When I found out that a Scrum Gathering was going to happen in London, I focused in on trying to make sure that happened. Visiting London has been on my wish list for a very long time. I was beyond…
Leadership
Finding what’s next
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A common challenge that I hear from managers falls along the lines of “I’ve been helping my direct report figure out what they want to do. But now I don’t think staying at this company is best for them.” There…
Leadership
Emotions
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Sometimes numerous things happen around the same time that leave a person feeling overwhelmed. Recently, I have been processing the death of two extremely important people in my life (my Uncle Ray and David Hussman). Then add in any additional…
Guest Authors
Guest Post: Delivering Feedback by Jennifer Dyni
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One of the reasons I was nervous about blogging was that it felt very one way…listen to me. Well, an opportunity presented where I happily get to share someone else’s ideas/results. Today is another installment of a lead to the edge…
Appreciation
Appreciation Post – Pete
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Unfortunately, saying thank you seems to be an after thought more and more. So at least once a month, I will take a few minutes to publicly appreciate someone that has had an impact on me. This round: Pete again…
Challenges
Videos & Podcasts
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For quite sometime, I’ve been doing various little video interviews, podcasts, etc. I’ve been upfront and honest that I struggle to write but talking…talking is no problem for me. Heck, I’ll even interrupt someone’s podcast (pubcast held at a pub)…
Leadership
Lifting Others
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I’m almost ashamed at how long it took me to realize the enormous value and importance of lifting other people up as a leader. Obviously, it was valuable and important but I didn’t embrace that this was the core until…
Challenges
Slack Pet Peeves
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This round of pet peeves is focused on Slack tool. I have a love/hate relationship with this tool. This seems to shock a number of people; so I’ll share what annoys me. Asynchronous communication: I’m an extrovert that thinks by talking or…
Training
Upcoming Public Events
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I got several questions at Agile2018 as to what my remaining 2018 public events were – so I thought I would highlight them this week. Leading Amazing Teams: Irving, TX; McLean, VA, San Francisco, CA While we want teams to solve…
Appreciation
Appreciation – Dallas Hinesly
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Unfortunately, saying thank you seems to be an after thought more and more. So at least once a month, I will take a few minutes to publicly appreciate someone that has had an impact on me. This round: Dallas Hinesly…