I'm honored to be invited to speak at conferences and other events around the world. To date, I've delivered 98 sessions across 25 countries.

The visual—from the archive—is from my talk at a video game conference in Helsinki.

I'll be taking the stage at another game-changing event soon.

#Speaker #PublicSpeaker #PublicSpeaking #ConferenceSpeaker #CorpSpeaker #InternationalSpeaker #Agile #Teamwork #AI #VideoGames #GameDev #GameDevelopment #GameDevConference #Gaming #GamingIndustry #IndieDev

Honored that @UCSanDiego features my "Phases of Team Development" on teamwork tradecraft in course curriculum.

See https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/ucsd-2024.html for details

The 2026 edition of my work is here: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18184.89601

#UCSD #Agile #ProjectManagement #Teamwork #Leadership #UCSanDiego #PhasesOfTeamDevelopment #TeamworkTradecraft

Micro Habits for better Teamwork: Psychological Hacks with Great Impact by Dr. Denniz Dönmez & Dr. Rafael Huber is the featured book 📖 on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/microhabits

#leadership #teamwork #organizational_psychology

First Principles in Scrum: OpenClaw Scrum and Scrum@Scale: Create Trust at Machine Speed by Jeff Sutherland is the featured book 📖 on Leanpub!

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#computer_programming #business_and_management #scrum #leadership_agile #agile_enterprise #enterprise_management #scrum_project_management #product_management #teamwork

Micro Habits for better Teamwork: Psychological Hacks with Great Impact by Dr. Denniz Dönmez & Dr. Rafael Huber is a new release on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/microhabits

#books #ebooks #newreleases #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #leadership #teamwork #organizational_psychology

First Principles in Scrum: OpenClaw Scrum and Scrum@Scale: Create Trust at Machine Speed by Jeff Sutherland is the featured book 📖 on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/firstprinciplesinscrumscrumandscrumscaleforopenclaw

#computer_programming #business_and_management #scrum #leadership_agile #agile_enterprise #enterprise_management #scrum_project_management #product_management #teamwork

You ran an "agile kickoff workshop." The client nodded along. Three months later: "So when will everything be done?"

That's not a client problem. That's yours. One workshop doesn't create understanding. Continuous alignment does. Stop blaming the customer for not "getting agile."

#agile #projectmanagement #leadership #teamwork

Your annual performance review is useless. Your manager barely knows what you did last month — let alone last year.

Try this instead: let people choose 3 peers to give them feedback every 6 months. No report to management. No grades. Just honest growth conversations in a safe space.

#feedback #agile #leadership #teamwork #continuousimprovement

The biggest mistake leaders make in 1:1s? Talking.

A one-on-one is not your meeting. It's theirs. Your job is to shut up and listen. No status updates. No "feedback." Just one question: "What are we not talking about that we should be?"

Then wait. Even if it gets uncomfortable.

#leadership #agile #teamwork #feedback #coaching

The most underrated leadership skill isn't strategy, vision, or decisiveness.

It's shutting up and listening.

In your next 1:1, try this: say less, ask "What else?" and wait. The real information comes after the first pause, not before it.

#leadership #agile #teamwork #feedback #coaching

Bonuses don't motivate people. They destroy motivation.

What actually drives your team: autonomy over their work, mastery in their craft, connection to each other, and purpose in what they build.

Every time you dangle a carrot or threaten a stick, you're replacing intrinsic drive with dependency. Stop it.

#agile #leadership #motivation #teamwork #selforganization

Johns Hopkins University includes my "Phases of Team Development" material on teamwork tradecraft in its curriculum. Incredibly honored.

Explore the full story:
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35998.34889

2026 edition of my work:
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18184.89601

#JHU #Agile #ProjectManagement #AgileProjectManagement #Teamwork #PhasesOfTeamDevelopment #TeamDevelopment #TeamDynamics #TeamBuilding #Collaboration

First Principles in Scrum: OpenClaw Scrum and Scrum@Scale by Jeff Sutherland is a new release on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/firstprinciplesinscrumscrumandscrumscaleforopenclaw

#books #ebooks #newreleases #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #computer_programming #business_and_management #scrum #leadership_agile #agile_enterprise #enterprise_management #scrum_project_management #product_management #teamwork

In tech, we know how to scale systems. But scaling humans? Well … that’s another story.

