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Guacamole is the Answer

Turns out guacamole is the answer. I’m not entirely sure what the question is (on a side note, I just found out there is a new Douglas...

Do they ever think about what comes next?

Scrum Masters eh? Do they ever think about what comes next? I don't mean in terms of work, but for yourselves. How long have you been a...

Is Timesheeting Bad and Evil?

Clearly from those that have to do it or manage it, the answer is a resounding yes. Is it that clear-cut? Of course not. So let's delve...

Outcomes Over Outputs - 10 Steps to Becoming an Outcome Focussed Org

We set Sales teams quota targets, but we don’t tell them they need to close a specific deal on a specific day. We ask marketing teams to...

Why Leaders Don’t Care About Culture

I was reading an article the other day from one of the big consultancy firms about organisational culture and why cultural change efforts...

A Lesson from Golf to Transform Your Organisation

In my consultancy work I use sporting analogies a lot. My hero growing up was Andre Agassi, and he once said that every tennis match is a...

Your Strategy Sucks: 3 Ways to Fix It

Here’s a stat for you: 5% of employees are aware of and/or understand their company’s strategy. Or an even better one: 71% of employees...

How Not To Do An Agile Transformation

Many of the organisations agilicist are drafted into have already been through an “agile transformation”. But they aren’t “transformed”....