.

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Tackling the Consequences of Extreme Cultural Dysfunction

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:00:43 GMT

The Flâneurs chat with Sal Naseem, former Director of the UK IOPC, about the challenges of cultural dysfunction.

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Season One Retrospective (Bonus)

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:00:16 GMT

The Flâneurs have a retrospective on their first 12 episodes: a glimpse into the behind the scenes conversations that go into the making of Flâner.

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Change Agents' Loneliness

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:00:49 GMT

The Flâneurs discuss how change agents - coaches being among change agents - are in a position that lends itself to loneliness. Is that just part of the gig? How do we deal with being isolated or being ejected by systems when the role we’ve been hired to do creates more change or friction than perhaps some were expecting or prepared to deal with?

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Our Beautiful, Messy Conversation

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:00:23 GMT

The Flâneurs with special guest John Cutler discuss feature factories, career Wardley Mapping, Trojan Horses, community, click-bait, and Dungeons & Dragons.

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The No [One is an] Asshole Rule

Fri, 31 May 2024 07:00:29 GMT

The Flâneurs chat about the topic of a talk Dan gives titled "The No [One is an] Asshole Rule"

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The Lenses We Use

Wed, 22 May 2024 12:23:30 GMT

The Flâneurs discuss the way they approach entering a new system: what lenses do they use? How do they tailor their help to the needs of the client? Mostly, Dan just wants to know - Is Kanban Matt’s “silver bullet”?

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Agile Coaching is Jollof Rice

Tue, 14 May 2024 07:00:37 GMT

Is there such a thing as “Agile”? Is there such a thing as an “Agile Coach”?

The Flâneurs discuss recent debates about whether “Agile” or “Agile Coaching” exist and arrive at the conclusion that, like Jollof Rice, the world is better off having multiple versions, each of which has its place in the right context.

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Don't Make a Big Deal About Change

Thu, 09 May 2024 07:00:44 GMT

The Flânuers discuss start talking about Matt’s recent LinkedIn post where he muses about how to help without making a big deal of it and then meander through the side streets and alleys adjoining that road.

Is it necessary to do “double work” and work in both the old and new ways to beget the change you want? How do you deal with “micromanagers”? When is coaching effective and when might it backfire? How to the principles of Kanban come into play?

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Product Discovery

Wed, 01 May 2024 07:00:37 GMT

The Flânuers with special guest Ange Hilton discuss their observations about product discovery in the wild.

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Return to Office – Yea or Nea?

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT

The Flânuers discuss return-to-office policies after seeing and engaging with posts on the topic over the past week. Where are people at their best? Is there a one-size-fits-all approach? What are the pros and cons of in-office work?

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You Can’t Build a Better SAFe

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:00:10 GMT

The Flânuers with guest Pete Anderson riff on a conversation that begins around the notion that you can't build a better SAFe and meanders through topics surrounding transformative change efforts.

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(Mis)understanding "Fail Fast"

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:00:12 GMT

The Flâneurs discuss the term “fail fast” and how it is both understood and misunderstood. Is there a better way to express the ethos of the term using different language?

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Is Discomfort Psychologically Safe?

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:00:26 GMT

The Flâneurs with special guest Teresa Quinlan discuss the interplay between psychological safety and discomfort.

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Alistair Cockburn's Post It

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:37:05 GMT

The Flâneurs discuss Alistair Cockburn's recent social media post featuring a handwritten Post It note. What does it mean that we have micro level controls but at a macro level we don't know where we're going?

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