Scrum Masters: Where Did We Go Wrong? What happened to Scrum Mastery? In 2023, I reviewed hundreds of resumes and interviewed dozens of candidates for three open Scrum Masters positions at two clients...

Supporting your Management in the Mentofacturing Age with Kanban by Gonçalo Pereira Consider this scenario From the earliest school days, it is interesting to see the different ways that kids, grown-u...

The GROW Model has, time and again, proven its effectiveness; it is great at driving specific results leading to major breakthroughs. So if you want to: Learn about the GROW model and its benefits; Le...

Hey there, coach! Are you tired of feeling like your coaching notes are all over the place? Or maybe you’re struggling to get a good read on your clients during sessions. Don’t sweat it – we’ve been t...

Meetings can either be opportunities to share ideas, discuss challenges and define action plans, or they can end up as unproductive time wasters. Unfortunately, managers are often the major contributo...

Leadership is about change, but what is a leader to do when faced with ubiquitous resistance? Resistance to change manifests itself in many ways, from foot-dragging and inertia to petty sabotage to ou...

In the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can’t be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control leadership is no longer viable. As a result, many ...

Despite organisations wanting employees to become more autonomous, accountable, to work more proactively and collaboratively, and as a result, to improve employee experience, productivity and retentio...

The Age of Agile in the digital economy Genuinely believe disruptions will happen more quickly and more often. Frequently, we see legacy businesses giants beaten by little startups. Some research conc...

All companies can be trapped into aging advantages and or school mindset executives, so they will be surprised when things change. Perhaps they shouldn’t be surprised, just because it’s not a surprise...

This is the second post outlining the 6 principles of The Kanban Method. This one explores the 3 Service Delivery Principles. While service delivery has been core to Kanban since 2004, the emphasis on...

In 2016, we are extending the Kanban Principles to specifically break out Service Delivery from Change Management as two sets of three. In the first of two posts on this I lay out the 2nd Edition of T...