Arguing Agile Podcast

About Arguing Agile Podcast

We're seeking to prepare you to better deal with real-life challenges to business agility by discussing the real arguments you will encounter as you progress through your career. Arguing Agile is hosted by a Product Manager and a Business Coach who explore experience from their careers, share stories, and suggest advice to other professionals. We seek to do these things while maintaining an unbiased position from any financial interest.

Publisher

Brian Orlando

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2021

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

278 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Even Anthropic Still Needs PMs: Lenny’s Summit 2026 Review | AA274

   Silicon Valley’s top product leaders rediscovered strategy, and we're here to give you the notes. Product Manager Brian Orlando watched all 11 Lenny & Friends Summit 2026 talks so you don't have to! In this podcast, Brian brings the clips, comments, and discoveries of each talk to Enterprise Business Agility Leader Om Patel in clip form. This part 1 of 2 reviews segments from Anthropic’s Mike Krieger and Ami Vora, Claire Vo, Ramp’s Geoff Charles, Linear’s Karri Saarinen, Stripe’s Katie D...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   I Left My Job and 99% of My Network Ghosted Me | AA273

   Every coworker said 'call me anytime.' Then I left the job and 99% of them vanished. Brian opens with the story of a paid coach who went silent the moment the invoices stopped, and the two hosts argue over whether work relationships were ever real. By the end you'll have a three-bucket test you can run today to find out who actually has your back before you need them. Watch or Listen for: The 'unbillable effort' test: three signs a coach or mentor is committed to your outcomes, not just the...

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Forced Ranking: The Bell Curve Was Installed, Not Discovered | AA272

   Your work's forced ranking bell curve wasn't discovered in experiments with people. It was installed via fiat. ...and forced ranking pays people to hide bad news. Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Business Coach Om tear apart the forced ranking system GE made famous, Microsoft ran for a decade, and that Enron perfected. By the end you'll know the four jobs forced ranking secretly does, why none of them even need a quota, and what to ask before your next "calibration" meeting. Listen or...

Who has been a guest on Arguing Agile Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ed Martin
• Lenar Mukhamadiev
• Unknown

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YouTube views

68,551

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

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Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

82

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