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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
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
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
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
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
Chapter 2 of L. David Marquet’s book, Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t continues to make the case for changing how... Read More
After reading Chapter One of L. David Marquet’s book, Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t for the first time I wanted... Read More
We begin a new book on Re-read Saturday, this week! Ten years ago we started our Re-read Saturday journey. The first installment featured The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People.... Read More
We have spent the majority of the summer re-reading Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. While I didn’t take the book to the beach, I did... Read More
After the conclusion of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, there are three brief sections with practical tips for making ideas memorable. The dust cover states,... Read More
