Posts from Awesome Folks #163

A weekly round up of blog posts I've been reading

Emily Webber
August 01, 2025

Hello folks,

It’s been a week of some good things happening. I have some personal good health news and a few new 5-star reviews for my online, self-paced course. It’s always great to hear when the course content hits just right.

What people are saying about Building Successful Communities of Practice "Insightful, structured and engaging. "Exceptional course, highly recommended." "Great, useful and really enjoyable." tacit.pub/learnCoPs"

People and Culture

Why Kindness Isn’t a Nice to Have

Organizations that neglect kindness face significant consequences, including employee turnover, absenteeism, eroded trust, poor communication, and customer dissatisfaction. Conversely, workplaces that prioritize kindness see stronger relationships, collaboration, engagement, and retention.

hbr.org/2025/07/why-kindness-isnt-a-nice-to-have

3 Types of Executive Team Dysfunction

How CEOs can turn things around before decision-making breaks down and silos take hold, with Thomas Keil and Marianna Zangrillo

hbr.org/podcast/2025/07/3-types-of-executive-team-dysfunction

Organisations and Systems

How to Think in Flow to Create the Three Necessary Culture Changes for Enterprise Agility - Johanna Rothman

I've heard that the AA/PMI wants to create a manifesto for enterprise agility. I'm not sure we need a manifesto, but that's fine. Here are the necessary conditions for enterprise agility.

www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/how-to-think-in-flow-to-create-the-three-necessary-culture-changes-for-enterprise-agility

Outcomes and Objectives

Free Worksheet for Missions

Christina Wodtke

I’m going to share some worksheets from a OKR and More Workbook I’m writing. I’d love feedback! If you want to know when it’s available, sign up for my newsletter (on the ri…

eleganthack.com/free-worksheet-for-missions

Storymapping Super Powers: Agile 2025 – We help you create successful product culture and process

Jeff Patton

I gave a talk at Agile 2025 in Denver 28-July 2025. It was my first talk post TBI, and as I’m writing, could have been my worst, my weirdest, or both. That said, here are the slides before I gave the talk:

jpattonassociates.com/agile2025

Approaches for Teams

The real reason your team’s velocity isn’t improving

Jack Franklin

What are the three big traps to avoid when it comes to velocity?

leaddev.com/velocity/real-reason-teams-velocity-improving?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS

The Right Way to Sunset a Project

Gerald Leonard

The process of sunsetting a project is a crucial but often neglected part of project management. Rather than letting projects linger—tying up capital, draining morale, and undermining performance—strategic leaders intentionally close projects.

hbr.org/2025/07/the-right-way-to-sunset-a-project

Other Things

This video of bunnies on a trampoline is sending the internet into a tailspin. And a stark realisation of how easy it is to believe AI content when we want to.

'Bunnies' Take Over Family’s Trampoline Like a Bunch of Kids and It’s Too Cute

They were having so much fun!

pethelpful.com/pet-news/bunnies-take-over-familys-trampoline-like-a-bunch-of-kids