Month: February 2021
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On Comfort with Dissent, and Moving Fast
In my book I talk about the importance of psychological safety in supporting agile culture and the ability of teams to move fast. And one of the best ways that I've found of describing what this means is the combination of mutual trust and respect and comfort with dissent. Trust is essential since if trust…
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The Rule of Thirds
I really liked this point made by Olympic runner, filmmaker, and writer Alexi Pappas (video here) and it feels like something a lot of people need to hear right now (including me): ‘My Olympic coach told me after a particularly challenging workout where I could not hit my splits before going to the Rio Olympics,…
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Post of the Month – January 2021 – The Winner
Well it was a close run vote this month but it was Jim Carroll's excellent story Simplify, Then Exaggerate that won through in the end. Surprisingly perhaps, it's the first time that Jim has won I believe. So well done to Jim – he joins the hall of fame. My thanks to everyone that nominated…
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Post of the Month – January 2021 – The Vote
Thank you for the nominations. So this month’s vote is between: Chemistry Lesson by Dave Dye Simplify, Then Exaggerate by Jim Carroll Design deserves the same status as advertising in marketer’s plans by Helen Edwards Why amateurs sometimes beat experts by Andy Nairn Our year in responsible tech by Sarah Drinkwater What would Bowie do? Advice from a Starman…
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Post of the Month – January 2021 – Nominations
Well, it's time for the first Post of the Month vote of 2021 which means that it's time to open nominations. If there's something that you've read and would like to put forward please do let me have the link direct or leave it in the comments below, and once I have a good number…
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Google Firestarters Episode 4: Gareth Kay
Gareth Kay, co-founder at Chapter in San Francisco, in Google Firestarters Episode 4