Best Steve Westgarth Podcasts (2025)

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#85: Jamie & Gemma Pound from UK Sniffer Dogs: Great Laughs, Good Sniffs & Game-Changing Training 1:35:51

10d ago1:35:51

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Alrighty then Bookshelvers, settle in with your favourite beverage (and maybe a tasty morsel, or two, for your furry co-listener) because this episode is a HOOT! We’re still wiping away tears of laughter reminiscing with our amazing guests, the legendary Jamie and Gemma Pound from UK Sniffer Dogs. We spend a bit of time reminiscing on the hilarious…

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A Guide To Business Transformation: Mark Fenton 36:20

23d ago36:20

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Mark Fenton is the co-founder and director of Avantix Limited, a company that helps organisations to improve their performance using people-centric and agile approaches. Mark’s mission is to enable clients to achieve their strategic goals and deliver value to their stakeholders, while mitigating the negative i…

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#84: Niki French - Stop! Walking Your Dog 1:58:35

24d ago1:58:35

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We hope this pod finds you well Bookshelvers This week Steve sails the Barks From Podship solo across the canine geek ocean! Luckily for him he has a wonderful book to get stuck in to! This week we are thrilled to be joined by the awesome Niki French to talk (amongst other stuff) all about her book 'Stop Walking Your Dog'. There is so much to unpac…

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We're Organising A Conference 36:23

28d ago36:23

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. This is an emergency podcast that explores the reasons behind our decision to host a Conference on October 20th in Liverpool. Ticket Page https://app.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375 Hotels:https://www.booking.com/Share-YqlI5Ahttps://www.booking.com/Share-MMOwwPUhttps://www.booking.com…

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The Path To Scrum Mastery: Steve Martin 43:33

1M ago43:33

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. With over 13 years of experience as an Agile Coach, Trainer, and Mentor, Steve specialises in developing world-class Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches who drive high-performing teams and genuine organisational agility. My mission is to raise the standards of Agile coaching—moving beyond frameworks to develop lea…

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#83: Daniel Shaw - Brains, Behaviour & the ABK Conference 1:25:06

1M ago1:25:06

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Alrighty then Bookshelvers!? It's time to get comfy, pop the kettle on, slip those nice socks you like on and open your ears, minds and hearts! This episode was a real treat because we (finally) got to chat with the brilliant Daniel Shaw from Animal Behaviour Kent, and ooooh boy, did we cover some fascinating ground! We talk about Daniels super int…

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What Is the Role Of A Scrum Master? Mark Hollins 41:52

1M ago41:52

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Mark Hollins is this week's guest. Mark is a highly strategic and commercially astute Business Change Consultant with particular strengths in leading a variety of Product and Operational initiatives to improve performance and profitability▶︎Mark's socials / mark-hollins…

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#82: Clara Hewson - Making Muzzles & Building Movements 1:40:26

2M ago1:40:26

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How's tricks you lovely Bookshelvers? It's all go here at PACT HQ and over the last few weeks we've had the absolute pleasure of talking with some amazing guests (all of which will be invading your earholes soon enough). This means that every fortnight we can't contain our excitement when we know release day is incoming. SO.... Without further ado …

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What Is The Shape Up Method? 3:36

2M ago3:36

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile PodcastThis week is a short video explaining the shape-up method created by Basecamp. ▶︎Tickets to our conferencehttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375?▶︎Our Substack https://everydayagile.substack.com/

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#81: Alex Conner - Brains, Barks, and Banter - ADHD Unpacked 2:38:35

2M ago2:38:35

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Hey there fellow Dog Geek Extraordinaires. A bit of stray off our, well-trodden, dog training and behaviour path today. We invited the wonderful Professor Alex Conner (co-author of ADHD Unpacked and co-host of the ADHD Adults Podcast) onto the podcast. For a while now we’ve been planning on having a conversation that advocates for compassion and un…

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Experience Over Theory As A Scrum Master: Scott Hedges 35:35

2M ago35:35

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Scott Hedges is this week's guest. Scott helps agency founders build teams that run themselves so they can scale faster and finally step out of the day-to-day chaos. ▶︎Scott's socials https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-a-hedges/ https://linktr.ee/scotthedges

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Delivery Matters As A Scrum Master: Dave Westgarth 45:26

3M ago45:26

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Dave Westgarth is this week's guest. Delivery professionals face unique challenges; balancing stakeholder expectations, maintaining Agile principles, and navigating ever-evolving tools like AI, all alongside delivering business results through their initiatives. Dave helps teams and leaders tackle these challe…

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#80: Gretta Ford - Building a Thriving Dog Training Business. Marketing, Mindset, and More! 2:00:37

