Experimenting With Agile
Thoughts and insights along a journey of discovery into the world of Agile.
Stop chasing goals. Fix your systems instead
I'll be honest — I spent a long time thinking that the secret to getting better results was setting better goals. More specific ones. More ambitious ones. Goals with deadlines, accountability partners, and colour-coded tracking spreadsheets. It turns out I was looking...
My Team Stuffed up. Finally, a reason to celebrate!
Learning from Our Mistakes I recently had the opportunity to witness a team make one of its most significant mistakes, leading to a valuable learning experience. Throughout the iteration, everything that could go wrong seemed to happen. The team didn't make a single...
Motiving Agile Teams Through Non-Tangible Rewards
High-performing teams are motivated teams. There are numerous ways to motivate a team, utilizing both extrinsic and intrinsic motivators. One often overlooked yet effective method is through Non-Tangible Rewards. Non-tangible rewards are non-material acknowledgments...
Cultivating Team Mastery for High Performance
In the realm of team leadership, the goal is clear: unlocking the full potential of our teams. According to insights from Dan Pink, a high-performing team member is, at the core, a motivated one. Motivation, Pink suggests, hinges on autonomy, mastery, and purpose....