Agile
The Importance of Mindfulness in Agile Workplaces
Agility without pause turns into pressure. Why a balance between speed and deceleration matters, and what mindfulness contributes to agile workplaces in an uncertain world.
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Leadership
The PERMA-Lead Model - Creating a Positive Work Environment for Employee Well-being and Success
Organizations that value their culture come out of crises stronger. The PERMA-Lead model gives leaders a practical orientation for positive leadership.
Facilitation
Workshop Tactics® by Pip Deck - The Tarot Cards of a Facilitator
Always on the lookout for tools that make workshops more productive, I tried Pip Deck's Workshop Tactics cards: well described, self-explanatory, and a real addition to a facilitator's toolbox.
SAFe
Metrics in SAFe 6.0: An Opportunity for Improvement or a Slippery Slope to Agile Taylorism?
SAFe 6.0 brings a new theme around reliable delivery, with Measure and Grow and OKRs. An opportunity for improvement, or a slippery slope towards agile Taylorism?
SAFe
SAFe - The Art of the Right Suit
For some, SAFe is the death of agile culture, for others a silver bullet. The truth is probably somewhere in between. On whether the framework fits, and whom.
Psychology
Harmonious vs. Obsessive Work Passion: Understanding the Difference
Passion for work is a powerful motivator, but not all passion is equal. Harmonious passion fuels engagement; obsessive passion leads to burnout and stress. How to tell them apart.
Agile
Sink or Swim: How Battleship Teaches the Benefits of Iterative Development
Responding to change over following a plan: a round of Battleship lets teams feel why an empirical, iterative approach beats predictive planning. An interactive tool for the agile toolbox.
Scrum
Alternative questions to make your daily sync more valuable
Dailies built on the three classic questions tend to become mechanical and monotonous. Alternative guiding questions that turn the daily back into a conversation.
About me
👋 Hello World
My name is Michael, and I try to look at the world the way toddlers do: everything is fresh, and there is always something to learn. Where this blog started.