3M ago2:00:37

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Happy Spring Time Bookshelvers! As the temperatures are rising in the UK and spring has truly sprung we thought it would be a great time to spring clean our noggins about all things dog businesses. We are thrilled this week to bring you a talk with the wonderful Gretta Ford. Not only is Gretta a member of PACT, an ABTC Registered Certificated Clini…

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The Difference Between Fractional And Freelance : Michael Gold 39:42

3M ago39:42

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Michael Gold is this week's guest. Michael is a Fractional PM & Strategic Operations Lead, he helps creative agencies and eLearning businesses untangle bottlenecks, streamline operations, and deliver high-stakes projects, without the overhead of a full-time hire.▶︎ Michael's socials / fractionalmichaelgold The …

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1k Q&A - Scrum V Kanban, Agile Maturity and Business Insights 14:40

3M ago14:40

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.This is a 1k subscriber Q&A.▶︎ Tickets to our conference https://www.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375

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#79: Roz Pooley (The Mutty Professor) - DogX Speaker Special 1:43:23

3M ago1:43:23

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Howdy doody Bookshelvers! We’re thrilled to bring you another one of our awesome DOGX 2025 speakers today… drumroll please… It’s Roz Pooley! We had a ball chatting with Roz and got into a LOT! From sharing her journey from a retail background to becoming a prominent figure in dog training and behaviour, her experiences in dog walking, the evolution…

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How Agile Coaches Can Prove Their Value: Nicolas Brown 45:11

3M ago45:11

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Nicolas Brown is this week's guest. Nick is an experienced Business Agility Coach working within both public and private sectors as well as internal/client facing engagements. Nick is dedicated to helping teams and individuals adopt Agile ways of working by inviting leadership, teams and individuals to think a…

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#78: ABTC Special with Jane Williams & Hanne Grice 1:24:37

4M ago1:24:37

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Greetings Bookshelvers We are coming to you a few days late this week as the team is currently knee dee in Crufts shenanigans. If anyone of you are visiting Crufts this year do pop by and see us at Hall 3 stand 117 as we'd love to meet some podcast listeners! Todays offering has been a long time coming. As many of know PACT are a member organisatio…

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Agile In Agency Land: Harry Bailey 42:23

4M ago42:23

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Harry Bailey is this week's guest. With over two decades of experience as a strategist, agency owner, Agile coach, and software developer, Harry has worked at the intersection of technology, business, and creative problem-solving, from building solutions in the trenches of software development to scaling digita…

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The Journey To Scrum Mastery: Jordan Gough 48:28

4M ago48:28

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Jordan has a vendetta against work being boring. He's a Scrum Master/Team Coach & Gamification Believer. People and Team first, Value-driven. Also, dad, geek and esports enthusiast. Late diagnosed ADHD. ▶︎Tickets to our conference https://www.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375 everydayagile.co.uk/…

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A Software Developer's View On Agile: Benjamin Coates 44:58

4M ago44:58

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Benjamin Coates is this week's guest. Wirral-based software engineer with over 14 years of industry experience spanning multiple companies including MPP Global, LivingLens and Medallia. Experienced in a range of roles from QA engineer to Principal Software Engineer.▶︎Benjamin's Socials https://www.linkedin.com/…

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#77: Chirag Patel - DOGx 2025 Keynote Speaker Special! 1:21:38

4M ago1:21:38

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The wonderful human being that is Chirag Patel is this years DOGx 2025 Keynote Speaker so it was only a matter of time before we got together to chat! What resulted was one of our favourite ever episodes and we couldn’t be any more excited for this years conference. Click the link below NOW to register your interest to know when the tickets go on s…

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30 Years Of Agile Experience Unlocked: Matt Stephenson 52:35

4M ago52:35

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Matt Stephenson is this week's guest. Matt is a senior technology leader, who specialises in helping businesses and business leaders unlock their full potential by shaping strategic clarity and operational effectiveness.▶︎ Matt's Socials and donation links. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattstephenson71/▶︎Donatio…

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The Making Of A Good Scrum Master: Mandy Sunner 53:35

5M ago53:35

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Mandy Sunner is this week's guest. Mandy passionately advocates for agile and lean principles, helping organisations unlock their full potential. With a blend of business acumen and deep IT expertise, she is driven by human-centred design and a commitment to continuous improvement.Mandy's socials: https://www.l…

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#76 Professor Carri Westgarth & Dr Lisa Wallis - Research into Ageing Dogs & the Ageing Canine Toolkit 1:54:06

5M ago1:54:06

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Grab yourselves a Wethers Original Bookshelvers... Let's chat about about getting old “Dogs are living up to twice as long as they did 40 years ago which has implications for ageing dogs’ healthcare and wellbeing. As the life expectancy of canine golden oldies increases, so does the amount of time our dogs spend in poor health, but it may be diffic…

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Being A Scrum Master Is Easy ( Answering Reddit Questions ) 8:32

