Self Managing Teams
hier geht’s zur deutschen Übersetzung: Selbst-organisierte Teams [de] I was asked about Self-Managing Teams… my answer got a little longer than anticipated. I think it’s worth reading – so: have fun! I use this picture as my guiding visualization and structure: Perhaps it helps you follow my thoughts and elaboration on the topic. Start in…
...Agile Leadership with the Agile Leadership Spirale
Define your intention!
You can only be successful where you intend to be and where you follow your inner motivations and drivers. Become aware of yourself that you are on the journey and want to continue it. Say YES clearly.
Be a role model
As a leader, you are expected to be a role model. Work on yourself and be prepared for someone to follow who will be led by you!
Technical Debt
Technical debt is like living in a messy home:You think to prepare a cup of tea it only needs a pot to heat up water and poor on the tea bag. It happens that all the pots are dirty. You find stacks of old dishes in the sink. Before you can put them into the…
...Scrum Theory
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...2C | !2C – about certificates…
I was asked -again- about the advantage or disadvantages of certificates that expired versus those that don’t… and my answer is: what does “expire” mean and why would you care? Why certificates at all? Just a quick background info: I am an Agile Coach & Trainer with many years in this field and quite a…
...Responsibility (as part of the Responsibility Process)
Sometimes in a coaching session I would draw a horizontal line and ask: in this situation, are you leading „above the line“ or „under the line“? Are you truly leading, creating, forming or are you in the passive state of a victim of others, the system, yourself and your own thoughts of constraints? Somewhere I…
...Obligation (as part of the Responsibility Process)
My standard example for obligation is the boring department meeting, that we have to attend once a month, so boring and such waste of time! That’s what we think and still – we go there. Interesting and sadly, or not so interesting and even more sadly, each and every time when I tell about this example, my…
...Quit (as part of the Responsibility Process)
One option for a consequence for taking responsibility might be quitting. And quitting is not just quitting your job, it could be any way of you leaving this topic: „Just do it without me.“ „Don’t bother me with this topic.“ „I am out.“ But is it really a responsible decision to leave others handle the…
...Shame (as part of the Responsibility Process)
… and it’s always me… I just can’t do it… never could… never will… After we stop lashing out on others for the responsibility, we project the failure and mistake on ourselves – and make ourselves again the victim of unchangeable conditions of the outside world. Opposite to the steps before (denial, lay blame and…
...Justify (as part of the Responsibility Process)
Justify – there is always a Good Reason! That’s how we grew up – explaining what happened. Making sure that it is not our fault and also not telling on the neighbors kid. So… blame it to some unspecified external root cause, justify your specific follow-up behavior and – in one swoop – you are…
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