Guest Interview – Writing Non-Fiction – Jonny Williams

Episode 80 - Guest Interview – Writing Non-Fiction – Jonny Williams

In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to chat with author Jonny Williams about his new book - Delivery Management: Enabling Teams to Deliver Value.

Jonny Williams is an Agile Delivery Lead at Red Hat. Prior to this, he was Head of Delivery at Homes, England. He also provides coaching at DeliverValue.uk Having enabled teams to deliver value for over ten years, he now supports organisations to uncover effective modern approaches to work. 

Jonny is an experienced community leader in the public sector, having coached and enabled teams and individuals to maximise their potential while working for the UK Government as a civil servant, and in the higher education sector. 

His experience as a Delivery Manager enabled him to explore the disciplines of Agile Coaching and Scrum Mastery. This led to Jonny being one of less than one thousand people from around the world certified as Professional Scrum Master III in May 2021.

Peter and Laura ask Jonny:

Tell us about yourself and your journey. How did you get started with writing?Tell us about your writing process. How did the book emerge?We understand you had been in talks with a publisher before you decided to self-publish. Can you tell us more about this? Why did you choose to self-publish rather than reach out to a traditional publisher?What’s been the biggest challenge? What advice do you have for someone who wants to write a business book or a personal brand book?What have you enjoyed the most about your experience?What do you wish you’d known sooner?What’s next for you, and how can our listeners find out more about you and your work?

Quick Fire Questions

What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received?What’s a must-read book you’d recommend?What inspiration could you give to our listeners?

In the podcast, Jonny mentions:

Trello - project management tool.Google DocumentsQuillBot’s - AI-powered paraphrasing toolExcalidrawDaniel Pink – DriveJames Clear – Atomic Habits 

You can find out more about Jonny at:

New book – Delivery Management: Enabling Teams to Deliver Value

Website – delivervalue.uk

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