If you’ve seen my talk or been following my work with a cross-functional cohort of nonprofit and public sector leaders who are attempting to break the cycle of poverty in a small, midwestern community, you might be interested in learning how you could apply this way of working in your neck of the woods. IfContinue reading “Suggested Reading: Agile in the Rustbelt”
Category Archives: Published & Presented
The Mentor Myth: Join me at WITCon Columbus on October 14
I’ve been working on a new talk lately and I’m pretty excited about it. It’s called “The Mentor Myth: Half-Truths and Real Talk about Claiming our Seats at the Table”. I’ll be debuting it at Columbus WITCon on October 14. “Get a mentor.” It’s common advice, especially for women. Unfortunately, it’s rarely enough. Because mentorshipContinue reading “The Mentor Myth: Join me at WITCon Columbus on October 14”
Won’t you join me? (P.S. It’s Free!)
🎤 Guess what? I’m presenting at the 2026 Agile in Nonprofits Online Summit on Thursday, October 2 (12–2pm ET)! My session, “Agile in the Rustbelt,” tells the story of a cross-functional group of nonprofit and public service leaders who used Agile methods to take on poverty in their small midwestern community — what we setContinue reading “Won’t you join me? (P.S. It’s Free!)”
Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Culture Matters Conference: Big Value in a Small Package
I had a great time facilitating the action planning sessions at the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Culture Matters conference last week. Along the way I also met some amazing people working to improve outcomes for organizations all across Northeast Ohio and in a diverse number of industries. I also learned some important data about employee retentionContinue reading “Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Culture Matters Conference: Big Value in a Small Package”
I can’t wait to see you at GCP’s Culture Matters!
Don’t you just love how conferences give you all sorts of new and exciting ideas? And don’t you just loathe how all of those awesome ideas fall by the wayside as soon as you step back into the office? Well, Greater Cleveland Partnership‘s Culture Matters conference has you covered. Thanks to the insightful Culture360 assessmentContinue reading “I can’t wait to see you at GCP’s Culture Matters!”
Cincy Deliver: Let’s do it again Next Year!
I had a such a good time at the Cincy Deliver conference last Friday! If you’ve never been, you should definitely add it to your agenda for next year. The topics were so interesting and the people were amazing. I especially liked Liz Rettig’s talk on using AI and Kanban together to improve processes forContinue reading “Cincy Deliver: Let’s do it again Next Year!”
Join me at Global Connect 2026, organized by Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP)
July is shaping up to be a busy speaking month for me! If you missed me at Agilsts4Planet, PMI Milwaukee, or Cincy Deliver, you can still catch me at Global Connect 2026, organized by Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP Global). Here are the details: 🎤 Session Title: The Elephants Among Us: Talking about theContinue reading “Join me at Global Connect 2026, organized by Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP)”
Agilists4Planet: Bridging polarities in an age of increasing isolation and division
Last Thursday I had the privilege of speaking at the online Agilist4Planet conference. Run by a dedicated group of volunteers, this international conference focuses on the intersection of Agile and Sustainability. And this year the topic was super timely: Bridging Polarities: Harnessing the Power of Tension. The speakers and topics were amazing! I appreciated theContinue reading “Agilists4Planet: Bridging polarities in an age of increasing isolation and division”
Come see me (and 35 other great speakers) at CincyDeliver!
I’m speaking at Cincy Deliver on Friday, July 24th and I hope you’ll join me at this awesome event! The topics and speakers are varied and intriguing, everything a member of a software delivery team might need to thrive in these challenging times. I’m doing an updated version of my Elephants talk, the one aboutContinue reading “Come see me (and 35 other great speakers) at CincyDeliver!”
“Ask Me Anything” about Agile at PMI Milwaukee’s PM in the AM on July 15, 2026 (virtual event)
Are the AI keyboard warriors right? Is Agile really dead? What about Scrum? Is it as strict as your last boss would have you believe? Do you cringe at the thought of attending yet another retrospective? Do you want to poke your eyes out with an ice pick during backlog refinement sessions (Yes, I reallyContinue reading ““Ask Me Anything” about Agile at PMI Milwaukee’s PM in the AM on July 15, 2026 (virtual event)”
