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Category Archives: AgileI developed the following model to communicate the essence of partnering between any two entities, whether people or groups, and whether external or internal to an organization: Partnering = Exchange + Expansion + Integrity Let’s look at collaborating across boundaries … Continue reading The popularity of the saying “win/win” speaks volumes – we all like to win. So let’s define what “winning” means. And then let’s turn that definition into a tool you can deploy as a brief agenda item for each team … Continue reading
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Tagged Leadership, Management tools, Teamwork, win/win
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In one of my recent blog posts, Teamwork Basics: Creating Positive Interdependence in Groups, I offered three strategies you can use to get people feeling and acting like they are in the same boat together: Start shining the spotlight on … Continue reading
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Tagged Agile, Christopher Avery, consulting, management skills, team collaboration, Teamwork
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The retrospective is a specific type of meeting in agile approaches that occurs at the end of an iteration in which the team reserves time and attention to discuss what worked well and what team members wish to improve during … Continue reading I was honored to be asked to give the keynote speech at Agile Day 2010 NYC in Times Square last month. I called it: “Are We As Agile as We Think?” Shared Responsibility Early in my speech I asked how … Continue reading
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Tagged Agile, Leadership, psychology, Responsibility Process poster, Teamwork
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Most still think of agility as a set of skills and methods as opposed to an astonishingly effective and high-performing mindset, culture, and approach to leadership. A friend of mine condemns many IT organizations as “team ghettos.” Designing a team … Continue reading
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Tagged leadership mindset
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Rally Software CEO Tim Miller Endorses Christopher Avery’s Knowledge Team Leadership Workshop Continue reading An important theme across agile project management discussions is how critical dealing with reality is — discovering the truth about code, customer, competition, control, or calendar, and acting on it quickly. To sum it up: speed and relevance are key … Continue reading
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Tagged learning, problem solving, project management
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I’ve recently added these conference dates to my calendar. Of course I’ll be speaking about some aspect of the Leadership Gift at each one. I’d love to see you there. Agile Day 2010 When: September 15, 2010 Where: NYC, NY, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, conferences, Leadership Gift, London, New York City, speaking
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Leading Knowledge Teams to be Agile With the advent of lean thinking and agile methods, the old command-and-control structures are giving way to self-directed teams. Uncovering what makes these teams function effectively and what enhances or inhibits collaboration are questions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Agile, Knowledge Team Leadership, Leadership, lean, Teamwork, XP
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