Podcast appearances and mentions of rikki schwartz

The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!: What is life coaching? with Special Guest Rikki Schwartz

Are you looking to amplify your leadership and influence? Are you looking for impactful leadership tools for these uncertain times? Are you wondering what it means to lead with an agile leadership mindset? Our special guest Rikki Schwartz answers these and other questions about agile leadership, the power of influence and building a culture of performance. Rikki Schwartz is the President, trainer and coach at the Center for Agile Leadership®, a company that teaches leaders how to integrate the principles and tenets of Agile philosophy into their leadership styles. Rikki joined The Center For Agile Leadership® in 2018 after spending nearly 20 years in leadership training and development at a multi-billion waste management company. Rikki is also a Certified Life Coach and founder of My Turn Life Coaching, which has served as a perfect extension to her existing passion to help folks be better leaders of their own lives (personal and professional). Rikki also hosts her radio show – “My Turn Life Coaching-Reclaim Your Life” – interviewing life transformation experts on Transformation Talk Radio. Show Notes Episode highlights… What does it mean to be an agile leader and to have an agile mindset as a leader? Differences between leadership and management, especially with respect to projects Positional leaders should steer away from managing people or projects (instead empower your managers) Leadership means being the one who influences people (differences between positional power and the power of influence) .. the best leaders use the power of influence, because influence is about persuading, it's not about forcing Influence requires trust, transparency, authenticity, and relationship One key shift for agile leadership is from command and control to servant leadership Agile leadership is not about methodology and tools (it's about being agile more than doing agile) The importance of failing forward in agile leadership including celebrating failures and learning The importance of vulnerability and transparency in agile leadership Influence requires personal connection, which requires being a human being and being willing to show people what that human being is Vulnerability is the most important thing to being an effective influencer and agile leader (and what it means to be vulnerable as a leader) Leaders don't change a culture, they influence it (what it takes to influence cultural change) What it takes to have self-organized and self-managing teams as part of agile leadership (and the role of team empowerment) The role of the upside down organization chart in an agile leadership culture Let your people closest to the issues make the decisions Hiring as an agile leader is about fit more than experience Beware focusing your time and energy on your poorest performers If you put someone on a personal improvement plan (PIP) you must follow up, check in and assess their performance and improvement The trouble with annual performance reviews Resources: Rikki Schwartz (schwartz@centerforagileleadership.com) Center for Agile Leadership Website My Turn Life Coaching (free first session) Brain Trust Group Website My Turn Life Coaching with Rikki Schwartz – Reclaim Your Life Radio Show Cardivera

In this episode, Rikki Schwartz, President, Center for Agile Leadership, interviews Dr. David Bishop, CEO and Founder of Agile Worx, LLC, a firm that provides program/project management training, and consulting services. David is also the author of several books, including  Metagility: Managing Agile Development for Competitive Advantage.  Listen in while David discusses how to overcome organizational resistance to Agile.

In this episode, President of the Center For Agile Leadership(r) Rikki Schwartz interviews Agile Leadership movement founder Brian Rabon. Brian shares the origins of the Agile Leadership movement and what it means to be an True Agile Leader(TM). 

In this episode, President of the Center For Agile Leadership(r) Rikki Schwartz interviews Agile Leadership movement founder Brian Rabon. Brian shares the origins of the Agile Leadership movement and what it means to be an True Agile Leader(tm). 

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems.  In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Matt Dukes and Daryl Grantham at Energy Solutions (large processors of low level radioactive waste).

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems. In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Jamey Kennedy, Strategic Planning Advisor at Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems.  In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Earnest May, at Atlanta Housing Authority. Listen to his organization’s remarkable transformation from skeptical TEAM to re-energized FAMILY - thanks to Earnest’s Agile leadership.

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems. In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Tricia Kitchens, Director of Technology Solutions at the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems. In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Tami Volkert and Emily Nichols at Grow Financial Federal Credit Union.

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems.  In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Katherine Maxwell, Director of National Field Operations Quality and Risk Management at Nielsen.

True Agile Leaders (tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems.  In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Joe Kirk, Chief Information Officer at the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems. In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Ann Gleave, Product Owner and Business Process Analyst in the defense industry.

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems.  In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Isaac Greenlee, IT Director of Application Delivery at Nelnet Financial Services.

True Agile Leaders(tm) know that Agile does not work in a vacuum; that success depends on assimilating the tenets of Agile into our organizations’ value systems.  In this 10-part series, Rikki Schwartz interviews 14 Agile experts (from 10 different industries) about their strategies for merging Agile into the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of their organizations. Today’s interview is with Michael Bell, Founder of the brand consulting firm “The Modern Brand”, located in Birmingham, AL.

In this episode, President of the Center For Agile Leadership(r) Rikki Schwartz interviews Agile Leadership movement founder Brian Rabon. Brian shares the origins of the Agile Leadership movement and what it means to be an True Agile Leader(TM). 

In this episode, President of the Center For Agile Leadership(r) Rikki Schwartz interviews Agile Leadership movement founder Brian Rabon. Brian shares the origins of the Agile Leadership movement and what it means to be an True Agile Leader(tm). 

Spirits, Souls, Beings. Whatever you call them, you can’t see them. But you can hear them. Thirteen souls have been given their earthly voices back for the chance to tell their own stories. Oct 19th through 31st, each episode is a personal look at one immortal being. Episode 10, Exit, was written by Rikki Schwartz and performed by Joel Scher. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, @LifeLabNotes, and visit us at www.LifeLabNotes.com

In November of 2016, an intrepid cast, band, and crew entered North Hollywood, California's El Portal Theatre, and set up for the brilliant challenge of recording twenty-five short, holiday-themed stories before a live audience. Like an advent calendar, but with less religious-affiliation and only slightly less chocolate, the 2016 Audio Advent Calendar was born. It was too good to hear just once.  Today's episode is a beautiful personal story written by Rikki Schwartz,  and performed by Jenny Flack. It's about crossing the lines that make us different, and making a difference in someone's life. Please visit LifeLabNotes.com for more about this project and the talented folks involved.