I've been researching how innovation works within teams and I came across an interesting passage in Michael Michalko's book, Cracking...

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves." - Sun...

I used to carry a small stack of notecards in the breast pocket of my button-down shirts. I wanted to have something to jot down quick...

Like many, I've spent a lot of time at home recently with the kids. One of the things that I worry about as a parent is whether or not...

The Pandemic and recent unrest have taught me a few important lessons: My business was nowhere near robust enough. As a consultant, I...

We definitely live in interesting times. As a consultant, I've long been familiar with the notion of business and product disruption....

I remember the first time that I was laid off. I was absolutely devastated. I was part of a small startup and we had launched an...

I recently read Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. As business books go it is a very thorough analysis of the evolution of highly...

With the advent of the global pandemic, our society has had to adapt to massive change. The shelter in place orders have forced many of...

I'm a big fan of value streams. I like the idea of being able to map out the process from concept to cash. Intuitively it appeals to my...

I've had a lot of time to reflect lately on what happens to small businesses like mine when the economy takes a dive. The first thing...

I've been doing research on companies for a while and what I've found is rather discouraging. Lots of unhappy employees who don't feel...

Just for fun, I’m going to keep some of my post-it notes in a box to show to my grand-kids, “Back in my day, we used to use these things to

Recently, at conferences, in social media, and even informal gatherings, I’ve heard statements along the lines of “[X] scaling approach...

Maybe it’s all the sticky notes and the heady odor of sharpies… The People – We attract an incredibly diverse audience. I’m not really...

I just got done introducing another group to the the idea of agile mix-ins. The conversation was a lot of fun. There were a few takeaways...

What if you were asked to put risk into some sort of framework in a scaled agile system? How would that work? Well, in many cases, you...

I’ve got a question: Where do you keep your risks? If you’re doing a project of any significance you have risks, right? That just comes...

Recently I put on a public Leading SAFe training. This wasn’t your typical training, however. In collaboration with Ron Quartel, we...

“Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that you...