2 Ways We Support Internal Coaches (And Why Everyone Benefits)
Internal coaches are spread way too thin. Teams need more help than coaches can give. And coaches often get stuck going through the basics again… Read More
Key Ideas of the Week
Agile, Documentation, and the Emerging Role of AI
It’s one of the four values in the Manifesto for Agile Software Development: “[We value] working software over comprehensive documentation.” So, can Agile teams skip… Read More
Scrum Done Right
In some orgs, Scrum just means a bunch of extra meetings and a couple of funny job titles. But if you strip away the baggage and focus on the “why” of each piece of Scrum, you end up with a minimal set of responsibilities and coordination points that pretty much… Read More
Avoiding Delegation Theater with the Team Empowerment Map
Delegation Theater: “you’re empowered as long as you make the decision I’d make, or you do the task the way I’d do it.” A leader… Read More
Too many meetings?
It might be a symptom of a deeper issue. Our big-company clients all complain about too many meetings. Their calendars are packed. Trying to schedule… Read More
Reverse Your Thinking to Reveal Hidden Solutions
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s lifelong business partner at the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, was famous for his powerful mental models and clear thinking. One… Read More
Product Management for Internal Teams
We recently talked with a leader at a company that had invested in extensive training from a well known product training company on product discovery… Read More
Make the Right Things Easy
Humans are like water—we gravitate towards the path of least resistance. Put a bunch of humans together in a team or an organization, and that… Read More
How to Get Useful Feedback on a Work-in-Progress
A few years ago, Peter was working on a big presentation. The way he tells it, he spent several late nights tweaking the deck to… Read More
5 Ways to Get More Participation in Your Meetings
It’s a question we hear all the time: “How can I get my team to speak up more in our meetings?” Lackluster participation in… Read More