Geoff Mazeroff

Culture Why the US Can’t Handle Crises Big Sugar buried the research from the 1950s that sugar (not fat) is linked to obesity, a very expensive healthcare problem. Low-fat foods added sugar to compensate for poor flavor, thus doubling the…

Agile How Project Managers Can Stay Relevant in Agile Organizations (via Harvard Business Review) Make sure you understand their organization’s goals when it comes to implementing agile workflows. Rethink your success metrics: rather than meeting a set budget, timeline, or…

Agile Half Agile Ain’t Agile (via Leading Agile) Most companies “implement” Agile on the execution side (i.e., far-right) where the software is developed. Agile applies on the strategy side as well: “The ability to produce better business outcomes by connecting…

Danish at gå ud fra — to assume; lit: to go out from kragetæer — chicken scratch (writing that’s difficult to read); lit: crow’s feet at høre hjemme — to belong; lit: to hear home Ethics Case Study: Protect Yourself…

Communication How to talk about climate change so people actually care (via TED) Use plain, obvious, neutral language so that people understand. Ex: pollution blanket instead of climate change. Focus on the individuals, not the issues. “Awakenings are personal, locally…

Business Don’t Hire Top Talent; Hire for Weaknesses. (via Software Lead Weekly) This post had a thorough set of descriptions to differentiate the talent mindset from the weakness mindset. Why you should invest in undervalued people (via Software Lead Weekly)…

Business Research: How to Get Better at Killing Bad Projects (via Harvard Business Review) Many of the stage gates (i.e., no/no-go decisions) may have information that’s unavailable or unreliable. Instead watch the market in which the assumptions rose to bring…

Agile Top-10 Objectives for Agile Coaches (via Marten den Haring) This post has some connections to some very deep topics, especially around organizational structure and culture. I’ve added Laloux’s book to my to-read list. Some areas I’ll be focusing on…

Business How to Shift from Selling Products to Selling Services (via Harvard Business Review) You can’t just sell a three-year license of a software product and leave them alone. SaaS typically works by billing for consumption, like water and electricity…

Agile Summary: The Agile Coaching DNA This book was part of my professional development as an Agile coach. This book walks around the landscape of Agile coaching, why it exists, and whom it serves. It’s full of activities any coach…