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Bosses From Mars
If your boss isn't helping like you think she should, maybe she's not from Mars, but actually trying to give you more autonomy. We reflect on this in…
5 years, 3 months ago
A Series of Unfortunate Ideas?
A reader asks whether following the "bad idea" advice from last episode can lead to an unrecoverable local maximum, sentencing the team to endless pa…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Power of a Bad Idea
Drawing lessons from Squirrel's driving test experiences, we explore why making a cultural or process change that's intentionally suboptimal can be s…
5 years, 4 months ago
Driftwood vs Planks - Agile Team Roles and Skills
We start with a listener question on roles in an agile team, but quickly divert to Squirrel's "driftwood theory" of hiring and role specification, wh…
5 years, 4 months ago
Driving Lessons
How giving work to your boss positions you as the driving force, not the bottleneck—and more methods and mindset shifts to change the perception "gee…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why (and Why Not!) To Ask, "Why?"
We discover that we've given opposing advice about asking "Why" questions—including in our chapter on the Why Conversation! It turns out that a big f…
5 years, 4 months ago
We're The Aliens - Three Ways to Seek Safety
Jeffrey tells us stories about three ways agile teams deal with uncertainty: seeking cover by looking to a single source of truth, or seeking similar…
5 years, 4 months ago
Johanna Rothman on Modern Management: Part II
The fabulous Johanna Rothman, author of 18 books on tech and management, joins us for part II to describe what modern management is and how empathy, …
5 years, 5 months ago
Johanna Rothman on Modern Management - Part I
The fabulous Johanna Rothman, author of 18 books on tech and management, joins us to describe what modern management is and how empathy, safety, and …
5 years, 5 months ago
Our Intentions for 2021
After last week's episode on ahas in 2020, we describe what we're planning to do to help people do the work, move faster, and be productive. SHOW LIN…
5 years, 5 months ago