Example Conflict Resolution with TOC Evaporating Clouds (Part II)
In Part I we explored the nature of conflict and how Theory of Constraints Evaporating Clouds work. Now we’ll bring the technique more to life with a concrete example using Acme Insurance, an online...
View ArticleWhy Agile Isn’t Automatically Creative
In a current discussion on LinkedIn the question is posed: “Do Agile Methods Create Creativity and Innovation?”. The answer might sound obvious and at one time I’d have said “Yes, of course” without...
View ArticleYou Can’t Engineer Culture Change!
Sometimes people approach everything as an engineering problem. While this can work very well, not everything can be engineered, some things are emergent – they are a property of the system. This...
View ArticleDemystifying Change: Agile, Lean, TOC, Systems Thinking & 6-Sigma (Part II)
In this short series we’re demystifying the differences between common change methodologies including Traditional Change Management, Agile, Lean, Theory of Constraints, Systems Thinking and 6-Sigma....
View ArticleVideo: Kanban Coaching Exchange: The People Path with Bob Marshall
In this video, Bob Marshall talks about The People Path, an alternative to traditional approaches of Leadership, Management and Process, why it is needed, some of its tools (including Non-Violent...
View ArticleExperiences from Prioritisation with Cost of Delay
Cost-of-Delay (CoD) is an important tool for prioritising work. But it is no silver bullet and just like any other tool it can be misused. This is a brief discussion how I’ve found CoD works in...
View ArticleLean Product Development: Sleepwalking to Electric Sheep
The original book behind Blade Runner, Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was set in 1992. When it comes to modern change approaches – particularly those that come from IT, like...
View ArticleVideo: Cultivating Culture Change with Tom Sedge
In this video, we take an example-led practical tour of Cultivating Culture Change within organisations using the metaphor of gardening. This draws on my experience to include a range of techniques...
View ArticleIn defence of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has come in for a lot of criticism recently. SAFe is rising in popularity and succeeding in the marketplace. But are the critics justified? I explore the main...
View ArticleI’m speaking at Create Brighton 7: From Boss to Servant – My struggle to...
I’m speaking at Create Brighton #7 Wednesday 13th August on From Boss to Servant: My struggle to reclaim the workplace. I believe in “making work work for people, not making people prisoners of how...
View ArticleI’m speaking tonight at Agile:MK with Dan Rough on The Agile Organisation
I’m speaking tonight at Agile:MK Agile User Group with Dan Rough on The Agile Organisation: Transforming approaches to people, management and change. We’ll be at the Jurys Inn, Midsummer Boulevard in...
View ArticleVideo: TDD for Business Strategies – Developing Business Strategies Test-First
This is the video of my talk from Agile on the Beach 2014 where I spoke on how to apply agile test-first principles to the development of business strategy. Many businesses struggle with the strategy...
View ArticleVideo: From Boss to Servant – My struggle to reclaim the workplace
This is a version of my talk from Create Brighton on 13th August 2014 where I spoke about Servant Leadership. I explain why we need a new form of leadership, what’s wrong with the old one, how Servant...
View ArticleVideo: AgileMK – The Agile Organisation and People
This is a talk and interactive session that I ran with Dan Rough at Agile:MK on 1st September 2014. We speak about The Agile Organisation and its effects – the effects on people, how work is managed...
View ArticleUser Stories Explained: Who, when, where, what and why?
An exploration of Agile User Stories: what are they, why do we have them, when and where do we use them? We’ll examine several different formats and examples and look at how they differ from...
View ArticleMy KCE talk on 8th January: Investing in Upstream Flow
I’m speaking on Thursday 8th January at the London Kanban Coaching Exchange on Investing in Upstream Flow: Landscaping a smooth river from idea to execution It’s great when teams reach delivery...
View ArticleVideo: Investing in Upstream Flow
This is the video of my talk from KCE London on 8th January 2015 where I spoke on how to invest in upstream flow by landscaping a smooth river from idea to execution. It’s great when teams reach...
View Article90% of Organisational Change is about People, not Process
90% of the change work I do in organisations is about people, not process or tools. It’s navigating the politics, building relationships, overcoming barriers and helping people work together to solve...
View ArticleVideo: Challenging the Orthodoxy
This is the video of my talk from Service Design in Government 2015 on 20th March 2015 where I spoke on Challenging the Orthodoxy: How Cultural Change enables Citizen-Centric Services. An exploration...
View ArticleVideo: The secret of smooth Scrum sprints
This is the video of my talk from ACCU 2015 on 25th April 2015 where I spoke on Investing Upstream: The secret to smooth Scrum sprints It’s great when teams reach delivery maturity with execution at...
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