Agile Can a Team Vote Someone Off the Team? (via Mountain Goat Software) There are four types of team authority: manager-led, self-managing, self-designing, self-governing. You also need some kind of management for alignment and standards. The author gave an example…
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Professional Development – 2020 – Week 22
Agile The Agile C-Suite (via Harvard Business Review) Interesting piece about how a company used Agile principles all the way to the top. It’s about striking a balance between standardizing operations and pursuing innovations. The CEO, CFO, CHRO, CIO, COO,…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 21
Business What Happens When an Employee Calls the Ombudsman? (via Harvard Business Review) An ombuds (the more current term) is a neutral third party to resolve issues, such as sexual harassment. People in this role are good listeners and partner…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 20
Career The Pandemic Has Exposed the Fallacy of the “Ideal Worker” (via Harvard Business Review) The “ideal worker” comes from the 1960s where a household has a breadwinner/homemaker couple. Having to work from home without schools and childcare available, those…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 19
Agile Time Pressure Improves Productivity & Quality…Up to a Point (via Mountain Goat Software) There’s a U-shaped curve for productivity vs. pressure. Not enough pressure, and delivery is late. Too much pressure, and you’ll build something unsustainable (or burn people…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 18
Agile If Estimates Were Accurate, We’d Call Them Actuals (via Spikes and Stories) I’m not sure how I feel about this piece. Part of me says his thesis is against estimation because it rarely works. Then he gives a metaphor…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 17
Agile Role of the C-suite in Agile Transformations (via Leading Agile) Clarify strategy and priorities so empowered teams can deliver Balance reporting relationships with skill-based teams Role-model the mindset and behavior changes needed for an Agile culture The 10 Steps…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 16
Business Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World (via Harvard Business Review) What position can you attain during and after the pandemic? What is your plan for bouncing back? How will your culture and identity change? What new projects do…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 15
Business A More Sustainable Supply Chain (via Harvard Business Review) Supply chains are complex in multi-national corporations (MNCs), and often the lowest tiers have poor social, environmental, or worker safety records. The article offers some best practices companies can adopt…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 14
Business Pricing Policies That Protect Your Brand (via Harvard Business Review) Successful brands typically implement unilateral policies that set the minimum resale price (MRP) or minimum allowable price (MAP). By designing, implementing, and enforcing these policies, brands can keep grey-markets…