5M ago8:32

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I totally understand when guests have to cancel. What it does mean is that I’m let loose on my own. This week’s episode is me answering a few questions about Scrum on a Reddit thread I found. ▶︎ Send your community questions to [email protected] The Everyday Agile Podcast brings you interviews with Agile, Product, business and tech folk tha…

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How To Market Your Small Business: Molly East 36:26

5M ago36:26

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.If you're a freelancer struggling with marketing, this episode was made with you in mind, as Molly East is this week's guest.Molly is a freelance Marketing Manager at Kiosk UK. Molly's Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-east-5a6a771bb/https://www.kioskuk.co/ The Everyday Agile Podcast brings you intervi…

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#75 New Year Catch Up! 1:02:40

5M ago1:02:40

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In our first episode of 2025, Steve, Nat and Corrin celebrate the New Year with light-hearted waffely banter and reflections on our holiday experiences. We dangle the carrot and discuss upcoming podcast episodes featuring special guests, share funny stories about injuries during the holidays, and provide updates on what PACT has in store and future…

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What Is An Engineering Manager? Michael Banner 45:51

5M ago45:51

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Michael Banner is this week's guest. Michael is a highly-focussed technical leader and software developer with 13 years of experience in bespoke application and web development for greenfield and legacy projects. Bringing academic and real-life leadership experience into the fold to help individuals and teams b…

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The Agile Recruiter: Sanches Clarke 52:40

5M ago52:40

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Sanches Clarke is this week's guestSanches connects top Agile, Delivery, Product and Scrum Master talent with leading Product Led businesses within the Digital and Tech space.Sanches’s socials 👇🏻https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanches-clarke▶︎ Send your community questions to [email protected] The Everyday …

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What Is Agile Project Management? Jen Livesey 37:40

6M ago37:40

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Jen Livsey is this week's guest Jen is a Chartered Project Manager and Agile Business Coach with 15 years experience supporting industry, Government, and Military teams across the UK, USA, and Australia, and now founder of Bizzy Group Ltd, which Creates hyper-productive remote teams and proivdes Next-Gen Agile…

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What Is The Agile Coaching Growth Wheel? Martin Lambert 52:39

6M ago52:39

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Martin Lambert is this week's guest. Martin is an Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Guide, consultant and trainer. Receptive, empathic, and straightforward, a patient and insightful Agile Coach, Consultant, and Trainer, he guides individuals and teams to their own solutions at the right pace for their context. ▶︎ Sen…

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How To Succeed As An Agile Coach: Steven Feeney 59:25

6M ago59:25

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. This week, Steven Feeney is the guest. Steven is an Independent Agile Coach with a lean start-up and scrum background. Specifically focusing on building great teams that deliver valuable products.▶︎ Send your community questions to [email protected]:00:00 Introduction00:54 A Controversial Post …

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#74 Christmas Special & Q&A 2:35:38

6M ago2:35:38

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In our last episode for 2024 the whole gang reflect on a year of wonderful podcasts and answer a Santa's sack full of Bookshelver questions. Thank you so much to all who've listened to us this year and we really hope you have some lovely festive time off. We'll be back in 2025 for another year of dog podding! BIG LOVE!…

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The Difference Between Coaching and Therapy: Claudia De Carlo 43:14

6M ago43:14

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As a Transformational Coach, Claudia helps people unlock their potential, guiding them to create meaningful lives that drive positive change. Having transitioned from corporate life to building her business, Claudia understands the challenges of change and the power of taking action. Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:12 Claudia's Journey to Becoming a …

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What Is Product Design? Sam Quayle 35:43

7M ago35:43

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Sam Quayle is a Director at Hyperact. A product development consultancy for start ups and scale upsHere are six quick things about Sam 1️⃣ He is the co-founder and design lead of Hyperact, a product-led tech consultancy that works with visionary tech companies to build products that scale.2️⃣ Over the last 15 years he has helped some of the biggest…

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#73 Jennifer Holland - Dog Smart: Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence 1:48:08

7M ago1:48:08

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Greetings Bookshelvers! We sincerely hope you're all keeping warm and toasty whilst listening this week as the weather in the UK has taken a frosty U-turn! No matter though as we have a very warm and wonderful podcast featuring the amazing Jennifer Holland talking about her book Dog Smart. We had an absolute blast exploring the intelligence and emo…

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What Is A CTO (Chief Technology Officer Explained): Mark Walsh 51:44

7M ago51:44

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Mark Walsh is a Liverpool-based technical lead/manager/architect with over 14 years of industry experience spanning multiple companies, including LateRooms, Yodel, LivingLens and Medallia.Mark's Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwalsh-liverpool/Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:17 Mark's Career Journey00:55 The Importance of Cross-Functional Tea…

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What Is An Agile Mindset? Lucy Stafford-Hughes 42:32

