Enjoy Socratic Conversations
You know your wishes and desires better than any expert. Engage in Socratic conversations with your coach. lead to self-discovery.
Discovering the Narrative Behind Failure
Surprised by Failure? When your amazing idea results in unexpected outrage, do two things. Observe the Japanese proverb, When something goes wrong fix the process, not the blame. Then, discover the narrative. Tell the Story With 40,000 years under our belts, we Homosapiens have become excellent storytellers. From cave paintings to 3D movies the journey has
Value Stream Maps
Stopwatch Development? Learning to see is a bit more difficult than it may appear. If Ohno’s trainees found it hard to “see” manufacturing improvements, what’s a software manager to do? Looking over the shoulders of your development team, will only distract them. Holding a stop watch next to their monitors will likely result in outright
Reduce Corruption through Agile Values
Whatever Happened to “Old Ed”? There is hardly anything that makes the man on the street feel more helpless than a trusted institution’s fraudulent or negligent behavior. We’ve moved from “Old Ed” down at the general store who had everything the family needed, to Enron, Toshiba, Volkswagen, Toyota, FIFA and now, that American icon of
Have a new Team? Establish Your Working Agreement
Establishing Boundaries via Distributed Control A solid working agreement between the Scrum Master and the team is the foundation for all improvements. Accountability, courtesy or law-and-order are not the key reasons. Boundaries simply make everyone feel comfortable. Comfort comes from familiarity. Familiarity comes either consciously or sub-consciously by knowing where you stand. The interesting thing