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Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 10, Chapter 9: Applying the Redwork-Bluework Principles in Workplace Situations

In Chapter 9 of  Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t, Marquet provides several examples of using the new plays. As a... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 9 Chapter 8: The Enabling Play: Connect

This Chapter of  Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t begins with the story of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The disaster may... Read More

Work Intake: Sequencing As Micromanagement

Prioritization and sequencing often get conflated. Work might be important but if it has predecessors and successors it will require sequencing. You can’t deploy a new piece of hardware unless... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 8 Chapter 7: Completing the Cycle: Improve

The improve play is one of the most powerful aspects of Marquet’s suggested framework. Improve is chapter 7 of Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say –... Read More

Work Intake: Prioritization Can Be Micromanagement

Prioritization is an integral part of work intake but getting it right is more than just putting work in the proper order. Prioritization and work intake are entwined with leadership.... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 7, Chapter 6: The End of Redwork – Complete

The first of the 12 Principles in the Agile Manifesto is: “Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through the early and continuous delivery of valuable software.”   Couple that... Read More

Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery

Jeremy Willets and I have recently completed Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery which will be published by JRoss Publishing in January 2024. Why are we so passionate... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 6, Chapter 5, Leaving Bluework Behind: Commit

Chapter 5 of Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t is titled, Leaving Bluework Behind: Commit. Whether you classify thinking as System... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 5, Chapter 4, Into the Bluework – Collaborate

Chapter 5 of L. David Marquet’s book, Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t is titled Into the Bluework: Collaborate. A simple... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 4, Chapter 3, Exiting Redwork – Control the Clock

Control The Clock is the first play in the new playbook, replacing Obey The Clock. Chapter 3 of L. David Marquet’s book, Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What... Read More