What I learned about influence by becoming a stakeholder

"We often end up discovering that the elephant in the room is just a mouse." – Susanne Abdelrahman I heard an excellent story from Susanne that reminded me that we have to be brave when asking ques...

When I first read Susanne's abstract for her talk, "Can we actually co-own quality?", my answer to that question was "well, of course!" It's how my own teams have approached quality and testing for...

Continuing with an experiment. Let's look at the talk and workshop descriptions of MoTaCon 2026 and share my thoughts and reflections before the talk/workshop has happened. And then, hopefully, sh...

I've never done a proper podcast, yet here I am.20 episodes in.Weekly cadence.Great quality conversations.Catching up with old friends.Making some new ones.100% stepping outside of my comfort zone....

Shift‑left security: building protection from day one The hidden leadership of Quality Professionals: skills you only earn when everything goes to hell When systems stop behaving: controlled chaos...

The lineup is out and oh my... how exciting is it?These are the contributors we've announced publicly... but let me tell you something. Every single person walking through the Brighton Dome doors b...

Coming all the way from New York to Brighton, we're very happy to announce that Susanne Abdelrahman will be joining us at MoTaCon to answer this head-on in her talk: Can we actually co-own quality?...

One of the biggest motivations for me with the MoTaverse is simply to make an excuse to meet, catch up, geek out and make friends.I connected with Susanne Abdelrahman via the MoTaverse. Then along ...

An honest conversation about care, influence, and the ripple effects of doing quality work when nobody has to listen to you.