What are story points? and why using them will change your life.
I want it now. And if I can’t have it now I want to know exactly when I’ll have it. And for that matter I also want to know exactly what I’ll have. What I really want to know of course is how much it...
View ArticleAgile Business: Lessons for creating your own reality.
Execution is what separates the professional from the amateur. We all get big ideas but why do so few of us make our plans a reality? Why is it so hard to get something out of our heads and into the...
View ArticleHow Employee Disengagement Destroys Lives & Value (and what to do about it)
What business are you in? Whether you’re an entrepreneur, intra-preneur, or employee you should be worried about a Gallup Poll released a few weeks ago. The poll finds that 70% of workers in America...
View ArticleWhy People Are Not Your Greatest Resource
Every day we hear how high unemployment is. Why then is it so hard to fill open positions with the right people—and keep them engaged and motivated once you do? The laws of economic rationality would...
View ArticleAgile is Nothing but Trouble
If you’ve been following me for a while you know that I’m deeply passionate about creating human systems that work. You’ve also probably noticed that I’m a huge believer in Agile. But what you may not...
View ArticleComplexity is Here and it’s Time to Get on Board
Efficiency is the bugbear of modern organizations. Our culture—particularly our business culture is steeped in industrial-age metaphors of assembly lines, and economies of scale. We are continually...
View ArticleHow to Stop Wasting the Potential Energy of Your Business
“Through discipline comes freedom.” —Aristotle Squandered energy equals squandered value, and it’s a problem for you, your organization, the people who work for you—and most definitely for your...
View ArticleFive Books (well … 6 actually) that Changed Me
I read a lot. But most of the books I read provide only marginal value. And this is often enough. And there are some books that provide exceptional value of course. They either help me do something I...
View ArticleAligning Purpose
The wall between IT and business is killing your ability to create real value. I’m sitting in my hotel after a day of work and feeling a bit down. Today, once again, I’ve encountered The Wall—one of...
View ArticleThe Best Books on My “Shelf”
I put this list together to share with my new colleagues at Undercurrent—a remarkable consulting firm where I started work this week. As part of the on-boarding process I was given a wonderful list...
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