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Agile coaches often face the challenge of nurturing trust and openness within teams. The Personal History Exercise, as presented by Patrick Lencioni in “The Five Dysfunctions of...
We all laugh when Elon Musk misses yet another audacious goal. But is he just a deluded lunatic billionaire or is there more behind him consistently missing his goals? Flying M...
Did you know: The average worker is only productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes a day? That’s a jarring 30% of an 8 hour work day. What happens the rest of the day? And why do w...
Why are emotional check-ins a boost for productivity? Imagine it’s Monday morning, and you’re gearing up for the first video call of the week with your distributed agile team. ...
Think of the best team you’ve ever been part of. What made it stand out? Was it the easy way everyone shared ideas, or maybe the comfort of speaking up without fear of being shu...
Today I want to give you an article you can pass on to doubting managers. It talks about a company‘s competitive edge in the 21. century: is it efficiency or effectiveness? ...
In professional soccer, a 2005 study titled Action bias among elite soccer goalkeepers: The case of penalty kicks provides a fascinating insight into the impact of culture and p...
The widely held belief that extrinsic motivation invariably diminishes intrinsic motivation deserves a nuanced examination. Contrary to this popular notion, a recent study sugge...
Ah, the hallowed halls of traditional management, where the air is thick with the scent of printed reports and the sound of keyboards clacking away into oblivion. Here, in this ...
The Agile Compassby Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, in the last two weeks we looked at planning: assessing why we insist on finalizing the plan (and how to stop) and why you sho...
The Agile Compassby Matthias Orgler Have you ever wondered why some agile teams soar to new heights of innovation and efficiency, while others struggle to find their rhythm? Th...
What is better: An iterative approach with rapid experiments and lots of failures, or a cautious big upfront planning trying to sketch a perfect solution while avoiding risks? ...
While sprint reviews or system demos are meant to focus on feedback from users, so that you can deliver more value… …some PMs and POs are afraid that user feedback could challe...
Take responsibility for your own productive time! Agility is about autonomy. Autonomy means you‘re responsible for your time. Sitting through meetings just because somebody in...
? Transparency doesn’t mean that management can see everything the team does. Transparency means: ? The team can see everything management does. ? The team can see everything...
