As an Agile coach, how long should one stay in an engagement to avoid turning into a pickle and yet still find butterflies and unicorns to carry on? [...]
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Soil is not sexy
"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." (Greek proverb) What's the difference between casual gardeners and hardcore gardeners?
We Handed Over Our Car Keys to Our Ten-Year-Old Child. Guess What Happened Next…
Well, that’s not actually what happened, but close.[...]
Triple Sized Learning
One of the greatest benefits I’ve realized and enjoyed from conferences has been the deep insights and learning acquired. This benefit tripled for me this year. I got to learn from three vantage points.[…]
What Happens When Your Team Doesn’t Show Up?
Scrum team members are missing at every Scrum event during every Sprint. Sound familiar? [...]
3 Ways Elihayu Goldratt Blew My Mind!
I recently finished the book titled, “Beyond the Goal” by Eliyahu Goldratt. It was a companion sequel to his best-selling business novel titled, “The Goal”. “The Goal” introduced the world to Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints (TOC). “Beyond the Goal” digs deeper into many of the TOC concepts introduced in “The Goal”, reflects on the status of TOC acceptance and implementations world wide and provides guidance on how to implement TOC. On top of all that, I got a special bonus. He blew my mind and rocked my world three times. […]
Can HR Be Disruptors?
“Human resources are like natural resources; they’re often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they’re not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves.” – Sir Ken Robinson [...]
5 Ways Agile Risk Management is Different
The topic of risk management remains top of mind with many organizations today. Especially those moving to Agile ways of working. Self-organizing teams, faster time-to-market and happy customers? Great, but how are we managing and reducing risks? [...]
What We Can Learn About Courage from Taylor Swift
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." – Steve Jobs
What If Leadership Were a Conch Shell?
What may ail servant-leaders in the long run may be the same thing that ails the spread of Agile ways in organizations – the clash of two worlds. The complacency and cynicism of the status quo world and the urgency and willingness of the new world. What we need are people like Max De Pree who have the courage and fortitude to challenge the status quo. It starts there.[...]
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