“If people do not share a common vision, and do not share common mental models about the business reality within which they operate, empowering people will only increase organizational stress and the burden of management to maintain coherence and direction.”

Peter Senge, The Fifth...

“If you want to coach senior leaders, you need to start by understanding what’s important to them—even if it has nothing to do with Lean Portfolio Management.”
Mark Richards.

In this lively and thought-provoking episode of SPCs Unleashed, Nikolaos Kaintantzis,...

"PI Planning is where the framework meets reality—it’s a test of alignment, collaboration, and leadership."
Stephan Neck

In this episode of SPCs Unleashed, hosts Stephan Neck, Niko Kaintantzis, and Ali Hajou explore one of SAFe's cornerstone activities: PI...

"A facilitator lights the spark of collaboration, then steps back to let the fire grow"
Stephan Neck

In this episode of SPCs Unleashed, hosts Mark Richards, Niko Kaintantzis, and Stephan Neck delve into the art and science of facilitation—a skill often confused with coaching yet...

“Coaching isn’t about being the answering machine; it’s about giving space for people to find their own answers..”
Niko Kaintantzis.

In this episode of SPCs Unleashed, Nikolaos Kaintantzis, Mark Richards, and Stephan Neck explore coaching—its essence,...

“Just as delegation is a skill that can get taught to leaders and often is, the ability to take ownership is a skill that needs to be developed in people, and organizations often do not invest in training that.” 

Evan Leybourn

In this episode, we are joined by Evan...

“Leadership is 'the art of getting people to want to do what must be done' - and this means not just the people who report to them but their peers and those they report to.”
Mark Richards.

In this episode of SPCs Unleashed, Nikolaos Kaintantzis, Mark Richards, and Stephan...

“Strategy agility isn't about waiting for a crisis. It's about building the muscle to stop, pivot, and adapt before disaster strikes.”

Mark Richards

This episode sees hosts Nikolaos Kaintantzis, Stephan Neck, Mark Richards, and Ali Hajou conclude their exploration of...

“Often, there’s a real lack of clarity about where we are now. And it can be a very uncomfortable, painful set of truths that people don’t want to face. But to create progress, you need to face uncomfortable truths and understand where you’re starting from."

Natalie Field...

“You will cross some silos, stretch some rules, but in the end, you work together, have joy, and achieve greatness.”

Nikolaos Kaintantzis

In this penultimate episode of the SPCs Unleashed Competency journey, hosts Mark Richards, Nikolaos (Niko) Kaintantzis, and Stephan...

"Real strategy deployment empowers teams to act on strategic intent with ownership and clarity."

Karl Scotland

We’re joined by Strategy Deployment expert Karl Scotland in this episode. 

Karl helps businesses become Learning Organisations through outcome-oriented,...

“Without consistency and standards none of this works. With too much consistency nothing changes. You have to steer and constantly sense and course-correct.”
Mark Richards

Mark Richards and Niko Kaintantzis join Stephan Neck in this episode with Agile Portfolio Operations...