Business Agility
Agile & The Battle for Better Business
Brand Story - Agile is a solved problem. In software development environments, it's now a staple. You would struggle to find a single development team or technology project that isn’t using an agile framework to plan and execute their work. The idea has long passed from experimental to adoption; it has saturated the market
The Common Stumbles of Leaping into Agility
Chances are that you’ve seen a company get on the bandwagon of agile adoption, transformation, and digitization. Regardless of what marketing phrase is used, “going agile” is becoming more of a commodity and expected tactic rather than a differentiator. If you are not agile, then you must be everything negative that is its antonym: waterfall, traditional, and old-school. Companies of various sizes spend a lot of time trying to apply agility into their operating model; some overhauling a lot, while others try to pick and choose only what they believe will benefit them. The latter is usually where the problems start.
Teams, Coaching & Facilitation
4 Ways to Design Employee Experience in the Remote Work Era
Employee satisfaction isn’t just good for the work environment — it also makes companies stronger. Firms rated in the top 25% in terms of employee experience have the best business value, according to researchers from the MIT Center for Information Systems Research, who found that those companies also have higher customer satisfaction rates, are faster and more agile — and are more profitable.
Three Benefits Of Having Leader Self-Awareness
Much is required of leaders: to produce better results with less, to make decisions faster and to be agile in order to adjust daily priorities, approaches and communication. Leaders are also expected to influence widely and know how to motivate their teams.
What We're Listening To
Podcast: Cognitive Bias
The Product Owner's brain is a complicated thing. Some of the practices and patterns that we try to make it easier, can also cause us to miss some key elements or information. These Cognitive Biases show up in our shortcuts or established ways of thinking every day. It's important to understand, acknowledge, and find ways to counter those biases when needed. In this episode there are some of the main ones PO's might have themselves, see in others, and deal with during your work
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Six Instruments for Faster Learning
How do we learn faster? In order to stay ahead, we need to learn faster than the world is changing. How is that possible? That’s the million dollar question! I don’t think there is a cookie-cutter approach to use here, but a number of different solutions depending on who you are as a company. Here are some of the instruments we use at Spotify to foster a learning mindset and enable speedy learning for the band.