“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...
“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...
“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...
"If you can start talking to audit, you can find solutions that they will help you reach that nobody else would have thought about"
Mark Richards
In Episode 19, hosted by Stephan Neck, Nikolaos Kaintantzis, Ali Hajou, and Mark Richards, the focus is on Lean Portfolio Management...
“As an SPC on the Portfolio Level: The first time just be an assistant, not the head coach. Learn about how companies work, how they speak, how they behave.”
Nikolaos Kaintantzis
Hosts Nikolaos Kaintantzis, Stephan Neck, and Mark Richards take a deep dive into Lean...
“Design for easy repairability, especially in complex systems that must evolve over time.”
Ali Hajou
In this episode, the SPCs Unleashed team tackles the complex dimension of continually evolving live systems, with a particular focus on large, cyber-physical systems. Mark...
"Experiment like a scientist, not a mad scientist"
Mark Richards
Have you ever pondered, "How can a lean approach work wonders for massive systems?" That’s exactly where we dive into this episode of SPCs Unleashed. Hosted by Swiss SPCTs Stephan and Niko, Dutch SPCT Ali, and...
“It's a wonderful toolbox, but you don't have to stand up a large solution to start using the toolbox.”
Mark Richards
In this engaging episode of SPCs Unleashed, hosts Nikolaos Kaintantzis, Mark Richards, Stephan Neck, and Ali Hajou dive deep into the complexities of...
“Show up. Keep up. Shut up.”
(Change agent’s creed, borrowed from golf pro caddy creed)
Stephan Neck
Mark Richards, Ali Hajou, and Niko Kaintantzis join Stephan Neck in this ‘reprise’ episode with Leading Change from the Lean-Agile Leadership...
“the drummer sets the beat and the rhythm that the band shines against… a good leader sets the beat, and they create the backdrop against which great performances happen from their people.”
Mark Richards
In this enlightening podcast episode about Leading by...
"When joining, the all-blacks gave you a book with all jerseys of the team across all times, with blank pages at the end for you to fill in"
Stephan Neck
In this episode of SPCs Unleashed, the hosts Stephan Neck, Niko Kaintantzis, Ali Hajou, and Mark Richards delve into the...
“If you don’t have great teams, you’ll never have great ARTs”
Mark Richards
Mark Richards, Ali Hajou, and Niko Kaintantzis join Stephan Neck in the second ‘reprise’ episode after the initial reprise of SPC’s Unleashed with Lean Thinking...