Forgotten UK Hero- Alexis Korner- 2024 Inductee to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Alexis was the man that gave many future rock superstars such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Charlie Watts, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Brian Jones, John Mayall and many others via his Blues Incorporated group. Alexis also helped Van Morrison, …

Story of The First Int Festival of Country Music in Wembley England in 1969 , How it all started and continued for another twenty odd years. Stars included Loretta ynn, Conway Twitty, George Hamilton IV and more.Von Graham Wood

LOndon music scene in the late sixties.. Discovering Shakin Stevens and the Sunsets. Shakin Stevens on THe Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" Show.Von Graham Wood.

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Jurgen Appelo about the crisis in the agile community. We explore how the agile job market has changed with diminishing roles for agile coaches and scrum masters. And we discuss what people can do now that the agile consulting and training gold rush is over. We talk about the poor quality of a…

We are all becoming something... but what? and why?

My fabulous day spent with Actor/Singer Richard Harris and Movie Star Ann-Margaret. Cetainly a day to remember.Von Graham Wood.

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with William Malek about the Haier operating model. Haier, a Chinese appliance giant, transitioned from a failing state-owned enterprise to a highly profitable publicly owned organisation with over 5,700 micro enterprises and $50 billion in revenue. We explain how Haier uses an internal marketplace…

1960's Rise of the Guitar Gods. Clapton, Beck, Frampton, Peter Green etal and The Davy Graham Story.Von Graham Wood.

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Steve Spear, author of a High Velocity Edge, Wiring the Winning Organization and Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System. We discuss how good leaders create a system that makes it easy for people to do quality work when and where it's needed by continually asking, what's the problem a…

Flamingo Club, Soho, London. All NIghters. Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames The High Numbers, before thery became The Who. Long John Baldry gets his head shaved in a drinking contest.Von Graham Wood

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Gene Kim, leader of the Enterprise Technology Leadership Conference and author of the Phoenix and Unicorn Projects. Gene describes how DevOps research shows that excellent socio-technical leadership is critical to team success and failure. He explains how technical leaders can dramatically inc…

Ivy League recording with Terry Kennedy. Booking major R& B acts at the 100 Club, Oxford St, London. Joining Acker Bilk's Bilk Marketing Board. Art Garfunkel visits. David Bilk's Capricorn Club.Von Graham Wood.Enter

The people are hungry and Jesus knows how to satisfy them... but the bread they get isn't what they expect!

Recording Paul Simon's rocked up version of Wednesday Morning 3am with UK duo Justin & Karlsson. Putting together a real group to make TV and live shows as The New Vaudeville Band.Von Graham Wood.

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Arnold Stroobach about the Buurtzorg organization, which decentralized its management and administration to small cross-functional self-managed teams that deliver in-home medical care. Buurtzorg is the Netherlands largest provider of home care with 16,000 clinical staff in more than 1500 local…

Sumon & Garfunkel leave for USA. Recording early Al Stewart. Adge Cutler songs. Dave Van Ronk at The Gatehouse, Hoghgate Hill, London.Von Graham Wood.r

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Chris Jones from the Silicon Valley Product Group about the product operating model, emphasising the importance of cross-functional agile product teams. He shares insights on transitioning to a product model. The value of rapid experimentation, product leadership and common pitfalls. And he di…

We make loads of choices everyday... but Herod makes a disastrous one.

The Paul Simon Songbook Story. I Am A Rock recording. Art Garfunkel arrives in the UK.Von Graham Wood

When Jesus sends out his disciples in pairs it's partly so they understand what they can do, but also so the community sees that this kingdom of God stuff is about way more than Jesus...

a woman and a man, both desperate for healing, come to Jesus... who gives them more than they could ever expect!

