Badass Agile

At the core of Scrum is the assumption that teams need lightweight mechanisms to assist people in sizing, making, tracking and keeping commitments.  From the user story, which communicates why we’re building something, story splitting and short delivery cycles to keep promises small and victories visible; to the sprint plan, which details who will do what and when, through the daily standup, whose structure provides a safe means to communicate wins and challenges – all are designed to simplify and habitualize what humans in small teams seem to struggle with most….accountability.

in this episode, we’ll discuss how right-sizing commitments based on the team’s current level of excellence, along with accountability partnerships, can help make these practices even better.

What it means when you get too many rapid-fire questions when training a new team – especially if those questions appear to question Agile or seem unduly negative or fearful.

If you lead agile teams, your attitudes and beliefs about work, delivery and teams matter.  In this episode, we talk about 4 such mindsets:

The key to becoming more effective is to put these into practice.  Challenge yourself to reflect on and then live at least one of these values this week.  As they become habitual, take on more!

I’d also like to announce that I’m looking to expand Badass Agile with more chapters in 2020.  If you think you might be interested in joining or leading a chapter in the following markets:

-New York NY

-Boston, MA

-Washington DC

-San Francisco CA

-Dallas/Fort Worth TX

Please reach out to me at [email protected] and I’ll send you more information.

Self-limiting beliefs, or ‘the stories you tell yourself’ can derail your progress and effectiveness as a teacher, coach and influencer.

The trick is…they’re hard to recognize and repair.  They have a tendency to play in the background.  Spawned from early or subconscious roots, they live in our blind spots where we can’t see them easily.

In this episode I discuss why they matter, and how to locate them, bring them to the fore, and begin to dismantle them – which frees you to manifest your vision and outcomes.

This week, I answer an email from a reader who is launching his second career, hoping to break into the world of Agile, Scrum, and training.

In the answer, I discuss the things you can do to stand out from the crowd when you have little or no experience or training/certification to help support your suitability for a job or opportunity.

Remember, you can reach out at [email protected] if you have any questions about career path, coaching, or general agile and leadership practice.