Category: Teamwork
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The Agile Manifesto in the Age of Gen AI
Is the Agile Manifesto Ready for an Upgrade? It has been quite a break. Regularly posting on LinkedIn provided me an opportunity to find a theme that would resonate in the rapidly changing world of product development. While my efforts to archive those posts were lackluster, a calculated choice I own, I now have a
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Agile Value #2 – Make Solutions Work
Part 2 in a 4 part series. This post covers making solutions work. Part 1 is posted at this link. Have you ever bought technology that doesn’t work? For instance, It could be a product or services that fails from day one. In fact, I’m not happy when technology fails. The Manifesto for Agile Software
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How Ideas Become Reality In A Formula
I’ve been working on two formulas to explain how ideas become reality. (idea + intent) x (belief + action) = creation (creation + input) x (output + outcome) = goal If there is a scientific explanation to these formulas, then I welcome the help validating my hypothesis. As a “specialized generalist”, some concepts or ideas
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To Be Creative Nurture And Spark Psychological Safety
During a coaching call with Ravi Verma, I shared learning from the field of neuroleadership. Given this field is still emerging, I perceive a connection between it and psychological safety. Being a life-long learner has certain downs and ups. First, I find connections between concepts that may not be directly related. Second, it requires a
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The Art Of Being Undiscovered While Adapting And Enduring
One of the toughest courses in the U. S. military is Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE). The school forces students to learn the art of adapting and enduring. Are you forcing your customers to adapt and endure? A better question is, are you forcing your team to adapt and endure? How about the company?
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Agile Principle #3 – Get Splendid Products And Services More Frequently
Part 3 in a 12-part series. This post covers frequent delivery. In part two of this series, Blake McMillan covers Change as a Competitive Advantage. He covered this the point that stands out, ” . . .we balance the speed with the value by avoiding churning out things that no one wants. . .”. As
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Embracing Weakness Is The Essence Of Human Experience
In high-performing teams, embracing weakness is important to team success. If everyone thinks they’re a star performer, then no one will be vulnerable in assessing their abilities. True strength is in accepting facts and asking for help to compensate for weakness. None of us are strong in every ability and skill needed to get work
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Need A Creative Spark? Pursuing Excellence Is Better Than Perfection
While browsing my LinkedIn feed I saw a post by Daniel Pink. I can relate to what Daniel is saying. Pursuing perfection is not the same as pursuing excellence. I’m a recovering perfectionist. The associated article unlocks a concept that I didn’t have words to describe. Striving For Perfection, Rather Than Excellence, Can Kill Creativity
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Servant Leadership: The Essence Of Being A Navy Chief
One of the hardest concepts for me to describe is the “how” being a U. S. Navy Chief Petty Officer transformed me. We have a saying, “Once a Chief, Always a Chief.” While browsing my LinkedIn feed, I saw a link blog post with a curious title. U.S. Naval Institute Blog (usni.org) – blog post
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Coasting Versus Conquering: Getting The Most Out Of Yourself
Gaining and maintaining personal momentum is really hard. I suppose it is harder today than say 10 years ago. Each day should be a personal challenge to get the most out of yourself. This is not about “toxic positivity” or whatever popular phrase is trending on the internet. This is about subtle shifts in doing