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songsta In the last post I wrote about assumptions and their effect on team performance. One of the most basic assumptions you often encounter in teams is that others have the same information you do. Hence, the second principle: Share all relevant information Let’s take an example – the traditional requirements gathering phase. The Business Analyst … Read moreFlow the info
I’m assuming we all know the choice phrase: “Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups.” If you don’t, well there is the problem with assumptions right there. In my previous article I listed 8 behaviours that contribute to a high performing team. The first on that list is: Test assumptions and inferences. It’s first for … Read moreThe boons and busts of assumptions
Communication is tough. Many of the issues that arise in the workplace relate to miscommunication in some form or another. We think we’re saying something but it’s being interpreted differently, or we are actually saying the wrong thing. Miscommunication can lead to an erosion of trust, which is crucial to a high performing team. Roger Schwartz … Read moreWhat makes a good team?
As Samuel Johnson said of a widower remarrying soon after the end of an unhappy marriage, I exhibited “the triumph of hope over experience.” Triggers: Sparking positive change and making it last” by Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter –
Over the past few weeks I’ve become increasingly aware of how valuable our emotions can be for us. I’m not talking about letting your emotions out instead of bottling them up inside. I’m talking about their use as indicators of the unconscious, sign posts along the way to a better understanding of ourselves. I recently … Read moreEmotional sign posts
“Your life consists entirely of the present moment.” – Eckhart Tolle
“Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game, it is the game. — Louis Gerstner
I came across this in Peter Diamandis’s Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think: “Wikipedia took one hundred million hours of volunteer time to create,” says [Clay] Shirky. “How do we measure this relative to other uses of time? Well, TV watching, which is the largest use of time, takes two hundred billion hours … Read moreWasted cognition
‘The sweet potato does not need to say how sweet he is,’ – Maori proverb
You think by changing your process you’re going to change your business. You think that plastering post-its over the corporate beige walls will somehow make the corporate-think disappear. You think that agile is an ‘IT-thing’. You think innovation is great and you’re so glad your company has an innovation lab. You promise yourself that one … Read moreThe thin veneer