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b'The SPaMCAST 585 features an intimate conversation between Jon M Quigley, Susan Parente, and myself. We discussed experimentation, learning, and a deep dive into whether agile transformations do enough to prepare technical teams to get the maximum value from agile.\\xa0 Contact Susan at Contact Jon at \\xa0 Business Agility Conference is sponsoring SPaMCAST!\\xa0\\xa0 Dates: March 11-12, 2020 Location: New York City, 117 West 46th Street URL: \\xa0 Use the special code \\u201cspamcast\\u201d to get a 20% discount. The Business Agility Conference is an intense 2-day event focusing on the future of business, focusing on customer centricity, employee engagement, organization design, product innovation, and next-gen leadership. The Conference is bringing together some of the greatest speakers and practitioners of business agility to share their experiences and the benefits their organizations have gained from exploring new and agile practices.\\xa0 This is the first, and original, Business Agility Conference. The goal is to bring the local and international business agility community together in a friendly, educational and fun environment to exchange and explore ways to create lasting change. This conference is unique, not only in the topic but also in structure. You will experience; 20-minute \\u201cArt of the Possible\\u201d stories from each speaker 20-minutes Panel Q/A with the audience for each theme 45-minute deep dives and facilitated peer conversations This year\\u2019s speakers include current and prior executives from Zappos, Amazon, Pacific Life Insurance, Scrum Alliance, the Chair of the Board of CHOICE, as well as thought-leaders from Menlo Innovations, Freddie Mac, and AgilityHealth. URL: \\xa0 Use the special code \\u201cspamcast\\u201d to get a 20% discount!\\xa0\\xa0 Support the podcast and blog by visiting the link and adding the Business Agility Conference to your conference dance card in 2020! Re-Read Saturday News\\xa0 This week we complete our re-read of with a few concluding comments. I now have read this book twice.\\xa0 It has influenced my practice both times. I will probably re-read the book again in a few years and expect to be changed again. This weeks\\xa0 installment of Re-read Saturday is: Week 39 - - \\xa0 Or start at the beginning Week 1: \\u2013 The next book in our Re-read Saturday Feature is Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler. I have never read this book, I just ordered the book using the link (using the link helps support the blog and podcast). If you do not have a copy or have tossed it at someone during a crucial conversation, it is time to buy a copy. Please use the link above!\\xa0\\xa0 Next SPaMCAST The SPaMCAST 586 features our interview with Jeff Dalton. We talked about his book and the Agile Performance Holarchy. Jeff brings his wisdom and humor to the podcast again to challenge the perception that we can\\u2019t learn from high-performance agile organizations!'