One of my very earliest coaching experiences was at Capital One and, in 2005, I had the opportunity to learn how to deal with a problem team member. I had […]
Everyone is Bad at Predicting the Future
As individuals, we tend to have expectations about our knowledge of the future. Predicting the future is important, we think. But if I can get a bit philosophical about this…. I’ll put it […]
The Two Faces of Agile: Tools or Culture?
Is Becoming Agile About Tools or Culture? Companies are looking to us to become more agile, but often do not understand what agile is. They are large and mature organizations […]
Kanban Maturity Model: Patterns for Team Kanban
Team Kanban, formerly referred to as a form of “proto-kanban”, describes a level of organizational maturity. The Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) calls this level of organizational maturity “Emerging”. That is, […]
Kanban vs SAFe – BERTEIG Real Agility Series Webinar
Our first ever webinar was a success and here you can find the video recording of the webinar on Kanban vs. Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)! A link to the slides […]
BERTEIG Agile Podcast #1 – Love
A short podcast on love, in the context of Agile ways work working. If you like what you heard, consider registering for an upcoming BERTEIG Agile Learning Event. If […]
On Managing Work – Not People (Part I)
Most leaders I work with have a common frustration they express to me: an inability to achieve significant gains in how quick and predictable they are in delivering work to […]
Acts of Leadership: 10 Things Real Leaders Do (and So Can You)
Leadership occurs as conscious choice carried out as actions. Everyone has the ability to carry out acts of leadership. Therefore, everyone is a potential leader. For leadership to be appropriate […]
Pitfall of Scrum: Assigning Tasks
Even though the concept of self-organizing teams has been around for a long time, still some people think that a project manager or team lead should be assigning tasks to […]