Decision Making Patterns for Teams
Change can happen within the borders of a team, as well as among teams of team. In all cases, it helps to have a clear process for how decisions will be made along the way. There are many patterns for […]
Leadership
Catalyzing Growth through Coaching
I serve in many roles: father, brother, life-partner, uncle, employee, team member, subordinate, peer, manager. Depending on the situation (and my level of awareness, which by the way always needs a bit of fine-tuning…) I move in and out of […]
Play Time… What is it Good For?
Try this experiment: Give your teams time and space to play. That’s it. Don’t expect something shippable. Don’t plan to judge their output on the basis of business value. There will be no “right or wrong.” There will be no […]
Take 5 and Show Some Appreciation
How long does it take to say “Thanks….” – to express your appreciation, regard, recognition, and encouragement to a team member for something they’ve done? What the person has done doesn’t have to be a huge thing. In fact, it could be […]
Six Steps Towards Self Learning Teams and Organizations
One of the 12 principles behind the Manifesto for Agile Software Develop is: At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly. This adjustment of behavior can take many forms: from stopping […]
Crank Your 1-on-1’s Up to Eleven
Make Deeper Connections by Getting a Little Bit Awkward at Your 1:1 Meetings Catalyzing high-performance teams means more than just working with the right people. It’s more than skill and attitude. These days, more than ever, we need to build […]
Tools for Project Managers in Transition to Agile
If you are in transition to an Agile environment, I offer a handful of indispensable tools for dealing with such troublesome issues such as Self-Managing Teams and Gold-Owner questions The post Tools for Project Managers in Transition to Agile appeared […]
Clean Feedback Wraps – Ideal for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner
Feedback – it’s the breakfast (lunch and dinner) of champions, yet it’s not always easy to successfully deliver (or hear) constructive feedback. So instead of a praise sandwich, try a feedback wrap! The post Clean Feedback Wraps – Ideal for […]
Making Sense in Times of Uncertainty with Dave Snowden & Andrea Tomasin
In this third in a series of podcasts, Dave Snowden and Andrea Tomasini chat with Andy Cleff, Richard Dolman and Colleen Johnson to explore the most crucial leadership challenge of the day: Making Sense in Times of Uncertainty. Dave Snowden […]
Stop Giving Answers… Ask Powerful Questions Instead
Sometimes tangential ways of attacking problems can be more interesting than the direct head-on approach. Powered by WPeMatico