Virtues for the Change Journey: Episode 1: Courage - The Path Begins

Agile Uprising Podcast

What does it truly mean to embody courage when driving organizational change?

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host Andy Cleff delves into the virtue of courage and its critical role in enabling meaningful change within organizations.

Inspired by recent discussions on the Deadly Sins of Agile, Andy explores courage from a secular perspective, emphasizing its components: honesty, perseverance, vitality, and bravery.

He shares insights from experts and offers practical advice for building courage muscles through small, consistent reps. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on courageous individuals they admire and to foster a culture of bravery and honesty in their lives and on their teams.

Join Andy as he unpacks how courage can transform organizations and help them thrive amidst constant change.

More episodes in this series

Show Notes & Links

• More on Brendan, someone I admire who has demonstrated profound courage over time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_O%27Connor_(soldier)

• More on "Organizational Silence" https://www.andycleff.com/2018/03/lifting-curse-organizational-silence/

• Podcast on Organizational Debt https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/how-about-we-talk-about-the-rising-tide-of-organizational-debt

• All kinds of virtues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue

• More on fear: https://www.andycleff.com/2020/05/fear-of-conflict/

• The "Fear and Vulnerability" Retrospective: https://www.andycleff.com/2022/08/the-fear-and-vulnerability-retrospective/

• Embrace Dissent with David Marquet: https://youtu.be/0ElPVXSZ_do?si=GlwMJo6l-3khYHut and https://youtu.be/UrUZb_lGqPM?si=l7swOsI8FKdUPjRm

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