Reading Time: 9 minutes I recently gave a new talk at Lean Agile Brighton; I like to do a write-up to go along with the slides for added context, so here it is. I’ve noticed an increasingly worrying trend in the industry of focus on specialisms at the expense of collaboration, shared responsibility and valuable outcomes. There might be […]

I need a reliable pulse on how things are going.

Constructive Criticism for Constructive Criticism

In today’s talent marketplace, everybody is looking for new ways to make the best hiring and promotion decisions. In this article, building on decision intelligence and evidence-based solutions that drive scalable change, the author lays out six behavioral nudges that can help companies develop practices that reduce bias, boost diversity, and create the best possible talent pools.

An attendee from one of my Delivering Feedback workshops asked: I think the Feedback Equation we learned today could work well with my manager, but I’m concerned about implementing it. One of my biggest fears about giving them feedback is their negative response to it, so tying it back to what’s important to him makes a lot of sense to me. However, how would I use coaching/open questions without getting salty that I have to coach them through the situation? I don’t have power in the relationship and that makes me worried about how I will handle it if and when my manager gets negative.

In this Producttank Heidelberg, Jenny Herald, VP of Product Evangelism at Gtmhub shares her experiences with working with OKRs and explains the groundwork required to get started with these metrics.

There’s a high likelihood of a global recession. There’s an increased cost of capital (i.e., it costs more to borrow money) which means…

Lean how to avoid 10 common product roadmapping mistakes and take full advantage of your product roadmap.

It’s strategy planning season!

When facilitating teams embarking upon strategic work, one of the most important alignment exercises you can cover is defining what…