Today I want to give you an article you can pass on to doubting managers. It talks about a company‘s competitive edge in the 21. century: is it efficiency or effectiveness?
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How Positive Intent Transforms Agile Team Dynamics for Better Productivity
Agile through the world of sports ⚽️: A valuable lesson about perception and culture. Assuming Positive Intent: The Secret Sauce in the agile Playbook.
Is Extrinsic Motivation Really Bad? Understand the Balance for Great Leadership
The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], this week’s topic is extrinsic motivation and bonuses. But first let me welcome a bunch of new readers hopping over from my “Life of Scrum Master” newsletter. I’m so happy this newsletter is growing and delivering value to all of you ?. Here is what you might have missed in the last couple of weeks: The Manifesto Most Organizations Live By Overcoming Resistance To Change In Agile Transformations The Overlooked Management…
The Manifesto Most Organizations Live By
Ah, the hallowed halls of traditional management, where the air is thick with the scent of printed reports and the sound of keyboards clacking away into oblivion.
Unlocking Performance: The Overlooked Management Strategy That Works Wonders
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by Matthias Orgler
Hello Reader,
in the last two weeks we looked at planning: assessing why we insist on finalizing the plan (and how to stop) and why you shouldn’t pick user stories in Sprint planning (and what to do instead).
This week we’ll talk about an overlooked management strategy that could unlock high performance for you.
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Unlocking Innovation and Autonomy: The Critical Role of Psychological Safety in Agile Teams
Psychological safety is crucial for high-performing teams. If you want innovation and self-management, learn to create psychological safety
Rapid Experiments vs. Big Upfront Planning
What is better: An iterative approach with rapid experiments and lots of failures, or a cautious big upfront planning trying to sketch a perfect solution while avoiding risks? While we Agile Coaches talk a lot about this topic, it helps to look at real world cases of...
Are you afraid of user feedback?
While sprint reviews or system demos are meant to focus on feedback from users, so that you can deliver more value… …some PMs and POs are afraid that user feedback could challenge their plans/backlogs. What I see play out almost every week is the struggle to adopt an...
Have the damn guts to walk out on a meeting!
Take responsibility for your own productive time! Agility is about autonomy. Autonomy means you‘re responsible for your time. Sitting through meetings just because somebody invited you is not a responsible use of your time. ? Have the courage to decline meeting...
Transparency is damn misunderstood by many!
? Transparency doesn't mean that management can see everything the team does. Transparency means: ? The team can see everything management does. ? The team can see everything it does itself (reflection). Transparency is supposed to EMPOWER teams, not to control them!...