With the release by CBS REcords, UK of the extended player version of WEdnesday Morning 3am I finally had some decent promotional material that I could use to advance Paul's career and eventually Simon & Garfunkel to another level. Shortly after Paul's return to the UK. in January 1965 he had recorded some his his original material for the BBC whic…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Woody Zuill about mob programming. Woody explains the concept of mob programming where a cross-functional software development team focuses on completing one feature at a time. Woody describes how mobbing has increased the effectiveness of development teams he's worked with by 10 times while r…

You wait all your life for someone to save you... and when they do it turns out to be someone way more than you could ever imagine!

Seeds need to be sowed... and they need good soil...

Some difficult words from Jesus... and more than a nod to Taylor Swift

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Joel Tosi and Dion Stewart about Dojo's. Dojo's are a six week immersive learning experience where teams learn and practice new ways of working on real work with skilled coaches. We discuss the structure and implementation of Dojos, chartering, coaching dynamics, and frequent feedback loops. W…

Sabbath... rest... recover... recreate... it's a commandment that's almost impossible to keep. But it matters!!!

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they discuss product management with John Cutler, famous for his newsletter The Beautiful Mess. We dive into the purpose of product management as a driver of profitable growth. And we discuss how to use the north star framework to align your organisation around common goals. We examine how to use product roa…

How I listened to Donovans early recordings and suggested Terry kennedy sign him to a recording contract. Paul Simon story 2. Paul's second visit to London and how I persuaded CBS Records Uk to release an extended playing record to promote Paul and Art. How Paul had never previously mentioned Art Garfukel to me.…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they discuss UX research with Dr. Nick Fine. Nick explains what to expect from a UX researcher, how to do user research well, and the challenges that researchers have to overcome to obtain valid results. Whether you're a product manager, designer, or developer this episode is packed with actionable insights,…

We have open arms for broken hearts

How I joined The Don Aldridge Agency and discovered Paul Simon.Von Graham Wood.

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Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they discuss the Vanguard method with Ibbi Hussain, one of the founding architects of this revolutionary approach to organisation change. Ibi describes how the Vanguard method uses systems thinking, service design, and occupational psychology to make profound improvements to call center performance. Join us …

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An evening at my new venue with Long John Baldry's Hoochie Coochie Men including Rod Stewart. My brush with the dark side of dance promoting in London. HOw I avoided an early exit.Von Graham Wood.

Folowing the successful launch of my R& B Club I neede a good follow up. This came from an UNknown group from Newcastlle called The Animals. My growing friendship with Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler. Cyril Davies death and Long John Baldry with Rod Stewart.Von Graham Wood.

How I started my new R& B club in Chigwell opening with Manfred Mann.Von Graham Wood

Fruitfulness… what does it mean to be fruitful in God? What does fruitfulness even look like because none of us are grapes? None of us is actually attached to a vine… So what does it mean to be grafted into God? What does it mean to grow and to be pruned and to be fruitful? What does it mean to abide in God’s love? To be in Christ, always?…

Jesus tells his followers that he's the good shepherd... and that's a powerful image of someone who will protect and care for his followers, even to the cost of his own life.

How I opened my first folk music club in Chigwell, Essex, England. Booking Carolyn Hester and her then husband Richard Farina for the opening night. Carolyn Hester's links with Buddy Holly and Bob Dylan.Von Graham Wood.

Welcome to our 100th episode. In this episode, we talk about what we've learnt from our guests about agile, product development and leadership. We discuss what the podcast is about and why we started it. We unpack our critical take on fake agile and discuss agile leadership and product development. Join us as we take a deep dive into the insights, …

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Jesus is alive. Yeah. Right. I’m not sure I believe that. And if that’s what you think you are in good company. That’s what Jesus own followers, his closest friends, his disciples thought too. Jesus is alive. Sure. OK. Where is he then?

Have you ever missed out on something important? Something your friends or colleagues got to share in but you were busy doing something else…. That’s what happens to Thomas. He’s out. Busy. And Jesus visits the other disciples. And Thomas misses out not just on seeing Jesus but on some pretty important other stuff.…

What’s the big deal about this Holy Week for Christians? Why is a strange parade with hosannas and palm branches a big deal and why does it all go so wrong so quickly?