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Are you surprised by all the additional meetings with #agile or #scrum? Struggling to make all the existing meetings on your calendar? In this video, we examine the structure and approach of the #agile and #scrum ceremonies and if the #cadence and #synchronization evident in them can be applied to the rest of your meetings. Join us for this short session on meetings and how to make them all #agile!

Are you struggling to find time for what's important? Feeling like you're constantly juggling too many things at once? Overwhelm is all around us and how we deal with it determines our success and happiness. In this video, we cover a simple technique called "The Art of Emptying your Glass" that can help you clear space for effective #change, whether personal or professional. "Emptying your glass" is an early critical step to successful #changemanagement that often gets skipped, or change-management #facilitators are not aware needs to happen. If it isn't done, you risk having either little impact or the inverse impact you were striving for. #Productivity is the output of emptying the glass. Productivity can go down if you don't do it well, and productivity will go up if you make it a standard component of implementing change. For more information on SORI ³. please connect with us via email: [email protected] For ideas on this and other topics on #productivityhacks, please join our community: https://community.agilemeridian.com/invitation?code=C9JE74

In this video, we discuss how to deal with the "Hero" team member. This person can be a huge asset to your team, but can also be a major headache if not managed correctly. Watch the video to learn how to work with this type of individual and get the most out of them!

Are you struggling to find a way to make your #roadmap work with #Agile? What are some of the #anti-patterns? How can you overcome them? This video discusses how the two can coexist and how to make them work together. Watch now, and we're sure you'll glean some valuable tips to try out! Need more help? Join our community, for FREE!! https://community.agilemeridian.com/invitation?code=C9JE74

Have you ever been to a retrospective you dreaded attending? Where you didn't see the value in it, and it felt like a total waste of time? Or maybe you're a #scrummaster facilitating a #retrospective with little to no engagement, or worse, the attendees are openly rebelling against it. It happens, especially now in a #remote or #hybrid work environment, it can be very hard to build a strong #continuousimprovement #mindset and discipline. Join us in a fun simulation of a #retrospective gone wrong, followed by a discussion on how you can improve your retrospectives. Some tips we cover in this video and also covered more extensively in this blog post: https://www.agilemeridian.com/blog/aa... 1. Be sure that the whole team buys into the "Why" behind the Retrospective. Why do we do them? What is the benefit? What's in it for the #team? 2. Make Improvements Visible: Ensure that improvement items are visible and prioritized so that people see that the time they spend in retrospectives results in tangible results 3. Deepen relationships with the team: As a Scrum Master, your main role is to coach the team, to understand the mindset, the trials, and the struggles your team has gone through in the past sprint. Be there for them, and stay away from "check-list Scrum" or doing the retro because you have to. Sometimes, it may be better to postpone the retrospective to a time that is more conducive to having a meaningful conversation about how the team can improve as a team 4. Vary the Technique: Tailor the approach you use to facilitate the retrospective to what the team needs. Refrain from the same old "What went well, what could go better, actions" template. It gets old real fast! 5. Ensure you can talk about the "stinky fish"! A team with no psychological safety won't get much value out of a retrospective since they will rarely talk about anything below the surface-level problems. 6. And finally, have fun! Retrospectives are as much a celebration of the team's accomplishments as they are an opportunity to learn and improve. Make sure they are a fun event people look forward to. Please subscribe to our channel, and give us some feedback! And finally, please join our community. It's free! https://community.agilemeridian.com/invitation?code=C9JE74

Are meetings robbing you of your life? Meetings can be a great way for teams or groups of people to get together and brainstorm, but they're often inefficient. In this video, we share several ways that you can reduce meetings and still get work done!

Five essential key skills that every facilitator needs in order to flourish. These skills will help you be an effective meeting facilitator and keep your audience engaged and energized.

Join us as we explore how we have "digitally transformed" ourselves as a byproduct of staying relevant during the pandemic

Come join us as we discuss how we synthesize the learnings from our experiences and use them to improve our future efforts.

Join us at Agile Meridian as we speak with Peter Merel, the founder of the XSCALE Alliance. We will be exploring a couple of patterns from XSCALE called Leadership as a Service and Directly Responsible Individuals, or DRI's and how they can be used to foster alignment and autonomy.