Sticky Agile LLC

Sticky Agile LLC Sticky Agile LLC is a woman-owned agile coaching, training and consulting firm .

07/30/2026

Jeff Patton’s advice to his 25 year old self: find a mentor.

Not a book. Not a certification. A person you trust who’s actually done the work and can teach you the way a chef teaches, not the way a recipe teaches. Recipes get you started, but the e best chefs stopped using them a long time ago.

His follow up was just as real: failure is the best teacher. Doing things before you were ready to do them. Getting it wrong and learning why.

This is episode two of Sticky Conversations.

07/24/2026

Have you struggled as a PO? If you’re a leader of PO’s, be sure to give them the authority that they need.

07/23/2026

I was coaching a Product Owner names Lisa. And for months stakeholders treated her like she wasn't worth their time.
 
They'd skip the refinement meetings, they'd bring their requirements late, and then they’d get frustrated that the team wasn't moving fast enough.

Lisa was frustrated, too, because spent most of her energy scurrying between the stakeholders for decisions.
 
This wasn’t working so I went to Lisa’s leader, who was an executive with authority. This person understood the benefits of doing Scrum well. So fortunately, she stepped in with some new rules.
 
-Lisa was now empowered to be the decision maker that was needed
-AND stakeholders must attend the refinement session, or their work didn’t go into the Sprint.  

Lisa stopped running in circles. The team stopped waiting on answers.
 
What changed was she was allowed to do the job she already had.
 
If you're a leader, look at your own Product Owners this week. Give them the authority they need to do their job well.

You will be glad you did.

We ask every class the same question. Who makes the call when priorities conflict, the Product Owner or the leader every...
07/21/2026

We ask every class the same question. Who makes the call when priorities conflict, the Product Owner or the leader everyone actually listens to?

Half the room hesitates and that’s the problem.

Swipe through for what actually happens when a Product Owner isn’t empowered to decide, and why it’s never really about the person in the role.

If this sounds like your organization, the fix starts with one question: who actually holds the authority right now, and does your Product Owner have it?

06/02/2026

We’ll always start with the people, not the process. Before we talk frameworks, we want to know who’s not talking to whom, where the real tension is, and what’s making the work harder than it should be.

We’ll never teach from a script. Our curriculum is built from real organizations, real teams, and real moments where things went sideways. That’s what makes it stick.

We’ll always tell you the truth, even when it’s not what you want to hear. We’re not here to validate a broken process. We’re here to be the partner who says “it depends, let’s figure it out together.”

We’ll never teach something we don’t actually live. Sticky Agile was built on shared ownership and real accountability between two people. That’s not a talking point. It shows up in how we run every room we’re in.

We’ll never run a session people want to escape. If the room isn’t talking, debating, or a little uncomfortable, we haven’t done our job. Engagement isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the whole design.

This one’s for the leaders and practitioners who are tired of agile training that sounds good on Monday and disappears by Wednesday. If that’s you, follow along.

Lonnie is speaking on Thursday and Friday. If Agile Leadership is your game, check it out.
03/17/2026

Lonnie is speaking on Thursday and Friday. If Agile Leadership is your game, check it out.

I'm speaking at our March Enterprise Agility Network Virtual Conference
on March 19th and 20th from 9 AM ET / 3 PM CET

Join me!

It's an informative 2-day event focused on the conditions you need to consider to improve your organizational agility!

This knowledge event is designed to help you better prepare for upcoming change management challenges.

Here’s what you can expect:
• Free Access to New & Exclusive Content
• LIVE and pre-recorded sessions
• Expert Insights on Enterprise Agility

While this conference is free to attend, tickets are limited and available now. Go to ENTERPRISE AGILITY to learn more and secure your event tickets today! I'll put the link in the comments.

Also, I have Special Offer!

You can keep the momentum going year-round with a discounted membership. Use Expert Discount Code: STICKYAGILELWJCMC33 to get 33% OFF all memberships.

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