Imagine a stencil. It leaves the insides open to your implementation. You can place your stencil on paper, color the interiors, make intricate patterns, or trace along the boundary. The outcome holds the same shape regardless of the fill you choose to put. Similarly,...
The Conflict Escalation Ladder
Disagreements are not conflicts. Disagreements are a healthy part of a collaborative dynamic, but conflicts are not. The critical outcome is that people strengthen their relationships as they work through disagreements, whereas the result of the conflict is that...
Leadership stances for problem-solving
Leaders influence problem-solving abilities of others by teaching, mentoring, consulting, and coaching.
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Agile leadership skills
Agile leaders maintain an environment of trust and support that is necessary for healthy team dynamics. Especially with all of us working remotely it is more important than ever to step up and lead differently. These are the top three skills necessary to becoming an...
Salesforce.com and Business Agility: Your Blueprint for innovation
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Our summer of Covid
I don’t want to be the millionth person to tell you that times are “unprecedented” -- but, just like every single professional reading this, I’ve been busy navigating what my new normal would become. It’s been challenging, to say the least. I’ve had to discover new...
Insights From My Journey into Scrum
Reflections on 3 Years as a “Scrum” Master and Scrum Master.
Eight Proven Strategies for Better Team Collaboration
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it had taken place. Too many meetings are ending \with unclear priorities, poorly delegated dependencies, and a lower confidence in the team’s direction. It’s a hard challenge — and it just...
11 Characteristics of Servant Leaders
The best leaders know that before you can truly lead your team, you need to serve your team.