A Leader’s Growth Thoughts
“We are going through a digital transformation, and right now, we are adopting agile. I see myself going from managing to leading. I am far from good at it, but…
Read moreA Middle Manager’s Agile
“We see problems sooner.” “We get faster feedback from our customers.” “I can see the business value of collaboration.” “I have many more interactions outside of emails.” “We are producing…
Read moreThe Human Context Switch
Context switching is different than not being able to keep up with rapid change. It is: Trying to do more than one task at a time. Interruptions, so that one…
Read moreMonday Got You?
Monday got you by the tail? I didn’t think so! Because you read Reveille, book 1 of The Dominant Gene series.
Read moreEffective Stories
Effective stories help everyone work toward product success. You don’t get there by perfect documentation, and hours in a workshop on how to format your documentation. You get there by…
Read more“We have so much to get done.”
“We have so much to get done.” Stop. Your goal is to build less software, not more. Minimize the software you make, and maximize its impact.
Read moreLet’s Get that Score Up!
Your organization won’t change because a leader announces that it needs to happen. Well, the metric or score can improve, but the organization won’t. Leaders can support and encourage change.…
Read moreA Word About Productivity
The goal of leading change is not to restore people to their productivity before the change. Leading change is about helping people understand change, and how they connect to it.…
Read moreFun Committee
The moment you’ve got a committee organized in order to have fun at work, you are missing the mark. Engagement doesn’t just happen; it’s a product of your environment. What…
Read moreSimple is not Dumb
Complicating things by swirling concepts into PowerPoint slides (an agile leader I know calls them slide-uments) and pages of explanation may feel validating, but they are not helping your cause.…
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