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    Building Up and Tearing Down
    Tom Perry
    • May 27, 2019
    • 2 min

    Building Up and Tearing Down

    Recently I put on a public Leading SAFe training. This wasn’t your typical training, however. In collaboration with Ron Quartel, we...
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    My Personal Andon Cord
    Tom Perry
    • Apr 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    My Personal Andon Cord

    Have you heard of an Andon Cord? On the assembly line it’s that cord you yank on to stop the entire line when a problem is found. The...
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    One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
    Tom Perry
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 3 min

    One Step Back, Two Steps Forward

    I was confronted with a bit of a dilemma the other day. I was working out and reaching the limits of what I could lift. I could tell,...
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    The Trial of Empathy
    Tom Perry
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Trial of Empathy

    I’ve been working with some managers lately who struggle with a variety of challenges. Like many folks, when faced with a challenge they...
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    Pernicious Escalation
    Tom Perry
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    Pernicious Escalation

    I found this lovely pairing of words in Yves Morieux’s book, Six Simple Rules. He was talking about the corrosive effect that problem...
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    Eliminate Fear, Create Safety
    Tom Perry
    • Feb 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Eliminate Fear, Create Safety

    Often silos within an organization are based on fear. There can be many different justifications for such fear. For example, the fear is...
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    Cooperation vs. Collaboration
    Tom Perry
    • Feb 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Cooperation vs. Collaboration

    I was working for a small company that was acquired a few years ago. Soon after the acquisition was finalized, our senior VP invited his...
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    Trapped in Amber
    Tom Perry
    • Feb 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    Trapped in Amber

    Have you ever seen those blobs of amber with some hapless insect trapped inside? There it is, frozen in time, forever locked in a golden...
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    Painting The Spots
    Tom Perry
    • Feb 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Painting The Spots

    If you do a little reading about Scrum one of the first things that you learn are the 5 basic values of Scrum: Courage Focus Respect...
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    Maxims and Manifestos
    Tom Perry
    • Feb 13, 2019
    • 4 min

    Maxims and Manifestos

    My Dad has always been a passionate outdoorsman. For him, when it comes to spending some quality time, nothing beats hunting and fishing....
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    Building a Scaled Agile Framework for Dummies
    Tom Perry
    • Feb 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Building a Scaled Agile Framework for Dummies

    Scaled Agile Frameworks like SAFe are all the rage these days. You can go out now and get training, certification and a shave from a bevy...
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    Your Framework Sucks
    Tom Perry
    • Jan 17, 2019
    • 5 min

    Your Framework Sucks

    We can learn the art of fierce compassion – redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing...
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    Going Viral
    Tom Perry
    • Aug 16, 2016
    • 2 min

    Going Viral

    “An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.” -James Lovelock I was talking with a friend the other day about that...
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    The Agile Gymnasium
    Tom Perry
    • Jan 12, 2016
    • 5 min

    The Agile Gymnasium

    I used to be a weightlifter. All through college, and for much of my adult life I have been in gyms exercising in one form or another....
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    Roles Considered Harmful
    Tom Perry
    • Dec 27, 2014
    • 3 min

    Roles Considered Harmful

    “Man’s role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.” – Margaret Mead So there I was talking to a team that was split across two...
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    Superman Syndrome
    Tom Perry
    • Oct 20, 2014
    • 2 min

    Superman Syndrome

    There you are, in your tenth meeting of the day. You haven’t even had lunch, just one meeting after another. You’d skip the meetings, but...
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    Keeping It In the Family
    Tom Perry
    • Oct 17, 2014
    • 3 min

    Keeping It In the Family

    I was asked the other day, “Do you use Scrum at home?” It’s not the first time that I’ve been asked this question. The honest answer is:...
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    Tom Perry
    • Oct 16, 2014
    • 2 min

    Satisfaction

    As some of you may know, I’m building a boat in my brother’s garage. We had a big milestone the other day: we finished painting the...
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    Building Glass Houses: Creating the Transparent Organization
    Tom Perry
    • Oct 12, 2014
    • 2 min

    Building Glass Houses: Creating the Transparent Organization

    Visual management occurs at many levels. There is personal transparency: the ability for people to see what you are working on within the...
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    A Team Named “Sue”
    Tom Perry
    • Oct 9, 2014
    • 2 min

    A Team Named “Sue”

    My daddy left home when I was three And he didn’t leave much to ma and me Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now, I don’t...
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