The Benevolent Disruptor

By: Niall McShane
  • Summary

  • Provocative, disruptive (but helpful) conversations for leaders or sponsors of agile change programs. Niall McShane has been working with sponsors of Agile change programs for decades; he tells stories from the field weaving in industry theory and insights to help leaders get a handle on the role they play as disruptors and agents of change.

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Episodes
  • 8 Measures of Software Delivery Performance
    Aug 30 2023

    In this episode, Niall explores the 8 Measures of Software Delivery Performance and their significance in an organisation. Join in as he delves into their pivotal role, unveiling their impact on operational efficiency and overall success.

    Niall also gives you a sneak peek into his latest blog post on supercharged software delivery processes. Don't miss the upcoming episode to uncover more details!

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    15 mins
  • Unveiling the Invisible: Executive Teams and Agile Transformation
    Jun 29 2023

    If you ask a fish "what is water?", they would be puzzled. Because they are in water, they have no sense of what it is and why they need it. Executive team problems are similar; it difficult for them to see problems due to them being part of the culture that is the target of change.

    As a coach Niall McShane has worked with many executive teams as they embark on Agile transformation journeys; enabling them to see the system and then enable them to sponsor changes to it.

    In this episode Niall takes listeners through the 6 most common hurdles he sees executive teams facing as they lead and sponsor Agile change programs:

    1. The first team to change and the shadow they cast
    2. over-delegation/under-adoption
    3. Dis-connection from purpose (why?)
    4. Over-enablement/under-sponsorship
    5. Declaring victory (way) to early
    6. Fake urgency/lack of perspective
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    21 mins
  • Agile Transformation: Winning Hearts and Minds at the Coalface
    May 1 2023

    In this episode Niall McShane interviews Daniel Hill; between the two of them they have 8 transformation programs worth of experience.

    In this episode Niall and Dan discuss:

    • how to (really) win the hearts of your people during a change program
    • who/what to focus on when the system is underperforming
    • why reconnecting to purpose is THE most powerful change tool
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    20 mins

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