Tribes, Squads, Chapters…What’s with the “new” lingo?
Having worked for four companies so far that implemented (or at least tried to implement) the Spotify model, I thought I’d share my thoughts with you on the subject. Some 5 years back, during my MBA study year at Cass Business school (what now seems a very...
Stop making assumptions
Assumption is the mother of all f*ups. But you already knew that. If you didn’t, now you do. I didn’t. I had to learn the hard way, and it’s something that experience taught me. And I’m talking years of experience, not just a week or two. Bit by bit, fight after...
How do I improve my meetings?
“…before we close did everyone get what they needed from this meeting?”, I thought I’d ask at the end of a team meeting. It comprised three different teams that come together every week to share information, and seek each other’s help, wherever that’s needed. The...
Are we speaking the same language?
Remember when we were kids and used to play hide and seek? We would often define which blocks we play in: “this block and that block, no further”. We did this to avoid any clever kiddos from hiding hundreds of meters away and causing the seeker to have to run away...
The “Business and IT” conundrum
Have you ever used the term “the Business” in your organization? Or “We are waiting for a reply from the Business”? Or rather, “This is tech’s job based on requirements from the Business”? I remember a really charismatic CEO once wondered out loud in an all-hands “who...Free Download