Even with the right tools and processes, technical teams often struggle to scale behaviorally & culturally.

In this #InfoQ video, Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg explores why behavioral and cultural scaling is harder than technical scaling - and what leaders and teams can do about it.

🎬 Watch now: https://bit.ly/4uw8ctk

📄 #transcript included

#Teamwork #Performance #Scalability #Agile

Sustainable teams over individual heroics

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12459.91681

#Agile #AgileLeadership #AgileProjectManagement #AgileScrumGuide #AgileTeams #Collaboration #ContinuousImprovement #Innovation #Leadership #ProjectManagement #Scrum #SustainableTeams #TeamDynamics #Teamwork #WorkCulture #SustainableTeamsOverIndividualHeroics #HeroesInAgile

This illustration of me as a GTA-style character was created for my speaking engagements at video game development conferences. 🎮

Continue: https://scottgraffius.com/publicspeaker.html

#Gaming #GameDev #VideoGameDevelopment #GTA #PublicSpeaker #Agile #Agility #Teamwork #Innovation

Team Facilitation the Agile Way: Run successful meetings with purpose and actionable outcomes by Luke Pivac is a new release on Leanpub!

Digital teams working in high-pressure environments may struggle to track outcomes of meetings. Instead, they can discover that an Agile approach can lead to more engaging and productive experiences.

Link: https://leanpub.com/teamfacilitationtheagileway

#books #ebooks #newreleases #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #agile_business_leadership #scrum #agile #teamwork

Quality Software by Gerald M. Weinberg is the featured bundle of ebooks 📚 on Leanpub!

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#business_and_management #software #testing #agile #systems_engineering #project_management #computer_programming #leadership #teamwork #psychology #consulting #culture #mystery #thriller

The Tester's Library by Gerald M. Weinberg is the featured bundle of ebooks 📚 on Leanpub!

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In this #InfoQ #podcast, Sam Bhagwat, co-founder & CEO of Mastra, shares insights on building and sustaining #opensource communities, the emerging discipline of #AI engineering and evals, and why cross-functional Tiger Teams are key to shipping agentic applications.

🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/4tQpH7w

📄 #transcript included

#Teamwork #DistributedTeams #Agile

Dynamic Reteaming by Heidi Helfand is on sale on Leanpub! Its suggested price is $30.00; get it for $16.00 with this coupon: https://leanpub.com/dynamicreteaming/c/LeanpubWeeklySale20260407 heidihelfand@mastodon.social #Agile #Startups #Teamwork #ProjectManagement

Hochschule Coburg University of Applied Sciences features my “Phases of Team Development” material in coursework on Agile Development. Honored!

https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/coburg-university-agile-2024.html

#Agile #AgileDevelopment #Collaboration #Teamwork #PhasesOfTeamDevelopment

#Culture isn’t just within teams - it’s how information flows between them!

#Westrum’s 3 culture types - Pathological, Bureaucratic, Generative - reveal most teams see themselves as generative but struggle across teams.

Real cultural work = between teams!

In this #InfoQ #podcast, Adrian Peryer covers:
🎙 Westrum’s culture continuum
🎙 Info flow & team culture
🎙 Leadership imagination for weak signals

🔗 Listen now: https://bit.ly/4rwn1KL

#OrganizationalCulture #Leadership #Teamwork #DistributedTeams #Agile

Books on problem-solving using Agile, Lean, Complexity, and more by Tom.perry@acm.org, Jamie Flinchbaugh, Luca Minudel, Jeremy Berriault The Evolutionary Agilist™, Paul Rayner, and Ben Linders is the featured bundle on Leanpub!