7M ago42:32

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Lucy Stafford-Hughes is an accomplished Transformation Consultant / Agile Coach with over 10 years experience in various sectors and a strong track record of effective delivery. Lucy's Linkedin: 👇https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-stafford-hughes-561b9155/ Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:24 Lucy's Professional Background02:06 Journey into Agile Transfo…

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#72 Jenifer A. Zeligs - Mindful Partners: The Zen Art and Science of Working With Animals 2:50:46

7M ago2:50:46

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What's occurring Bookshelvers!? Well let me tell you what's been occurring here at Barks HQ for the last few weeks... Steve and Corrin have been buzzing about their interview with the amazing Jenifer A. Zeligs Ph.D. and are so happy to get it out in the world. As many of you know Steve has been on a philisophical mission to get to the bottom of wha…

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Why Does Agile Fail? James Pels 47:30

7M ago47:30

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James Pels - Chief elephant spotter at proven ea and founder a co-organiser of lean-agile Manchester. James has over 20 years of experience helping organisations across various sectors identify and address the things that hold them back. Most people are often aware of these things but don't want to speak about them, hence the elephant spotter tag.H…

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#71 Gwen Bailey - The Perfect Puppy & Puppy School 2:23:58

8M ago2:23:58

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How the devil are you lovely Bookshelvers?! The dust has now settled after another fabulous DOGX and with Nat away on her holidays and corrin run off her feet it falls to Steve to host this episode SOLO (what could go wrong?). Luckily Nat and Corrin were around when we interviewed the wonderful, awesome, trail blazing human that is Gwen Bailey abou…

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Ask Me Anything: Jac Hughes 17:03

8M ago17:03

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Off the back of two guests needing to drop out, an emergency request for questions went out. This video answers those questions. Thank you for sending them in. Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:49 Question 1: Transition from Armed Forces to Agile02:10 Question 2: Pathways for Agile Development03:33 Question 3: The Agile Job Market05:11 Question 4: Cont…

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#70 Zazie Todd - Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog 2:13:11

8M ago2:13:11

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Howdy Bookshelvers! We hope this podcast finds you warm and snuggly by a fire with a dog on your lap. This week Corrin and Steve are joined by the wonderful award winning author, PhD, certified dog trainer, animal behaviourist and returning guest Zazie Todd to discuss everything about her brand spanking new book Bark! We love chatting with Zazie. S…

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Bad Metrics Are Killing Your Team :Tom Whittam 46:36

8M ago46:36

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With over 15 years of Agile and Waterfall delivery experience, Tom is a specialist in helping organisations work effectively to maximise the ROI their teams deliver most recently head of delivery at the consultancy Aiimi Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:19 Military Experience and Transition to Civilian Life02:23 Career Path and Agile Methodology04:43 …

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How To Be Yourself At Work: Elle Haigh 54:33

8M ago54:33

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With over 10 years of experience in high performing teams, Elle is a director at an agile consulting firm and Delivery Lead at a Fintech Start-Up funded by the N Brown Group, a leading digital fashion retailer. Chapters:00:00 Introductions01:42 Ironman07:03 Cycling Across the Himalayas12:49 Transition to Agile Consulting25:42 Balancing Emotions and…

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#69 Carrie-Anne Selwyn - The Sparkle Queen Returns! 1:58:49

9M ago1:58:49

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Autumnal Greetings Bookshelvers! We are back to normal scheduling now after another amazing DOGX 2024 and the UK has plummeted into Autumn! To celebrate the seasonal change we have the Pumpkin Spiced Latte of Dog Sports Herself Carrie-Anne Selwyn! Steve and Nat welcome back Carrie to discuss her journey with dogs, the impact of COVID-19, and the ex…

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Billy Big Dogs 2:40

9M ago2:40

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Something a little short and a little special for you Bookshelvers. As many of you know Steve writes little songs and jingles for the podcast and we've been asked to pop this particular one out as a stand alone. Enjoy #stopbillybigdogsBy Barks from the Bookshelf

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#68 Debby Lucken - It Started With a Sit: The Book to Help Expectant & New Parents of Both Kids & Dogs 3:01:16

9M ago3:01:16

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What is happening out there Bookshelvers!? As the dog world goes doolally on the socials we thought we'd bring you some doolally of our very own! This week we give (a long overdue) welcome to the awesome Debby Lucken, who shares her experiences in writing her book 'It Started With A Sit'. The discussion covers her journey in the dog training world,…

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How can a Scrum Master help an organisation? Patrick Blain 44:50

9M ago44:50

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Patrick Blain is a Digital transformation and agile delivery specialist, and you love finding the most effective and efficient ways to bring value. This ranges from driving enterprise-level agile & digital transformations to setting individual teams up for success and enabling them to do their best work.…

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