The Chief Happiness Officer writes about The top 5 reasons why most team building events are a waste of time. He says they are overly competitive, often demeaning, and don't so much build team as build aggression (my word). No kidding. Here's a few related views based on my experience studying team development—so I could [...]
Globe-trotting team coach and author Jean Tabaka will be my special guest in Dallas, December 11-13. You win with access to more expertise! With over 25 years of experience in the software development industry, Jean's work has taken her throughout North America, England, Wales, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, and India. She is the [...]
Projects@Work published an excerpt from Kimberly Wiefling’s new book evocatively titled Scrappy Project Management: The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces. I haven’t read the rest of the book although I look forward to doing so after seeing the 80-second video she posted on Amazon.com (see what she does with the PMBOK!). To [...]
Last week in the Southern California mountain resort town of Lake Arrowhead a small group of senior leaders came together to launch their trek toward building a great company. I was honored to support them. And they were thrilled with their experience and the results of their meeting. Here’s what my client reported to me [...]
As promised, here is the pdf of our slides from Michael England's and my discovery session think tank at Agile 2007 last week in Washington DC. The Thursday afternoon session was titled Agile Ghettos or Thriving Communities: Are Agile Principles Suitable Only for Development Teams or Can They Guide Executive Practice Too? Agile Ghettos or [...]
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