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Re-Read Saturday-ish, Monotasking, Week 6, Chapter 4, Never Procrastinate

This week’s chapter of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg. is Never Procrastinate. I have been working on procrastination and overcommitting my whole life. Compared to my 7th-grade self I have made... Read More

Work Entry: Jumping the Queue and How to Fix It

Work Entry: Jumping the Queue Over the past few months, I have been in traffic jams on the highway several times when traveling to our weekly hike.  In more than... Read More

Prioritization Problems: Risk Tolerance Mismatches

The second category of prioritization problems is risk tolerance mismatches. This category focuses on how organizations and teams balance the exposure of having people and resources in the wrong place... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Monotasking, Week 5, Chapter 3, Focus On One Task Now

In Chapter 2 of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg, Staffan describes how to create a short list of five items and then to push everything else to the “grass catcher” list.... Read More

Prioritization Problems: Timing

Prioritization is a topic as old as time. Jon M Quigley pointed me at old Spanish and German sayings about prioritization.  The one that struck me was: “Who grasps at... Read More

When Prioritization Goes Bad

Deciding which work to do when is critical in any job and at all levels of the organization. Messing prioritization up leads to waste which can impact both the organization’s... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Monotasking, Week 4, Chapter 2, Cut Down on Tasks to Do

Finally, we have reached Chapter 2 of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg. It is ironic that a failure in my ability to control WIP in my personal life led to a... Read More

Why We Prioritize

The simplest definition of the term prioritization is determining what is most important. Prioritization creates order out of chaos (however fleetingly) by spending the time necessary to reflect on what... Read More

Revisiting Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

For the second week, family obligations have interrupted by writing.  We are featuring a repost of the conclusion of Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.  I am still... Read More

SPaMCAST 657 – Teams, Value Chains, and Coaching, A Conversation With Søren Pedersen

In this podcast, I talk with Søren Pedersen.  We talk about teams, value streams, and leveraging agile to improve how teams deliver value.  We started with the definition of a... Read More