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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Tom Perry
- Apr 29, 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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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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Tom Perry
- Mar 3, 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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Tom Perry
- Feb 21, 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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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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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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Tom Perry
- Feb 17, 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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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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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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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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Tom Perry
- Jan 16, 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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Tom Perry
- Aug 15, 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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Tom Perry
- Jan 11, 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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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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Tom Perry
- Oct 19, 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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Tom Perry
- Oct 16, 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 15, 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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Tom Perry
- Oct 11, 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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Tom Perry
- Oct 8, 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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