Stop starting; start finishing

Stop starting; start finishing

by | Mar 3, 2023

Stop starting start finishing. Just don’t text and drive.   This principle from the Kanban community is a powerful reminder to limit work in progress. But we often see that individuals, teams, and organizations have too much going on. The perceived benefit...
Agile Team Friends

Agile Team Friends

by | Jan 26, 2023

Agile Team Friends Oh! I get by with a little help from my friends. A team friend + Smiley+ No special treatment+ Understands the team’s goal+ Interested in the team’s work+ Supports the team+ Honest with the team+ Helpful when needed Not a team friend...
Sharing Values

Sharing Values

by | Jan 19, 2023

Sharing Values I don’t like it when …   Try this … Sharing Values, a team-building activity Take some index cards, and complete this statement: “I don’t like it when someone/people _____” One statement per index card. Write a...
5 Stage Journey to High-Performing Teams

5 Stage Journey to High-Performing Teams

by | Dec 27, 2022

Level Up to be a High-Performing Team Download Now In their 1993 book, The Wisdom of Teams, authors John Katzenbach and Douglas Smith detailed a model to help identify the quality and characteristics of high-performance teams. In their work, Katzenbach and Smith...
The Self-Managing Team Canvas

The Self-Managing Team Canvas

by | Dec 27, 2022

Empower Self-Managing Team This canvas a great resource for accelerating agile team performance. The Self-Managing Team Canvas is a proven tool for leaders to create empowered self-organized product teams. Download Now We have used the Team Self-Managing Canvas in our...