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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

Hiking!

This week…I am hiking in the woods without my laptop albeit I do have my copy of  Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg. I am continuing to focus on using shortlists, which... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Monotasking, Week 3, Chapter 1, Monotasking In A Nutshell

This week we focus on Chapter One of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg, which is titled Monotasking In A Nutshell. This chapter lays the foundation for translating the Five Axioms of... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Monotasking, Week 2, Introduction, The Five Axioms of Monotasking

The first chapter in  Monotasking by Staffan Noteberg is the introduction, titled The Five Axioms of Monotasking.  As a reminder, an axiom is a statement that is regarded as being... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Monotasking, Week 1, Logistics, Game Plan, and Preface

We start our re-read of Monotasking by Staffan Noteberg.  The book is 237 pages published by Racehorse Publishing (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) and was released in English on... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Fixing Your Scrum, Week 16, Final Thoughts

We have read or re-read Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems by Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley cover-to-cover, if you don’t count the index at the back... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Fixing Your Scrum, Week 15, Chapter 15: The Sprint Retrospective

Chapter 15 is the final chapter in Fixing Your Scrum by Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. Next week I will sum up my thoughts on the book and the lessons... Read More

Work Entry: An Introduction

How work enters an organization or team is almost always a touchy subject. For many, it is the root of the pressure on teams to do more than they are... Read More