If you're trying to use an agile approach, what do you care about in terms of finishing: That the team finish the work, regardless of the personal or team cost? That you know who did what, so you can reward them? Or that the team completed the work, without undue stress and strain? (also called … One Pragmatic Thought: Reward Collaboration, Not Individual Work

By Johanna Rothman

Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson is probably best known for her work on psychological safety in the workplace. She has authored a number of books, including the forthcoming Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, and she spoke with HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius about the right–and wrong–ways to fail. Experimentation and risk-taking are crucial for an organization’s success, but failing twice in the same way is probably a mistake.

Amy Edmondson

What to do in a cross-functional team and your organization is still using its existing approach to performance management and…

By Chris Combe

Ideas from the Winning with Imposter Syndrome: A community effort workshop at Agile on the Beach conference

By Lisa Crispin

This post is part of an ongoing series that gives you an insider’s look at the Corporate Rebels company handbook. If you’re new to this series, we suggest reading the quick intro post that explains why we’re doing this—and what to expect. In today's post, we cover a very special day: Rebel Day!

By Pim de Morree

Instead, integrate into your members’ existing tech behavior.

By Fabian Pfortmüller

A mtpcon San Francisco talk on why it's important to build a culture of courage into a product team and how to build one

By Eira Hayward

Encouraging a culture of asking high-quality questions can unlock doors and raise the bar for your whole engineering organization.

By Sho Soboyejo

Technical debt is a ubiquitous problem for engineering managers, but what does it actually mean and how can you best attack it while balancing the other needs of the business?

By Josh Fruhlinger

Grabbing and keeping your audience’s focus is critical to communication success. What you have to say is important, so give yourself the best chance to convey your message to your audience by first gaining attention, but then, more importantly, sustaining it. In this piece, the author outlines three techniques — physical, mental, and linguistic — to engage your audience.

By Matt Abrahams

#Interview with Emily Webber for the #video edition of Who is #agile (#WIa081) Our conversations went in many different directions, from going on tour in a…