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#BusinessAndManagement #Software #Agile #Lean #ProductManagement #Leadership #SocialScience #Science #OrganizationalPsychology #Teamwork #AgileEnterprise #BusinessItAlignment #QualityManagement

Well, I've done it! I've spoken for a full conference talk. I managed to convince a surprising number of people to listen to me talking about writing and communication for 45 minutes, at a conference dedicated to Agile. I'm amazed by how many people did come to my talk. But apparently I had something worth saying.

(Thanks to @jordanthecoder for the photos 😁)
#aotb2023 #agile #TeamWork

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I stand below a projection of my talk slides in a lecture theatre.

Hey! My talk for this year's Agile on the Beach is now available for viewing on YouTube 🏖

You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JELgj-RBEpk

Get the slides here: https://bit.ly/unlearninghtw

#Agile #TeamWork #Communication

Hochschule Coburg University of Applied Sciences features my “Phases of Team Development” material in coursework on Agile Development

https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/coburg-university-agile-2024.html

#PhasesOfTeamDevelopment #Teamwork #TeamworkTradecraft #Agile #AgileDevelopment

While “culture” is often seen as a soft skill, top-performing organizations know it’s the Engine of productivity & stability.

In #SoftwareDevelopment, #Culture can make or break teams.

In this #InfoQ virtual panel, we explore how a strong culture drives innovation and brings out the best in software professionals.

📖 Read now: https://bit.ly/4014uej

#DeveloperExperince #Leadership #Teamwork #Agile

Books on problem-solving using Agile, Lean, Complexity, and more by Tom.perry@acm.org, Jamie Flinchbaugh, Luca Minudel, Jeremy Berriault The Evolutionary Agilist™, Paul Rayner, and Ben Linders is the featured bundle on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/b/problem-solving

#BusinessAndManagement #Software #Agile #Lean #ProductManagement #Leadership #SocialScience #Science #OrganizationalPsychology #Teamwork #AgileEnterprise #BusinessItAlignment #QualityManagement

When teams understand why, they don’t need micromanagement.
They need trust.
#SelfManagement #Teamwork #Agile

New 📚 Release! CollabAI: AI Teamwork In Practice by Marko Taipale

The practical guide to AI-first teamwork. Includes access to the 'CollabAI AI companion' that helps you run your first session immediately.

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#books #ai #career #business #management #teamwork

#TechDebt #MentalModels #SaaS #Innovation #DevBurnout #TechLeadership #SoftwareEngineering #Agile #RiskManagement #TeamWork (4/4)

New 📚 Release! CollabAI: AI Teamwork In Practice by Marko Taipale

The practical guide to AI-first teamwork. Includes access to the 'CollabAI AI companion' that helps you run your first session immediately.

Find it on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/collabai

#books #ai #career #business #management #teamwork

Growing Agile: The Complete Coach's Guide https://leanpub.com/b/thecompletecoachsguide by Karen Greaves and Samantha Laing is the featured bundle on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com #Software #Agile #Teamwork #BusinessAndManagement #Startups

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Friction is the invisible current that sinks every transformation. And it isn’t a fluke - it’s systemic.

It lives in the gaps: between people, across teams & within the technology meant to support them.

Here’s the hard truth:
❌ It isn’t a Kubernetes problem.
❌ It isn’t a Cloud problem.
❌ It isn’t an AI problem.

The real fix is not just in our code, but in how we think, communicate, and organize!

📖 Dive into the #InfoQ article by Cat Morris & Diana Montalion: https://bit.ly/46ijk3k

#Culture #Agile #Teamwork #DistributedTeams #Change #Collaboration

Teams stall waiting on each other and delays pile up.
Jamsetji Tata linked units by purpose and let each run its own show.
Today we simply put a shared board in front of every group to expose bottlenecks.
Independence grows when each team moves together.

#Management #Leadership #Productivity #Teamwork #Agile #KanbanBoard #SelfOrganizingTeams #BottleneckManagement #OperationalExcellence #CollaborationTools (1/1)