Leading teams with OKRs requires several changes to the way you manage. The first and most important is trusting the team you’ve hired to do their work. Here’s how to start.
Why are you working on that?
Posted on February 21, 2022.Shared purpose and alignment come from a broad understanding of strategy. Here’s how to help your teams know why they are doing their work.
What is Agile?
Posted on January 3, 2022.You can laud the idea and still be critical of the implementation. That is the true spirit of Agile. Here’s how I came around to this idea.
Humility is the key to agile culture
Posted on April 12, 2021.Humility is the key to leading and building agile teams and organizations. Here’s why.
How to get executive buy-in for Agile using two popular product development approaches
Posted on March 29, 2021.One of the most common complaints from teams going through an agile transformation is that their bosses don’t get it. The teams are asked to change how they work but the demands coming from stakeholders and executives continue to demand fixed time and scope commitments. The vocabulary changes but the language stays the same. In … Continue reading How to get executive buy-in for Agile using two popular product development approaches
Becoming Forever Employable: Demo Day 1
Posted on March 24, 2021.How do you plant your flag and start telling compelling stories that cement your position of expertise in the market? Here’s how four folks did it.
Forever Employable Stories: Simon Majumdar, chef, writer, podcaster, television personality
Posted on March 22, 2021.Simon Mujamdar, writer, chef, podcaster and tv personality, shares his Forever Employable story on career change in your 40’s.
There are no victims in an agile transformation
Posted on February 22, 2021.Leading with negativity -- as a victim of your agile transformation -- is a sure fire recipe for it failing.
Constraints are the hidden source of innovation
Posted on January 18, 2021.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.
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