Ok team, this is not going to be a cheerful good news article. How could it be? Just as we’re having some reasons to be cautiously optimistic virus wise, we’re forced to look at all kinds of other ugly boils we have been hiding and allowing to fester and that […]
Duena Blomstrom
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(Reposted from the LinkedIn “The Future Is Agile” Newsletter) On paper, Agile teams are best suited for what we all have to face now. If not already remote or distributed, then most prepared to become so without too much faff and fuss. Added to that, existing Agile ceremonies are oftentimes […]
It’s ok to be scared - deeply and intensely, this is the most effed up thing either of us will ever have to live through and we just really need to do the latter. It’s ok to feel unprepared to deal with these humans who look at you as a leader/parent when you were barely adulting before this all happened. Breathe and get help.
"When team members communicate from a position of mutual understanding, have true #empathy and consistently demonstrate caring #compassion towards each other, it allows true openness, reinforces their sense of #courage, increases their #morale, nurtures continuous #learning and ensures progress, solidifying their ability to last a unit and overall strengthening the #team bubble thus enabling #PsychologicalSafety."
Let's talk about "Accelerate: The State Of DevOps" report again and about what makes some teams digital elite with stats that enviably show how fast they move and makes others fail to replicate that success. Hint: #PsychologicalSafety #DevOps #Agile #Technology #SoftwareDevelopment #culture #HR #FutureOfWork #WaysOfWork #teams #leadership
Any self-respecting business with claims on sustainability or ambition to win these days, is aware that we live in a #VUCA world and the ways we used to employ to do business as recently as a few years ago, are simply no longer fit for purpose. “Speed” is the word of […]
"If you’re serious about #Agile enough to see it succeed in permeating the entire #organisation, take a look at the methods and practices that are state of the art in #software #development as they’re dripping with blessed inbuilt goodwill, thirst for #knowledge, willingness to make (arguably “too many” but that’s another post for another day) mistakes and true, ego-less #collaboration" #devops #SDO #PeopleNotTech #NoWoWWithoutWoT #technology #leadership #HR #operations #SAFE #ImpressionManagement #PsychologicalSafety #teams
On the value of real 1-on-1's - the interactions that make a great #leader. #Psychological Safety #HR #EmployeeEngagement #Leadership #PeopleNotTech #EQ #HumansAtWork #WaysOfWork #VUCA
The knowledge that #Agile is THE way is worth the effort to keep both ourselves and others anchored in the breath of the principles and incessantly ask ourselves: “Am I #Agile “yet?” or “Am I #Agile “still”?” #DevOps #Transformation #FutureOfWork #NoWOWwithoutWOT #PeopleNotTech #HumansAtWork #Technology #Flexibility #Meditation #WaysOfWork
If you’re aiming for a #PsychologicallySafe high #performing #team (and let’s face it, in this #VUCA world what other kind is meant to survive?) then you need to keep a close eye on #ImpressionManagement and closely observe them so that they don’t engage in the behaviour. Here is what it means and where to start. #leadership #technology #productivity #peoplenottech #humansatwork #devops #waysofwork #psychologicalsafety #HR
Since this is a cross between a product blog; an oped ranty space about VUCA and humans in organizations; an account of a start-up’s journey to change the world; and above all, a space for all of us to focus sharply on the only lever of productivity: psychological safety - it’s crucial we have clarity and common language so here are some articles we’ll need for you to read/re-read. #Leadership #Technology #Teams #HR #VUCA #PeopleNotTech #PsychologicalSafety #EmotionalIntelligence #ImpressionManagement #Change #Prouctivity #Performance
"Every responsible adult should have some type of “personal practice” - ideally containing what they do for their bodies and for their minds and souls as well- to ensure they are fit for this #VUCA fight we're all facing in the #workplace" #HR #FutureOfWork #WaysOfWork #PeopleNotTech #PsychologicalSafety #Leadership #Team #PersonalPractice #BeingHuman #HumansAtWork #Betterment #Resolutions #2020