Agile Agile Project Management with Kanban (via Wade Chandler) Each vertical swim lane is split into active and done. I get that this creates buffers between states, but (1) why not have to-do/doing/done for each state? What not change the…
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Professional Development – 2020 – Week 32
Agile Setting Up an Internal Coaching Office (via Agile Amped) Takeaways Understand the five levels of listening Understand what modality to use in the Cynefin framework Build new habits to create change When the whole is less than the sum…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 31
Career What to Do If Your Boss Doesn’t Like You (via Harvard Business Review) Trust issues: clarify their expectations (e.g., “How could I add more value to this job?”), create an all-out campaign to enhance your boss’s perception, have frequent…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 30
Business Learning from the Future (via Harvard Business Review) When we have not analogies to the past, it’s difficult to figure out how things will play out in the future. Where does “good judgment” come from? Business schools use case…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 29
Business What Would It Take to Reskill Entire Industries? (via Harvard Business Review) What does reskilling really mean? Content, format, and financial investment. How long does reskilling take? Some say around 480 hours. How can we make reskilling a reality…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 28
Business Rethinking Work Schedules? Consider These 4 Questions. (via Harvard Business Review) How does my organization’s scheduling practices affect employee effectiveness and well-being? Can we better align our work schedules with the needs, desires, and personalities of our employees? What…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 27
Agile When You’re Agile But Your Management Isn’t Really (via Mountain Goat Software) Agile transformations typically fail when management doesn’t truly understand what this means and even worse when they don’t listen to feedback. This article has some tips about…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 26
Business Marketing Meets Mission (via Harvard Business Review) Brands have the ability to use marketing for social good. The author calls out a Unilever soap brand that found ways to increase hand-washing, thus reducing infectious disease. A beer brand also…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 25
Business Are Our Management Theories Outdated? (via Harvard Business Review) This essay describes our society being at an inflection point where we try to maximize efficiency (Taylorism) and profit (capitalism) over the people in the system. People need a broader…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 24
Business 3 Things You’re Getting Wrong About Organizational Change (via Harvard Business Review) “Follow best practices” becomes “share your failures” “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” becomes “fix it anyway” “Control your assets” becomes “share your assets” Run Your…