Private Consulting
Jeffrey and Squirrel are available to advise and coach your team and to drive your transformation and show your team how to use the power of conversations.
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View all →Printed Conversational Dojo Kit
Templates for 2- and 3-column conversational analyses and instructive exercises you can do to practise improving your conversations with a small group. Printed and shipped to you wherever you are.
Pair of How/What Shirts
Two T-shirts, one saying "How" on the front and "Dead" on the back, the other saying "What" on the front and "Lines" on the back, as explained in our "Two-Shirt Solution podcast episode". Specify small, medium, or large.
Electronic Conversational Dojo Kit
Templates for 2- and 3-column conversational analyses and instructive exercises you can do to practise improving your conversations with a small group. Free digital download.
Agile Conversations - Signed Copy
The book that started it all. Step by step instructions for transforming your culture by transforming your conversations. Signed by Jeffrey or Squirrel.
Transforming Conversations Audio Course
In this series of ten analyses, Jeffrey and Squirrel roleplay conversations that went wrong, then analyse them and demonstrate improvement. A digital download you can listen to anywhere. Under development; register interest and we’ll notify you when this product is ready.
Videos
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Welcome to Conversational Transformation.com!
Learn How Difficult Conversations Unlock Successful Digital, Agile, Devops and Lean
Introducing Agile Conversations
In our forthcoming book Agile Conversations, we argue that the main reason agile teams aren’t agile is that they forget to share valid information, have difficult conversations, and build relationships.
Articles
View all →Solving the Problem of Siloed IT in Organizations
MIT Sloan Management Review How to break down the technology "walled garden" through better conversations and cultural transformation.
Agile Training Is Not Enough
Your organisation is probably wasting most of what it spends on agile training. You need better conversations, not more rituals.
Lead Your Digital Transformation From the Bottom (TechBeacon)
Why top-down transformation initiatives fail and what to do about it.
You Need More Conflict, Not Less (IT Revolution)
Seek productive conflict to improve your agile results.
Strengthen Your Conversation Skills with Remote Work (IT Revolution)
Working remotely can actually help you study and improve your conversations. We show you how.
Creating Agile Conversations (SearchCIO)
Why difficult conversations trump meaningless rituals in digital transformations.
Blog
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Predictability vs Productivity in Meetings
Join Jeffrey with guests Pascal Dufour & Ronald Doelen, recorded live at CITCON.
Estimates - A Productive Argument, Part II
Following from last week, we discuss the value and risks of estimates when it comes time for a retrospective.
Estimates - A Productive Argument, Part I
Inspired by our productive disagreement last week, we discuss the beneftis and perils of estimates, particularly if they become known outside the team.
Lies, predictions, experiments, and bets
We discuss how valuable statements about the future are and how to use them.
Fixing Burnout by Disagreeing and Disappointing
We discuss client experiences of burnout stemming from feeling unable to disagree or disappoint. You can't say yes without being able to say no!
Process Zealots and Anti-Zealots
We discuss working with irrational advocates or critics of processes, "agile" or otherwise.
Testimonials
When Squirrel began working with us, the engineering team was full of talented and committed developers who lacked leadership and confidence. He helped to transform them into an energised, highly-focused team who now deliver high-quality product better and faster than I could have imagined.
I met Jeffrey at an unconference earlier this year and decided that I wanted to spend more time learning from him. Picture Patrick Swayze’s Point Break character — a wise Buddha who has seen it all… except that this one teaches you how to improve your agile practices.
Squirrel’s impact in just a few days a week was tremendous - not just in engineering, but in product, the senior team, and across the whole company. You can bring him almost any problem and he’ll write it down in his little notebook, then come back with a thoughtful solution. He made a huge difference every day at lostmy.name.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We would encourage you to contact us on info@agileconversations.com to see how we can tailor a consulting package to suit your needs.
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There are many ways to learn about Conversational Transformation for free, including our podcast, blog, and some of the events we appear at.
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We welcome your comments! Please email info@agileconversations.com.