A Recipe for Team Agility: One Page, One Hour

<p dir="ltr">Today my conversation partner is Matt LeMay! Matt is an internationally recognized product leader, author, and consultant. He is the author of <strong>Agile for Everybody</strong> (O’Reilly Media, 2018) and <strong>Product Management in Practice</strong> (Second Edition O'Reilly Media, 2022), and has helped build and scale product management practices at companies ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. </p> <p dir="ltr">Matt and I met at UX Lisbon last year where he gave a talk that included him describing his extremely actionable recipe for team agility: the One Page / One Hour Pledge, a powerful commitment to minimize busywork and maximize collaboration that has been adopted by individuals and teams at Amazon, Walmart, CNN, and more. </p> <p dir="ltr">I was excited to bring Matt into a conversation about this pledge, because I know how easy it is to get caught in a rabbit-hole of perfectionism before sharing my work with others. Teams can work more fluidly if we reduce the cycle time between solo work and team work.</p> <p dir="ltr">Matt is an advocate for the power of focus, subtraction and feedback loops over perfection - I mean, would you rather ride a bike you can only aim once or one that you get to steer continuously?</p> <p dir="ltr">I never dreamed I’d get to have a podcast conversation that includes references to Alan Watts and the power of Ego Death to accelerate your team’s success and ultimately, one’s own success…but glad that we are! </p> <p dir="ltr">Matt and unpack how TIMEBOXING (ie, Tight-and-almost-thoughtless constraints ) helps shift the relationship between thought and action in teams and organizations…and can help move the conversation forward.</p> <p dir="ltr">Head over to <a href= "https://theconversationfactory.com/listen">theconversationfactory.com/listen</a> for full episode transcripts, links, show notes  and more key quotes and ideas. You can also head over there and become a monthly supporter of the show for as little as $8 a month. You'll get c