The Mob Mentality Show

The Business Value of Joy with Rich Sheridan

What if joy was made the explicit purpose of a company? What if people were excited to come to work everyday? What if fear and suffering were removed from the workplace? What would the impact be on the business, the bottom line, and the outcomes? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss the business value of joy with Rich Sheridan. Rich is the CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations, a speaker, and author of Chief Joy Officer and Joy, Inc. We not only discuss with Rich joy in the workplace but also running experiments and ending human suffering in the world as it relates to technology and teams. 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/w0xEGN6rZ04  

Mob Programming with Agility (Not Formulas) with Allen Holub and Rob Williams

"#Agile" in many ways has been corrupted by rote processes, rules, and coercion. Is the same thing happening to #MobProgramming? Can #MobProgramming be taught with a handbook of rules, patterns, and formulas? Or is it only caught? Is the only rule "there are no rules"? How can one share their Mob Programming leanings and discoveries in a way that does not sound like formulas? What is the right mindset in learning anything from others? Come join Austin and Chris as they discuss these intriguing topics and more with Allen Holub and Rob Williams.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/8EGPI5eNOIA 

Adapting to a Global Pandemic with Collaboration, Community, and Joy with Christopher Gallivan and James Simon

Undoubtedly the pandemic has caused us all to make adjustments to at least "get by". However, is there more than adapting to "survive"? How about adapting to "thrive"? Come join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Christopher Gallivan and James Simon who share the inspiring story of several teams adapting to a Global Pandemic with #Collaboration, #Community, and #Joy. In addition, they share about the insights they gained from #MobPrograming with Woody Zuill and how they are striving to build the developer community. Listen and come join in on the joy!Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/KxHdQIShh0k 

Mobbing, Collaboration, and COBOL for Results with Dave Nicolette

In a day when many prescribe teams/orgs to follow a process by rote, how refreshing it is to hear Dave Nicolette say "I'm not here to 'implement Agile' but to solve problems." Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Dave how he has helped many teams in large organizations solve problems and get results. He shares how in many cases the results came quickly just by helping them to collaborate and communicate well via #MobProgramming and other means. Lastly, Dave talks to the importance of testability and how a COBOL TDD framework was developed. You don't want to miss this episode of the Mob Mentality Show!
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/KkH26s59RVE 

PubMob with Jeff Langr

What if there was a place where all the events and trainings were done via #MobProgramming? What if you could sign up to learn from top technologists like Llewellyn Falco, James Grenning, Ken Pugh, J. B. Rainsberger, David Bernstein, Jon Reid, Amitai Schleier, Dustin Thostenson, Skylar Watson, or Lee Barnes? Look no further since PubMob.com is here! Join Austin and Thomas in this episode of the Mob Mentality Show as they discuss PubMob with Jeff Langr and also hit exciting topics like remote tools and "#PairProgramming vs. #MobProgramming".Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/AagiPPP7zgg  

Economies of Swarming & Mobbing with Steve Tendon

Are practices like swarming and mob programming just burning money? Or, do they possibly make financial sense and have a return on investment? Are there ways to translate the benefits into the economic vocabulary of executives? Tune into this episode and you are not only going to hear an intriguing discussion Chris and Austin have with Steve Tendon (https://twitter.com/tendon) on the economies of Swarming & Mobbing, but also you are going to hear some inspiring stories on the The Power of Co-creation and The Unity of Purpose Pattern.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/B_KWyptanAM 

mobti.me with Alex Barry

Chris and Austin have a fantastic time with Alex Barry (https://twitter.com/mrozbarry) discussing his distributed #MobProgramming timer app https://mobti.me/, mobbing with new people, and tmate+vim for seamless group programming. Good times and great insights!Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/2RChhW941CQ 

Mobbing, Science, and Education with Nick Del Grosso

Ever been in a class or training and felt that the pace was going too fast for you? Or going too slow for you? In what ways does mobbing solve many of the problems inherent in traditional classroom dynamics? How is mobbing new in education yet at the same time a throwback to a more classical method of education? How is mobbing transforming education? How is it changing science education and research? What does mobbing mean for lifelong learning? Come join this intriguing and eye-opening discussion that Chris and Austin have with Nick Del Grosso (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-del-grosso/). Whether you are in tech, education, agile, or science, you don't want to miss this episode of the Mob Mentality Show.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/FwQLjEeLXl0 

Agile Fluency and Ensemble Programming with Diana Larsen

If all you have is a one-size-fits-all "Agile Hammer," then everything looks like a nail! Alternatively, is there a way to find a level of #Agile Fluency that best fits the business’ needs? What impact does #EnsembleProgramming or #MobProgramming have in the "Delivering" zone of #AgileFluency? What is the role of #Retrospectives in #EnsembleProgramming and #AgileFluency? Chris and Austin discuss these exciting topics and more with Diana Larsen (https://twitter.com/DianaOfPortland) in this episode of the Mob Mentality Show. 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/Lmx5Zd_SARE 

Mobs of Embedded TDD Zombies with James Grenning

Mobs of #TDD ZOMBIES? Have no fear for James Grenning is here to save the day!Join Chris and Austin as they chat with James (https://twitter.com/jwgrenning) about some fantastic topics including TDD, ZOMBIES, embedded, and self-paced training. Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/nUys5Y-7Wms