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Briefing and Back Briefing
Today we describe a technique for avoiding micromanagement and promoting autonomy - first pioneered by the Prussian military! We describe how briefin…
7 years, 2 months ago
Why Can't We Ship Today?
Today we relate three great stories we heard or told at CITCON in Ghent, all starting with different answers to Jeffrey's question, "Why can't we shi…
7 years, 2 months ago
Values of the Give Up Control Model
After the Mutual Learning and Unilateral Control models, this week we examine one more model for working with your team, perhaps the easiest: giving …
7 years, 3 months ago
Values of the Unilateral Control Model
After our series on mutual learning values, we look at those of an alternative, the Unilateral Control Model, which match our default behaviour but d…
7 years, 3 months ago
Mutual Learning Model: Accountability and Compassion
Third in our series on using the Mutual Learning Model to improve your agile team. We look at accountability as a frightening prospect and as a route…
7 years, 3 months ago
Mutual Learning Model: Transparency and Curiosity
Agile teams do better, we find, when they are transparent ("here's what I did last sprint") and curious ("what business problem are you trying to sol…
7 years, 3 months ago
Mutual Learning Model: Informed Choice
First of a series on using the Mutual Learning Model to get better results in your agile team. Today, why informed choice can help us avoid mistakes …
7 years, 4 months ago
Meeting "The Business"
When your team talks about "what the business wants", do they know who they mean? Do they have evidence for the wishes of this amorphous group? It's …
7 years, 4 months ago
Triggers and Tells
Triggers and Tells We explain how to use observations of your own and others' behaviour to understand how to improve your conversations and get bette…
7 years, 4 months ago
"Why" Is a Trigger, Not a Question
In response to Michael Bolton's comment on last week's episode, we discuss genuine questions, reminding yourself to be curious, and converting your i…
7 years, 4 months ago