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Personal Scrum or Work 2.0
So, I’ve been inflicting Scrum on myself. This is my “eat your own dog food” because I’m an Agile Coach at the company where I work, which in practice means that I try to work with teams and help them with Agile adoption, and in some cases with the Agile development. For me to preach …
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Admitting mistakes is the first step to learning, not just for you, but also for your team and company
Here is an excellent piece from the blog Evolving excellence about how a worker at Toyota battled his fear of admitting a mistake and was rewarded by his pears and supervisor for not hiding, but rather disclosing the mistake he had done. Admitting you committed a mistake is a very important part of continuous improvement. …
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Busy vs. Productive, which one are you?
Eye-opening piece about the biggest cliché in the work-world: Work smarter not harder (or longer). Do you see yourself in this? Busy-ness is impressive. It puts you in the heat of the action. It gives you an elevated sense of importance. You’re always late for social engagements, barely have enough time for family get-togethers, and …
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