Episode 22: Individuals vs. Teams – Fear of Becoming Obsolete

Episode 22: Individuals vs. Teams - Fear of Becoming Obsolete

Welcome to Episode 22 of Fear of Becoming Obsolete (FOBO), where career advice and pop culture collide to help you shape your path to success.

Discover the secret to organizational success: great individuals or great teams? The verdict is in, and the data speaks for itself. But here’s the twist: leaders are trembling at the thought of not fully utilizing their pricey specialists. Hear a personal story about increasing customer output by 66% by learning how to be a better team member. Buckle up and join us for an exhilarating discussion on this paradigm, as we unveil actionable steps that you can implement right away. Get ready to supercharge your teams, stay on top of your game, and unleash your productivity.

Join Chief Product Owner and Founder of AuldConsulting Thomas (Tom) Auld shares his 25+ years of business insight, 20 years practicing agility, and is a survivor of 10 business agility transformations.

This week’s pop culture references include: Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Abe Lincoln’s Team of Rivals, Don Draper, Albert Einstein, The Miracle on Ice, the Panama Canal, Keanu Reeves, the X-Men, a Dad and toddler taking money from a wishing well, the Karate Kid (the good one), the Where’s the Beef Lady, Sisyphus, Quibi, Doc Brown, and the crying toddler that always makes me laugh, along with many, many more.

We look forward to your comments, questions, and pop culture references we should have used.

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Tom is one of the only trainers in the world certified as both a Registered Scrum Trainer™ & Registered Scrum at Scale Trainer™. Combined with Tom’s 25+ years of experience, including 10 agile business transformations, makes his training class the most interactive and relevant training in the market.

Nothing beats the power of face-to-face training.

Want us to bring our trainings to you and your company? We love to travel! Contact Training@AuldLLC.com to set it up.

Have a valuable week! Tom

Tom@auldllc.com

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“I was nervous that my team would find it hard to focus for 3 days of training. Tom’s approach kept us physically moving and mentally engaged. We learned a new technique and then instantly translated it to our daily work. The team overwhelmingly agreed that the training instantly added value to our team.

- T.L., VP, Manufacturing R&D Team

“Auld Consulting created the framework to create a globally successful product from a speck of an idea.”

- H.T., Agile12 Director, Energy Company

“Agile12 took a team that was struggling to get anything done to a team that was releasing a product update every 4-5 days! Our customers can’t believe all of the new functionality we have given them in the last two months.”

- L.R., EVP, Digital Transformation Retail Organization

“In 90 days we followed the Product Owner Blueprint for 16 Product Managers in our Team. This helped us instantly see where our lack of focus was costing us money on a daily basis. By adjusting our focus to fewer products at a time, it led to 4 product releases in 4 months. More than we have EVER had. This is awesome!”

- A.S., SVP, Product Development, Financial Services

Auld Consulting gave me the coaching, training and tools to build our approach to agility.”

- R.S., Agile Leadership Coaching VP, Consulting Firm

“After 18 months, $1.5MM spent, and zero results, Agile12™ delivered our product in 6 months for $300K.”

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“I was nervous that my team would find it hard to focus for 3 days of training. Tom’s approach kept us physically moving and mentally engaged. We learned a new technique and then instantly translated it to our daily work. The Team overwhelmingly agreed that the training instantly added value to our Team.”

- T.L., VP, Manufacturing R&D Team

“Auld Consulting created the framework to create a globally successful product from a speck of an idea.”

- H.T., Agile12 Director, Energy Company

“Agile12 took a team that was struggling to get anything done to a team that was releasing a product update every 4-5 days! Our customers can’t believe all of the new functionality we have given them in the last two months.”

- L.R., EVP, Digital Transformation Retail Organization

“In 90 days we followed the Product Owner Blueprint for 16 Product Managers in our Team. This helped us instantly see where our lack of focus was costing us money on a daily basis. By adjusting our focus to fewer products at a time, it led to 4 product releases in 4 months. More than we have EVER had. This is awesome!”

- A.S., SVP, Product Development, Financial Services

“Auld Consulting gave me the coaching, training and tools to build our approach to agility.”

- R.S., Agile Leadership Coaching VP, Consulting Firm

“After 18 months, $1.5MM spent, and zero results, Agile12™ delivered our product in 6 months for $300K.”

- H.H., Product Owner Blueprint SVP, Financial Services

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