Career Kaizen #7 – The Five Scrum Values
The Five Scrum Values This week we’ll explore the Scrum values a bit. Monday – Courage I share a story in my classes about courage. Some years ago, I and my family were visiting Yellowstone National Park. There are bears in Yellowstone, and when we first saw them, I was a bit nervous. I checked […]
Career Kaizen #6 – 5 Agile Sayings to Empower Team Success
5 Agile Sayings to Empower Team Success Monday – The Wisdom of And When I worked at BigVisible, one of their coach’s conference themes was “The Wisdom of And.” This is drawn from Jim Collins work when he talks about the wisdom of “and” and the tyranny of the “or”. The point is that there […]
Career Kaizen #5 – 5 Days of Leadership
5 Days of Leadership Monday – Level 5 Leadership Most agree leadership is important, but there are many definitions out there. Are you a leader? Do you have leadership in you? The ScrumMaster role is often described as a servant leader, so it’s worth some focused time on it. One of the classic business books […]
Career Kaizen #4 – 5 Ways to Make Real Change Happen
5 Ways to Make Real Change Happen Monday, It wasn’t easy – I had to change a LOT Difficult days are rewarding. The challenges you face are what make you better, more than what you were last week or last year. Imagine that you are observing some amazing team, better than any you’ve ever been […]
Career Kaizen #3 – Your Culture
Your Culture Monday – Your Cultural Context This week we’ll be looking at your cultural context. A mentor once told me “People trump process, but politics trumps people”, and for the business, “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” So, what is your company culture? And what does that mean to you? The technology innovation adoption curve […]
Career Kaizen #2 – Your Story Matters – Storyline and Setting Goals
Your Story Matters – Storyline Monday – Where do You Want to Go? Some say that if you don’t know where you’re going, it doesn’t matter where you are. What are your goals? Where do you want to be, and what do you want to be doing in 6 months, a year, 5 years? The […]
Career Kaizen #1 – Know Thy Strengths – Who are you and where can you add the most value?
Know Thy Strengths Monday – What should I do next? Many of my students come out of the class excited, encouraged, inspired, and ready for action and to change the world. But besides the obvious basics of implementing Scrum, which we’ll get to, what else should you do? Well, that depends on who you are, […]