As part of a series on Journey to Scrum Mastery, I share with Ryan Ripley how I first learned about agile and started using Scrum.

Host Mark Metze and I unpack the idea that you might be “doing Agile wrong.” I share an enlightening encounter with a mentor that reshaped my view on Agile processes, prompting us to dissect the nuances of feedback and its power to transform team dynamics. We delve into the 'three C's'—clarity, connection, and curiosity—that serve as the backbone of exceptional leadership and coaching.

Brian sits down with me to tackle the age-old question: "Should Scrum Masters be technical?" I candidly discuss the biases and assumptions associated with the expectation of Scrum Masters being technical and the potential impact in the workplace.

Dr. Dave Cornelius had me as a guest for his series Resiliently You to discover what makes people resilient to build resilient organizations and sense belonging and healing. We talk about my new journey with Helping Improve and resilience in a VUCA world.

Wyatt interviewed me on implementing change in old processes. In this conversation, I walk through agile frameworks and how to work with tradition holders that are giving push back to change. This episode will leave you with some insight into how to approach coworkers about implementing new systems.

In this this live episode of Wild Hearts at Work, I chat with Melissa Boggs, Gary Ware, and Seth Erickson about one big question: In this Great Resignation era, what is the opportunity for employees to make change in the workplace?

Melissa Boggs and I talked about authenticity, being real, the effect of the pandemic on our realness, and psychological safety. I shared stories about working with teams and individuals who are striving to be more transparent, but running into obstacles along the way.. The importance and silent peril of giving feedback, especially to our bosses. The action of taking frustration and turning it into hope. Unfiltered Hell. So much goodness in one episode. Check it out!

I had an insightful conversation with Salah Elleithy. We explored our inspiration behind coaching, the gap between intention and impact, how to notice it, building trust with individuals, teams and managers, the drama triangle, managers as coaches and more. Give it a listen!

Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) were joined by Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) and Ruth Struck (@ruthstruck) in a virtual coffee shop to talk

Confessions of a Promiscuous Co-Presenter - Allison Pollard is part of the next generation of agile thought leaders. Through her stories, we learn she loves changing up her glasses and that she loves co-presenting with people who “catch her brain.” Leslie Morse hosts.

How to Give a Sense of Ownership to Your Team - Richard Kasperowski interviews Allison Pollard in this With Great People episode to talk about the importance of giving your team a sense of ownership. Can that be done? And how?

Agile Coaching and Trust - Jack Harding of Signal Cafe talks in this episode to Allison Pollard about the components of successful agile coaching, including the importance of trust, coaching to your strengths, and getting back to the basics of agile.

Allison Pollard and Noreen Emanuel sat down for a chat with Chris Murman about their mentor-mentee relationship as part of the Agile Amped podcast. As an external Agile Coach, Allison was able to act as a “super coach,” and through this symbiotic relationship Noreen has now become a coach herself at her place of work.

Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) joined Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) to discuss professional agile coaching. They cover what professional coaching means, how to start the coaching journey, and how to avoid inhibiting self-organization when coaching occurs.

Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) and Barry Forrest (@bforrest30) joined Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) to discuss co-presenting at agile conference and advanced team dynamics.

Allison Pollard, Pradeepa Narayanaswamy, Billie Schuttpelz, and Chris Murman have a very honest and vulnerable discussion about the reality of imposter syndrome and how it effects them. Also, how they view imposter syndrome negatively effecting the agile community at large. Recorded on location at the Agile and Beyond conference in 2017.

Allison Pollard, Leon Sabarsky and Chris Shinkle answer some questions from Keep Austin Agile 2017 attendees. Answers include advice for product owners, how to deal with hecklers at session talks, Agile implementation nightmares, why go to Keep Austin Agile and more!

Howard Sublett hosts this Agile Amped In-Depth audio-only podcast at Keep Austin Agile 2017 in Austin, Texas.

The Be Verdant podcast focuses on stories and lessons of change and transformation as shared by everyday people and business leaders, as well as tools for managing change from practitioners.

Allison shares her story about becoming a Scrum Master and discusses how the tenets of Agile can apply in broader contexts.

When we try to identify the system conditions we need to look at the trends, the changes over time in the organizations and teams we work with. For that the Scrum Checklist by Michael James can be a helpful tool, but Allison shares some more techniques to help us identify trends.

We are so focused on the “next challenge” that sometimes we forget to celebrate the small improvements and look at the long run. In this episode we talk retrospectives and how language can be a clear indicator of our success as Scrum Masters.

There are many organizations that still believe in the old roles. Project Manager role being one of them. In this episode we discuss how those roles detract from the team’s performance and how to help people see the need for change.

Fake harmony (which Lencioni calls “fear of conflict”) can lead a team to under perform. Allison tells us one such story and how she was able to get the team to open up and go to the next level in performance.

As Scrum Masters we are committed to the work we do and want to help teams succeed. Sometimes however we are too committed and that has an impact on our relationships with managers. Allison tells us how she learned to be authentic and committed, but still keep a positive relationship with the managers of the teams she works with.