Why am I talking? (What value are you adding to the collaboration?) When am I talking? (How frequently or what triggers you to engage in the session? Are you talking too much? Too little?) What am I thinking? (What thoughts have been triggered by what you have just heard?) Why am I thinking that? (Examine …
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 …
So it's over now, the experiment has completed and I did it*! 21 days of getting up at 4.30 am The experiment It was hard! especially in week 2! Week 1, I was able to offset the impact by being interested and excited by doing the experiment, week 2, I was feeling the drag and …
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, …
Transformation is not an easy thing, but that does not mean that it can't be simple. Identifying stages, breaking the transformation down into self supporting patterns of behaviours and aiming for long term self reliance is the approach I take. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking …
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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When doing an agility transformation the best tip is to use all the patterns and practices from agility, systems thinking and roadmapping to help you achieve a successful outcome. Make sure that before you start the transformation you are thinking about the end state, that allows you to generate a cohesive plan for the transformation …
To me organisational change is all about these 3 things. Any framework or approach is about embedding these ideals into the organisation at every level. Problem Solving Decision Making Doing the right work, at the right time, in the right way Enterprise level change depends on these skills being built into everyone's way of thinking …
