The Humanizing Work Show Podcast
1) #204 The Life-Changing Focus of a Clean Backlog
An overgrown backlog is not a promise—it’s a drag on focus and trust. Peter and Richard explain how to release the weight of GTD-style open commitments, use a Kondo-inspired “thank it and let it go,” ...Show More
2) #203 5 Research-Backed Ways to Say No Without Being a Jerk
If your calendar is full of “quick requests” and constant context switching, you’re not alone. In this episode, Peter Green and Richard Lawrence explore why saying no at work is so hard—and how to do ...Show More
3) #202 How to Run a Retrospective That Actually Improves Things (Ep 61 Rebroadcast)
We just passed 200 episodes of The Humanizing Work Show! To celebrate, we’re bringing back one of our most practical episodes—Two Key Moves for Better Sprint Retrospectives. If your retros have become...Show More
4) #201 Scrum vs Kanban – When to Use Each (and Four Ways to Combine Them)
Agile expert Richard Lawrence breaks down the differences between Scrum and Kanban, two of the most widely used approaches for managing work. He explains how each method works, where each one excels, ...Show More
5) #200 Metrics, Trust, and Escaping the Status Report Trap
When leaders ask for more data, dashboards, and reports, it’s often a signal of low trust. The trouble is, giving them more data doesn’t build it. So what do you do instead? In this episode of the Hum...Show More
6) #199 How to Overcome Resistance to a Complexity-First Approach
Leaders may know the value of early learning, but teams may have built up resistance tackling the hardest, most uncertain work first. Instead, they chase quick wins that feel safe but create nasty sur...Show More
7) #198 Presenting to Leadership? Here's How to Get Great Results
Most presentations to leaders don’t lead to decisions. They’re overloaded with slides, but they don’t result in action or support. In this episode of the Humanizing Work Show, Peter and Richard share ...Show More
8) #197 Vibe Coded Prototypes Without All the Bias
Vibe coding prototypes can feel magical. With just a few prompts, an AI builds a working app you can click around and test. But when something looks real, it’s easy to fall into common product traps. ...Show More
9) #196 How to Fix Story Point Estimation
Story points are everywhere in agile teams, but too often they’re misunderstood and frustrating. In this episode, we explain how story points really work as a form of Reference Class Forecasting and s...Show More
10) #195: Why Forecasting Works (and Estimating Fails)
Estimating feels responsible and concrete, but decades of research and real-world examples show it’s systematically wrong. In this episode, we share Kahneman’s work on the planning fallacy, Flyvbjerg’...Show More