My first read of the New Year was an interesting one which I thought I’d share as it offers some interesting insights into high performing teams. Patrick Lencioni, in his book The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team (Jossey-Bass 2002) offers his ideas in the form of an easily readable fable. In summary, his 5 dysfunctions…
Amigoing
One of the cooler things I saw teams do this year is the idea of a “Three Amigos,” session. Basically, before an individual takes on a new task from the board, they ask a couple of peers to do a quick sense check on the task. It’s a great idea because its so easy to be too close to a solution, and miss some architectural intent, or business value by simply getting on with it.
How to Communicate Your Needs At Work
How to Communicate Your Needs At Work When people come to understand the disadvantages of ordering others about, some can over-compensate by avoiding all forms of telling. This can lead to frustration, inaction and disconnection. One of the things these awakening folks can struggle with is communicating their needs to others. Because they shy away from …Read More
Agile Governance… what we really mean
When I talk about Agile governance, I always get the same reaction, which goes something like this… ‘Are you being serious?’ Most people I talk to think I’m a) joking or b) introducing some antipattern to Agile and effective ways of working.
Self organising teams – where are the boundaries??
In most organisation these days we acknowledge that self organising teams are a good thing. This hasn’t been the case over time. Every team wasn’t born as a collection of empowered decision makers, they’ve all been on a journey. This journey begins when that team first forms.
