As many managers know, it’s damn hard to create and cultivate healthy teams.
Organizational Culture
A collection of 10 posts
Strategy via storytelling
So many strategy artifacts. So little clarity.
Where did the time go?
Many organizations have this peculiar condition where employees feel both exceedingly busy AND exasperated by the lack of tangible accomplishments that stem from all that work.
Beware the false summit!
Is your organization taking the first steps up some proverbial mountain without clarity of what the path to the summit looks like?
Manager as an ozone layer
Less “managers as shields” and “managers as sh*t umbrellas” metaphors, please.
Installing ramp meters on your product roadmap
I’ve found that a simple technique for improving product delivery involves “installing ramp meters” by committing to a clear cross-team cadence for reevaluating priorities.
A Day in the Life Icebreaker
A musically inspired exercise for building empathy within organizations.
The Sailboat Exercise
A brainstorming process for garnering honest feedback about the state of a team / product / company during team retreats.
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