From Architecture to Agile: A Journey of Resilience with John Botting
In this engaging people-centric conversation, John Botting shares his journey from architecture to becoming an Agile practitioner.
About this episode:
Series 1: Episode 11
In this engaging people-centric conversation, John Botting shares his journey from architecture to becoming an Agile practitioner. He discusses the importance of mindset, resillience, and leadership in navigating career challenges, including redundancy.
John emphasises the significance of understanding the ‘why’ and ‘what’ in Agile practices and the role of change management in project management. He also reflects on personal growth through adversity and the need for mental health awareness in professional settings. The discussion concludes with insights from the future of contracting and the importance of building connections and authenticity in leadership.
Key Discussion Points
03:20
The importance of having an agile mindset and how it focuses on people and outcomes.
19:33
How agile methodologies transformed John’s approach to Project Management.
47:49
How a career ‘setback’ in architecture was a blessing in disguise and led to new opportunities.
“Agile is about people. So therefore, if we think about what we are trying to do, what are our outcomes, it comes back to mindset every single time.”
John Botting
Featured in this episode:
Fallon Taylor
Knowledge and Content Lead, Agile Business Consortium
Fallon is the Knowledge Management and content production professional who is dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge as a gateway to personal and collective growth. She focuses on the creating of engaging content that educates, inspires and sparks curiosity. With demonstrated experience in large organizations, Fallon is a logical thinker who identifies creative solutions for the intended audience.
John Botting
Transformation Leader and Business Agility Consultant
John is a transformation leader and business agility consultant with a proven track record of driving enterprise-wide change across Government, Defence and Financial Services. Expert in business agility, target operating model design, strategic alignment and portfolio governance with a focus on embedding sustainable ways of working.
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