SPaMCAST 682 - Prioritization Outside Your Span of Control, Getting Leadership Right, Conversations and Essays

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the end of the year, planning and prioritization take center stage. We can only really prioritize work, needs, and dreams that are within our span of control. That does not stop people from trying to prioritize work that is not theirs to prioritize. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also have a visit from Susan Parente who brings her</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">I’m Not A Scrumdamentalist</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">column to the cast.  This month we talk about getting leadership right. It is possible!</span></p> <p><strong>Re-Read Saturday News </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As 2021 comes to a close we bring our re-read of</span> <a href= "https://amzn.to/2WzvPac"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Project to Produc</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">t to a close as well (buy a copy and dive into the book</span> <a href= "https://amzn.to/2WzvPac"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://amzn.to/2WzvPac</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">- Amazon Affiliate link). The conclusion of the book brings the discussion back as a reflection on the turning point of the Age of Software. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Catch up on previous installments:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Week 1:</span> <a href= "https://bit.ly/39gIt0A"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Foreword and Introduction</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "https://bit.ly/39gIt0A"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bit.ly/39gIt0A</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Week 2:</span> <a href= "https://bit.ly/2XYvqyI"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Age of Software</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href="https://bit.ly/2XYvqyI"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bit.ly/2XYvqyI</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Week 3:</span> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3