Avoiding the Trap of Competency Models
Competency models are used by hiring managers and HR departments to assess whether employees have the skills needed to serve in their role. They can help managers determine how to […]
Agile Learning: The What, Why, and How
The idea of Agile learning comes from the Agile Manifesto. The top line of the Agile Manifesto is, in many ways, the most important part. It says: “We are uncovering […]
Teal Organization: Do You Have What it Takes?
What is a Teal organization and why should we care? Frederic Laloux wrote a powerful book called “Reinventing Organizations,” where he went through 10 different case studies of high-performance organizations. […]
6 Leadership Competencies That Really Matter
Oftentimes when people talk about leadership competencies, they focus on the surface. But it takes more than skills and tactics to be a great leader. In this blog, we’re going […]
15 Scrum Anti-Patterns (and How to Fix Them)
If Scrum isn’t going that well, and you’re hitting problems and challenges in your organizational environment, the good news is you’re normal. It’s very common for teams to have significant […]
How to Create a Kick-Ass Agile Work Environment
The Agile work environment is an environment that supports Agile ways of working and Agile ways of being. Naturally, the next question is, “Well, what does that mean? What kind […]
Saving the Frozen Layer of Middle Management
Guess what? Turning up the heat on the frozen layer of middle management is a trap. It comes from an incorrect assumption as to what the problem really is. We […]
Shared Vision: No Guts, No Glory
Having a shared vision in your organization is a powerful tool to create clarity around the goals or outcomes that you want to achieve. Gaining alignment with all the people […]
Autonomous, Self-Organizing Teams Don’t Work
Autonomous, self-organizing teams are often understood as a core aspect of Agile. They hold the promise of unlocking people and giving them an environment where they can show up at […]
The Scary Truth about Psychological Safety
Psychological safety is the single most important part of creating a high-performance team or organization. When you have high psychological safety, you have the foundation for high performance. If you […]
Agile vs Scrum – How to Win with Both
If Agile is like dessert, Scrum is like ice cream. The phrase “Agile vs Scrum,” is a bit of a false dichotomy. Scrum is a subset of Agile, just as […]
Why Scrum Masters and Product Owners are the New Managers
Have you experienced this common trap? It’s an unintentional happening, often very subtle. Scrum masters and Product Owners that begin to act like traditional managers. They may not have the […]
