I think there is great value in reading books on business management.
That is, there is great value in reading them with intent, considering
their points,...
0 replies - 1068 views - 04/02/13 by Michael Norton in Articles
On my recent Core Values post I call out Humility as one of the five essential values to establish
a way of being that offers a foundation for a right-brain,...
0 replies - 1134 views - 04/01/13 by Tobias Mayer in Articles
“The second is the most dangerous system a man ever designs” Fred Brooks, 1975 & 1995Brooks
was talking about software designers, architects, but I...
2 replies - 6194 views - 04/01/13 by Allan Kelly in Articles
People have tried to get me involved as co-author of their book. But I didn’t want to. It was not my book.
Some have asked me to help organize their...
0 replies - 1794 views - 03/29/13 by Jurgen Appelo in Articles
Are you tired of mediocrity and interested in doing really great work?
Identify your heroes to find out what really matters to you.
I was reading...
0 replies - 2273 views - 03/29/13 by Michael Sahota in Articles
About 15 years ago, I started a simple practice with my fellow
co-workers and employees. Every so often, we'd meet to discuss stuff and
things. Nothing too...
0 replies - 2067 views - 03/27/13 by Michael Norton in Articles
Background
In late 2012 when Dylan Smith suggested a blog challenge
in order to encourage each of us to write more often, I quickly agreed.
I...
0 replies - 1665 views - 03/26/13 by Steve Rogalsky in Articles
It was the nth time that a supplier has failed us. If we analyze it logically, there were two options: Get mad or roll with the punches.
Since we’re not...
0 replies - 1352 views - 03/25/13 by Gil Zilberfeld in Articles
I don’t know about you, but every time I read the word “nonfunctional”, I feel a yawn coming on, and I start to look for something else to do. While...
1 replies - 3544 views - 03/15/13 by Roman Pichler in Articles
Many managers ask me, “How can I motivate my team?”
I’ve certainly seen many efforts to motivate teams. Contests, prizes, pep talks, badges,...
1 replies - 2484 views - 03/15/13 by Esther Derby in Articles
I normally write about a new agile project management technique only after I’ve used it for a couple of years and found it successful in a couple of...
0 replies - 2331 views - 03/14/13 by Mike Cohn in Articles
I've written about Conway's Law before (Return to Conway’s Law (2006) and a Focus Group I ran at EuroPLoP “What do we think of Conway’s Law Now?”)...
2 replies - 5487 views - 03/14/13 by Allan Kelly in Articles
For a shared identity
to work, it is useful to know who is, and who is not, part of the
group. This is sometimes quite clear, but quite often it isn’t....
0 replies - 2161 views - 03/14/13 by Jurgen Appelo in Articles
I’m not talking about information related to the task and context, here,
though that can damage a team. Withholding that sort of information is...
0 replies - 960 views - 03/14/13 by Esther Derby in Articles
Far too often I hear managers say, “Just get it out the door.” I understand the perspective. We work in a world of constraints and the business needs to...
0 replies - 1653 views - 03/13/13 by David Bernstein in Articles
