While creating clarity through purpose, vision, and strategy is often crucial, sometimes the best leadership move is to step back. In this episode, we explore the case of Buurtzorg, a Dutch home healthcare provider that's challenging conventional leadership wisdom: - When traditional purpose, vision, and strategy statements become unnecessary - How Buurtzorg scaled to 10,000+ employees with minimal management oversight - The power of intrinsic motivation in highly skilled professionals - Applying the Theory of Constraints to identify true leadership priorities Read More
You’re in a meeting with the senior stakeholders for your project. You’ve just finished your presentation, and you’re feeling good about it—you did the work… Read More
Most projects start green but end up in crisis mode. Instead, make your project "Earn Green" by directly tackling risk and complexity first. We’ll share real-world examples of how sequencing work this way makes the end of the project calm and peaceful, even when you can't ship incrementally. Whether you're a project manager seeking on-time delivery or an Agile advocate looking to make a difference, this episode offers practical insights to transform your project outcomes. Read More
If you’re like most people in business today, your calendar is probably packed with meetings. In these newsletters and on the Humanizing Work Show,… Read More
In this episode of the Humanizing Work Show, Peter and Richard break down the art of delivering thoughtful, articulate responses to unexpected questions. Whether you're a coach, nonprofit leader, or professional looking to enhance your communication skills, this episode offers five concrete strategies you can start using today. Read More
With their Five Whys, Toyota made asking “why?” the go-to root cause analysis technique. Author Simon Sinek got famous for telling leaders to “Start… Read More
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Consensus cultures offer two significant advantages over highly directive ones. First, considering multiple perspectives often leads to better decision outcomes. Second, when people are invited… Read More
Is there one true Agile? In this episode of the Humanizing Work Show we break down the three Agile tribes—People, Performance, and Process—and discuss why the conflict between them is surface-level and how they can be integrated for greater success. Read More
It’s trendy to say “Agile doesn’t make you faster” with the implication that it’s wrong for a leader to even care about “faster.” You see… Read More
