Image by Author Change. In my line of work we spend a lot of time talking about change. Welcoming change, what to change, resistance to change, fear of change. Change your organization structure. Change your execution. Change your working patterns. It’s exhausting. There’s that funny thing in the mix: people. We can’t control people. And…
DetailsTo read the previous post on 4 Principles to Grow Your Product Mindset, click here. “Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customer.”~Seth Godin There’s a shift under way in large organizations, one that puts design much closer to the center of the enterprise. But the shift isn’t about aesthetics. It’s about…
DetailsOr… the 4 Principles to Grow Your Product Mindset One day we had full schools, workplaces, gyms, and spas. The next, we were all at home. With COVID-19, our world changed overnight. With “The Great Pause,” came “Stay at Home.” As the novel coronavirus escalated, another dilemma erupted that many anticipated but hoped would not…
DetailsMe: I’ve fallen in love with Kanban again. My friend: Um, yeah… Who is Kanban, again? From David Anderson, the founder of the Kanban movement: “with Kanban we’re using visualization, a working progress limit (WIP), and a quantitative measurement to stimulate Kaizen (Japanese for “improvements.”) Me: In Kanban, we show all of the work in…
Detailsagility training Does your agile coach’s job look like fun? It is! I believe it’s the best career possible in the market today – and the need is growing. Every time I am at an agile event, people reach out to me telling me they want to get into coaching, or evolve into an agile…
DetailsAs a Professional Trainer and Consultant, I often field questions about certifications in Agile, and particularly the multiple certifications available in Scrum. There is a lot of information available, and perhaps this blog is just one more to add to the plethora. All the same, I wanted to write my own guide to reference as…
Details14 November 2019|Coaching, Leadership What motivates you? Once I got a $30,000 raise. It turned out to be the worst job I ever had. Unfortunately, in order to get a raise, I had to leave a good job. As a single provider, the overnight increase put me in a state of near ecstasy. It was…
Details14 November 2019|Business Agility, Design Thinking I have clients in two diverse domains – material sciences and life sciences – that are currently investing in maturing their business agility using Scrum. Recently, both clients asked about introducing Six Sigma practices into their organizations. They pose the question – can Scrum and Six Sigma co-exist? The…
DetailsThere is a shift happening – to a human-centric approach to creating products that people love and are loyal to. This real connection to humans equals real big business. Recent surveys by the Design Institute show that Design organizations (like Apple, Disney, and Target) outperform others by over 200%! As consumers, we may not know…
DetailsEmotions are contagious. Learn 5 practical techniques to evolve from reactive to responsive and position yourself as a strategic leader. A product manager is constantly balancing expectations from the business, the team, and users. It’s a tough and often thankless job, and it can feel a bit lonely, since there is usually only of you…
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