Today’s show features the amazing Laura Powers, expert Agile mindset trainer and coach who helps us understand why Agile is so important for conscious leaders. Laura explains what Agile is and the benefits it brings to companies who adopt it. Then we talk about the impact Agile has on management style and the important role top-level leaders play in creating an Agile organization. Finally, Laura helps you figure out how to shift yourself and your organization to adapt and evolve so that your company can leverage these best practices. I hope you enjoy the energy and joy Laura brings to the show today while you learn how to enrich your organization through Agile thinking.
Today’s Guest : Laura Powers
@LauraPowers LinkedIn: Laura M. Powers
Laura is the Founder and President of Powered by Teams, a Silicon Valley company that empowers extraordinary team and organizational performance while building in fun and joy. She left her VP position at Agile Learning Labs in 2015 to expand her impact in the world and have more fun, which she has been doing in droves. Laura is an expert Agile trainer and coach, an Agile game designer, and a frequent speaker on the “Neurology of Agile Games.” Laura is the preferred expert to coach teams, individuals, and management to align business objectives and practices with an Agile approach across the organization.
Laura earned a B.S. and M.S. Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. She is a Certified Scrum Professional, ScrumMaster, and Scrum Product Owner through Scrum Alliance. Laura is also a Certified Trainer of Training from the Back of the Room and a Certified Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and a Master Practitioner of NLP. Of late, she has been traveling the world as a highly-prized speaker bringing a new level of excitement about the power of Agile.
Links Mentioned in this Show
- Powered By Teams – Expert Agile team development and coaching, workshops, games, and presentations
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