Doesn’t matter what your platform of choice is – SLACK, TEAMS, Workspace – hidden channels that are implemented with the goal of not chatting with people of your team, hurt your team. If you are running one, you should ask yourself why you’re doing it and if you’re included in one, you should ask yourself why you are there. If answers to both leave you feeling unsure, then you have your answer as to what…
It is easy to organize something for ourselves. We know ourselves inside and out and can respond to simple changes without even thinking about it. It’s akin to being a passenger on a bumpy road where the driver is swerving to avoid the bumps and potholes – they know what’s coming, they are processing actions and ready for them. But you’re not and you’re dealing with them as they come. Your team is the passenger…
We still need Remote Leaders. Leaders that lay the foundation and groundwork for what everyone in the team needs to do; Show up on time and prepared. Let people know in advance when you are away. Chart the path between schedules. Minimize distractions and maintain focus and priority. Engage in meaningful growth and dialogue through One-On-Ones and Team Development. Ensure your team is getting the training you need. Being a remote leader is the hardest,…
Where companies struggle in their adoption of Agile is that they implement it within a small area of the company where they learn to do it really well. They get good at it and they get into a rhythm of what they are doing. They have tweaked the idea of Agile to meet their needs and goals and they have a system that is working and moving products and code out the door. What they…
Every question has two responses. The knee-jerk, shoot from the hip, get off my back, I’m tired of this, you don’t know what you’re talking about, this is a waste of my time response. Or, the “take a step back”, read it again, don’t rush to respond, gather the information and this must mean something to you response. The latter doesn’t mean you are ignoring the potentially valid issue being raised, it simply means you…