Anthony
Humanizing Work 2019
This was my second time ever at an Agile for All training, previous to this I'd attended an on-site session at work, and my first time at Humanizing Work. The days were planned well and the trainers are all top notch. As someone with dietary restrictions the food options were great and varied and most importantly nutritious and tasty. As for the sessions... I particularly enjoyed those led by Tricia and Henry. "Applying Neuroscience to Collaboration Design","Leadership Self-Care" and "Purpose – Inventing and Turning the Flywheel" specifically resonated with me as did "Leadership Circle Q&A" with Richard, Bob and Peter. There were several models and tools that I learned which I'll bring back and apply with my team and more importantly some insightful tools I'll use to better myself as a leader and lean into my passion. If I could offer one piece of constructive criticism it would be that the examples Richard used re: buying a truck during the "Value Innovation & Strategy" missed the mark. I appreciated the personal element brought to the example of the truck purchase and where the innovation meet the marketplace. However, mentioning the pre-order of a new high priced electric truck not yet on the market and the example of looking at a Porsche and then mentioning that he ended up buying something that didn't have the status of that make/model but was even more expensive came off a little braggy which I know was not the intent. I would suggest an example that more people could relate to and didn't include any indication of income or purchase power particularly in the time of extreme wealth inequality in our country.




