May 13, 2018
SPaMCAST 494 features our interview with Alan Mallory. We discussed his book The Family That Conquered Everest (https://amzn.to/2Iiz3Tc). The book provides strong lessons on leadership and teamwork in an environment where failure can lead to death or worse! Danger, mountaineering, and leadership in a single interview; a first for the Software Process and Measurement Cast.
Alan’s Bio
Alan Mallory is an international speaker, author, and performance coach who is passionate about leadership and human performance. A graduate from Queen's University, he has worked internationally with large organizations as a professional engineer and project manager. Living and working abroad has given Alan the opportunity to deepen his understanding of individual and team challenges, better appreciate cultural diversity and successfully adapt to different organizational structures. Through his work and life experiences, he has discovered that his true passion is helping people reach new heights by cultivating effective ways of thinking and taking action. Building experience through a lifestyle of adventure and challenge, in the spring of 2008 Alan embarked on the journey of a lifetime: to attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Along with three members of his immediate family, Alan climbed through some of the most challenging yet exciting conditions imaginable and set a world record when all four of them set foot on the summit. The expedition involved two years of planning and two months of climbing through immense challenges but they were able to overcome these obstacles through strategic planning, healthy team dynamics, self-awareness and perseverance. Alan delivers a number of exciting presentations and training programs designed to help individuals, team members and organizations reach new heights in the way we think and the actions we take in order to achieve breakthrough performance. For more information, visit www.alanmallory.com.
Contact
Phone: 647-388-4044
Email: alan@alanmallory.com
Web: alanmallory.com
Re-Read Saturday News
In week nine of the re-read of L. David Marquet’s Turn the Ship Around! we discuss chapters 12 and 13, titled Up Scope! and ”A New Ship”.
Current Installment:
Week 9: Up Scope! and ”A New Ship” - https://bit.ly/2KfDZbS
Previous Installments:
Week 8: Under Way on Nuclear
Power and ”I Intend To . . .” – https://bit.ly/2rnvkgx
Week 7: Change, In a Word and Welcome Aboard Sante Fe –
https://bit.ly/2r5l1hk
Week 6: I Relieve You - https://bit.ly/2F7C5ag
Week 5: Call to Action and Whatever they tell me to do! - https://bit.ly/2IXZugS
Week 4: Change of Course and Frustration - https://bit.ly/2qbPzgK
Week 3: Pain and Business as Usual - https://bit.ly/2qfd74g
Week 2: Forward and Introduction - https://bit.ly/2H8K4Jg
Week 1: Game Plan - https://bit.ly/2HgCdqW
Upcoming Webinars and
Conferences
QAI Quest 2018
The
Three Amigo’s Role in Agile
May 21-25, 2018,
San Antonio, Texas
Next SPaMCAST
SPaMCAST 495
will feature our essay titled, The Definition of Done:
Simplicity and Complexity Revisited. The Definition of Done is
an important Agile technique to help teams plan and execute work.
The simplest definition of the Definition of Done is
the criteria that a work product must meet to be considered to be
complete. While the concept is simple, the implementation of the
technique in the real world is rarely simple. Both context and
interpretations make things just a bit gray!
We will also have columns from Kim Pries and Jon M Quigley