Podcasters united cross three countries, United Kingdom, United States and Nigeria. Paula Okonneh, Tesse Akpeki and Sade Marriot joined podcast guest Max Ekesi, President / CEO of the Agile Austin Organisation and IT Senior Manager at Paypal. Max has been leading Agile Transformations since 2007 in large enterprises specifically leveraging Agile & Kaizen principles.
Max’s 47th Birthday visiting Disneyland California was special. He spent quality time with his family. Turning to work, Max shares how the agile mindset that focuses on value, being fluid, adaptable, purposeful, nimble and committed to making a difference has given so much value to his life.
“You are either adapting or being disrupted as you are choosing to be proactive or reactive. Creating high performing teams in Bangalore, Singapore and Lagos and doing these together meet the hopes and dream of people in developing countries. “
“Clarity of expectations and a focus on potential underpins agility. ChatGPT which is the human interaction with AI is an exciting development towards adaptability and growth. What is essential is learning and growing together.”
“Taking the best part of experiences in any situation can advance the fortunes of people in different countries. As digital entities such as Paypal and Dell share their expertise, help out, spark interest and give back to developing countries, young people are better supported, have opportunities to connect and better enabled to leverage their huge potential even in the face of infrastructure issues. “
Voicing her encouragement, Banana Island Living podcaster Sade Marriot says,
“A bank of experiences become currency as people are able to function at every level as IP is shared. “
Agreeing, Max replies that mining potential in Lagos, Nigeria for a better tomorrow to offer support and good jobs has formed part of his celebratory memories.
“Regardless of the circumstances, people in developing economies contribute to the future I can see. Together we can identify and tackle inequity by applying democratization approaches. I can use my life to get things done and make a difference through utilising an agile agenda looking through a realistic lens of what becomes possible as we do this together.”