Glossary: Lean, Agile, Scrum, Sprint, Kanban Consider Lean & Agile as pretty much the same thing, they are basically really … Read More

What is agile? Why agile? How do we do agile? What’s the difference between Agile, Scrum, Lean, Design Thinking? Tell … Read More

Link to case study video: https://youtu.be/EW_PX50NAps Transcript What is an ambidextrous organization? In a nutshell, an ambidextrous organization takes care … Read More

Aristotle’s Influence Model is so fundamental and powerful that it’s a mental model I share at one point or another … Read More

Watch on YouTube References Transcript Why is it so hard to have an authentic conversation? The type of conversation that … Read More

Chunking is a critical cognitive meta-skill. 🧊 It helps you organize information, enhances memory, and makes it easier to communicate … Read More

I use four mental models to describe my pedagogy (theory and practice of education): Why They Matter Structured learning provides … Read More

Learn Scrum the right way! This is a one hour fifty minute condensed version of my otherwise one day Scrum … Read More

INSEAD is big on “Fair Process”, a leadership mental model formulated by the creators of Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan … Read More

Innovation as a Holistic, System-Wide Journey Over the years, I’ve partnered with large organizations grappling with the complexities of innovation. … Read More

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Confucius’ 7 spaces of learning Knowing to stop – is a simple notion but difficult to practice skill. In “Great … Read More

Lean: not just a hype word for efficiency Yah sure, we do “lean” here and we operate a tight ship … Read More

Liberating Structures is a collection of powerful team exercises curated by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless (www.liberatingstructures.com). The following slides … Read More

Self-Transcendence – Beyond Self-Actualization and Theory X & Y Maslow’s Original Hierarchy of Needs Model In 1943, Abraham H. Maslow … Read More

Synopsis: Thanks to the popular “VUCA” acronym, the ability to manage enterprises and lead teams in volatile, uncertain, complex and … Read More

Emotional regulation, stress management, and new habit formation are regular topics in my coaching sessions. When these topics come up, … Read More

Radical Candor: Care Personally, Challenge Directly Scott’s idea is that guidance is praise and criticism. And the best way to … Read More

Addressing the “Always On” Fatigue of Remote and Hybrid Working with Asynchronous Communication “I miss working in the office, at … Read More

Pilot objective Within the Scrum community, there is abundant writing suggesting that the two main factors of Scrum implementation failure … Read More

Why brainstorming doesn’t work That was fun, but… Why do we get that slight, lingering feeling of doubt and dissatisfaction … Read More

The situation is volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, overwhelming (VUCA”O”). We have an immediate, mission critical challenge to tackle. We need … Read More

You can’t just flip a switch for delegation and empowerment. It’s more like turning a dial — a spectrum you … Read More

It’s mastery, so don’t expect it to be easy. As both a serial entrepreneur and agile coach to teams of … Read More

Classic Scrum’s Achilles’ heel One of the weak areas of classic Scrum, in my opinion, is the relative simplicity of … Read More

Watch on YouTube References Transcript How do we lead with inspiration and purpose? It’s a good question and every leader’s … Read More

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