I spend a lot of time thinking, talking and writing about building collaborative teams, high performing teams, teams that deliver value. I have found over time that there is one central theme running through the skills needed to achieve this peak effectiveness. Connection Connecting with others sharpens our social skills, teaches us about communication and …
Testing walls This is the next post in my series on the types of walls that we can use when we are sharing our knowledge with out teams. Testing walls are similar to architecture walls but take a different dimension. By using the walls as a basis, you and your team can share information about …
To be able to become more productive it is important to review your work regularly, what you are doing and how you are doing it. Be aware of what work and activities you are doing and why you are doing them. Ask yourself are you working to build battlements and walls for protection, or are …
I am running a series of experiments focused on how to increase my personal productivity, then extrapolate that to how to help others and teams increase their productivity, and reduce their personal and professional frustrations. #1 - Headspace To increase your productivity you need to be doing the right thing at the right time in …
A few years ago I was lucky enough to get exposed to the Cynefin model and it resonated deeply with me. I see it as a reference point for a lot of the transformation approaches that I use. A great explanation of Cynefin is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7oz366X0-8 I use the framework as the basis for transformation …
Needed the alarm on Saturday morning, badly! Normally I wake just before the alarm, or the instant it goes off, but Saturday morning I was well and truely asleep and my alarm went for 4 minutes before it roused me. The temptation to turn it off and roll over was huge, but I stuck …
Per this series of posts I am conducting an experiment to see how getting up at 4.30 am impacts on my productivity, outlook and general well being. Day 2 - conclusion It seems that early starts don't bother me. In fact, they do seem to work for me. I get to work engergised and focused, …
scale the values and principles and the practices will sort themselves out
How do you approach an organisation wide agility transformation? It may seem overwhelming and it seems like there is no clear way to start. The best advice, just start! First, make some audacious assumptions! The best thing about assumptions is that they can be changed, can be proven true or false and allow you to …
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