Francie Van Wirkus's Blog, page 12
November 29, 2018
The scrum master role is not a job that anyone can do.
It’s easy to slot existing roles, and the...
The scrum master role is not a job that anyone can do.
It’s easy to slot existing roles, and the people who work in them, into the scrum master role.
If you want to become a true agile organization, take the scrum master role and its success factors seriously.
October 29, 2018
Two Months
Your perspective determines if you have a lot of time left to make 2018 a great year, or just an average year.
You could look at how busy you are, and how many projects you have going on at once. You might even breathlessly share with others how you’re double-and-triple-booked for many hours of the day.
Or, you could look at how busy you are, and choose to do only the most important things that…
October 24, 2018
Collaborate the Wait
“We don’t need them to get it done. We need to them to tell us when it will get done.”
Two thoughts:
1. You don’t need to use a methodology to collaborate.
2. Are you the “they?”
October 22, 2018
Learn to Lead
Learn to lead…with curiosity, humility, and tenacity.
Leaders never stop learning.
October 15, 2018
Vision Needs No Apology
“I’m sorry if you have heard this before, but…”
Vision doesn’t have a but, doesn’t have an apology.
Your vision is your ultimate connection to the why we are doing this.
It’s foundation for the work you and your teams do.
Relentlessly, clearly share your vision.
People need to hear it over and again, with clarity, so their work has connection and intent.
Beautiful Sudan campsite in the middle of…
October 3, 2018
A Step Back
I’ve shared that reflection is free speed for success.
How is your practice going?
Just when you think you have stepped far enough away from an opportunity or problem, you can usually take one step further.
Because there is always room to give yourself another step back.
October 1, 2018
Vision is King
Vision trumps all.
Most every transformation or change effort failure is rooted in missing this concept.
September 26, 2018
Speculation
If you find yourselves in a meeting, speculating about what a leader who is not present in the meeting would think or do, stop.
Your group is lacking connection to your leader’s vision. You can’t progress successfully without it, so why pretend you can?
Yes, it’s corporate culture to work this way, the way we’ve always done it. Strong undertows pull at us daily.
If you want to change, these are…
September 24, 2018
I'm Not...
“I’m not going to drain this slide…”
When we hear this, most of us mentally brace for the inevitable draining of the slide. Phones open, laptops get busy, and no amount of caffeine can help the moment.
The good news is, this is an easy presentation skill to improve, with a little practice. Easy, but uncomfortable.
First step is to scour your presentation language for any sentences beginning with
September 18, 2018
Mood Killer, for Starters
“We have a packed agenda.”
We’ve all heard it, and then also heard the oxygen literally leave the room where this was just announced.
Beyond killing the mood, the intent, and anything else you hoped to begin well with in this meeting, the statement also says loud and clear: we didn’t plan right.
Plan better. This usually means more often.
Connect better. Don’t let all you have to say, share,…
