SPaMCAST 760 - Alignment and People, An Interview With Jonathan Hensley

SPaMCAST 760 will feature an interview with Jonathan Hensley, Founder & CEO at EMERGE. Jonathan and I talked about digital transformations and engagement. The core boils down to people and alignment. This was an extremely refreshing interview! Let me know what you think. Jonathon Hensley is co-founder and CEO of Emerge, a digital product consulting firm that works with companies to improve operational agility and customer experience. For more than two decades, Jonathon has helped startups, Fortune 100 brands, technology leaders, large regional health networks, non-profit organizations and more, transform their businesses by turning strategy, user needs and new technologies into valuable digital products and services. Jonathon writes and speaks about his experiences and insights from his career, and regularly hosts in-depth interviews with business leaders and industry insiders. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two boys. linkedin.com/in/jonathonhensley emergeinteractive.com (Company) productalignment.com (Company) emergemobilefirst.com (Mobile First Podcast) Re-Read Saturday News First things second! Help me pick the next batch of books to be re-read. Pick two books from the poll below or email me at tcagley@tomcagel.com if you have a different suggestion. https://poll.fm/12416734 Back to first things! We completed our re-read of Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow this week. If you have (or ever will have) any input into how teams are formed and maintained you need to read this book at least once. PS - buy a copy because you can't borrow mine! All of the Team Topologies re-read installments: Week 1: Front Matter and Logistics – http://bit.ly/3nHGkW4 Week 2: The Problem With Org Charts – https://bit.ly/3zGGyQf Week 3: Conway's Law and Why It Matters – https://bit.ly/3muTVQE Week 4: Team First Thinking – https://bit.ly/3H9xRSC Week 5: Static Team Topologies – https://bit.ly/40Q6eF2 Week 6: The Four Fundamental Team Topologies (Part 1) – https://bit.ly/3VUI7EB Week 7: The Four Fundamental Team Topologies (Part 2) – https://bit.ly/3I70dxa Week 8: Choose Team-First Boundaries – https://bit.ly/43i8W8A Week 9: Team Interaction Modes - https://bit.ly/3WR49Is Week 10: Evolve Team Structures with Organizational Sensing - https://bit.ly/3NnIa9b Week 11: Conclusion - https://bit.ly/3JhEaEw Next SPaMCAST In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 761, we will continue our exploration of critical thinking. In this installment, we will examine several of the attributes of critical thinking. We will also have a visit from the QA Corner. Mr. Berriault brings his wisdom to the podcast.