Lead from the Heart
I lead from the heart, not from the brain. Which according to a Fastcompany article, which includes some great research conducted by the Institute of HeartMath,…
Category: Management
Agile Can Be Difficult to Adopt – 5 Things to Consider
Agile has been all the rage in software development for many years now. Its popularity exists mostly among smaller teams that iterate quickly and release…
“I intend to …, and …”
I was co-training an Agile for Teams workshop with Rob Myers last week. This group had been trying to do Scrum, with some success. Our…
Vertical Slices and Scale
Last week, I tweeted, Working in thin vertical slices is the keystone habit for agile software development. It enables so many other good practices. —…
Peter Drucker understood agile leadership and agility before it even existed!
Management and leadership in the 21st century need to be significantly different or businesses will be left behind. People recognize this and management is slowing…
Reinventing Organizations Video now with Korean subtitles
Thanks to Hahn Ryu of D.CAMP, our video describing Frederic Laloux’s book Reinventing Organizations and its application for lean and agile adoption is now available…
The Context for Agility
Some people learn best by reading. Others prefer video. So, I’ve created a video of my blog post: The Future of Agile, Changing the World of…
On Human Capital – HR and Agile
Human capital is just one of an organization’s intangible assets. It is basically all of the competencies and commitment of the people within an organization…
The future of agile: changing the world of work
I gave a presentation at the Scrum Gathering in Phoenix AZ about the historic context of Agile and Scrum, and where we are headed next.…
Laloux Cultural Model and Agile Adoption
I had invested years of my life in a ground up, large-scale agile adoption. The early years of the adoption seemed to go at breakneck…
The Power of 3 Words
Some of the most significant messages people deliver to one another often come in just three words. When spoken or conveyed, those statements have the…
Life Change Starts with Clarity
There are moments where each one of us have wished for significant life change – this could be related to our current circumstances, our jobs,…
The Value of Planning Together
If you’ve taken part in any of our Scrum classes, then you know we highly value the power of face-to-face communication. The emergent power of…
Viktor Frankl’s Meaning Triangle for Organizations
Viktor Frankl was an incredible human being, having survived the Holocaust and establishing logotherapy, a type of psychotherapy. His book, Man’s Search for Meaning, details…
3 Requirements for Creating a Culture of Leadership & Innovation
Innovation begins with the heart… a heart of leadership The Hay Group, a global management consulting firm, released their findings that identify which organizations have the…
Running Agile at Home
Agile is merely a philosophy of how to change the way we think about delivering value. Powerful ideas have grown from the original philosophy, namely…
On 2015 and Beyond!
As we look at Agile in 2015, there is a lot of excitement, a lot of opportunity, and a lot of fun ahead of us.…
New to agile? Learn how to fail well
Is success or failure really a choice? I don’t think it is at all. Pretty much no one chooses to fail. Unfortunately, we can’t just…
Agile pondering: Why use an agile approach?
The theme of the blog this month is “Getting a Fresh Start.” In order to get a fresh start it is important to know WHY…
Agile antipatterns: Agile burn-down chart roundup post
Do you want to see several different ways agile and scrum burn-down charts can lie? If so, you are in the right place! This month I…