There are always excuses for why our teams can’t innovate or be agile. Constraints shouldn’t be one of them. In fact, they can be the source of these desired qualities. Here’s why.
Racing for the bronze: how to redefine goals for agile teams
Posted on November 9, 2020.If your team is struggling to deliver top-notch work, you'll need to revisit your definition of done.
Increase your team’s agility with radical transparency
Posted on October 26, 2020.The success of your org's agility isn't solely dependent on your executives. Teams have their part to do as well.
Without psychological safety there is no learning and there is no agility
Posted on September 1, 2020.If teams don’t feel safe sharing what they’ve learned, they’ll never be agile. Psychological safety ensures teams doing discovery can implement the feedback they learn in the process anda truly be agile.
Forever Employable Stories: Tendayi Viki, innovation consultant, author and professor
Posted on June 3, 2020.In anticipation of the launch of my new book, Forever Employable, I’ll be sharing a series of interviews and stories from people from all different professions who have created a platform for themselves to make them forever employable. In this episode, I speak with Tendayi Viki, an academic turned innovation consultant and author. Leading with … Continue reading Forever Employable Stories: Tendayi Viki, innovation consultant, author and professor
How are businesses pivoting in the pandemic? Here are 3 inspirational examples
Posted on April 6, 2020.I hope this finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. A month ago I was sitting in a restaurant in London with a group of friends enjoying dinner, catching up on what we’ve been up to and taking turns holding one friend’s new baby. It was a ton of fun and we were … Continue reading How are businesses pivoting in the pandemic? Here are 3 inspirational examples
Professional Scrum with UX 2-Day Workshop (Scrum.org Certified) – Munich
Design work sometimes feels slow, and not well suited to quick agile cadences and Scrum events. Learn UX techniques that fit beautifully into Scrum, and practice these techniques with a cross functional team in class.
If we're managing to outcomes, how do we know we're doing a good job?
Posted on January 12, 2020.Part of the reason organisations struggle to switch to managing to outcomes is that its difficult to measure employee performance. Once that becomes difficult, how do we know someone did a good job? How do we know if that person should receive a raise? A promotion?
Professional Scrum with UX 2-Day Workshop (Scrum.org Certified) – Madrid
Design work sometimes feels slow, and not well suited to quick agile cadences and Scrum events. Learn UX techniques that fit beautifully into Scrum, and practice these techniques with a cross functional team in class.
The Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Posted on November 8, 2019.How to prioritize your hypothesis so you know what to test first.