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Be Here Now - Mike CohnOne of my favorite books is one I’ve never completely read. It’s called Be Here Now. A friend’s older brother was reading it when I was 10. He let me page through his copy.The b...

18 Sep 9min

Be Here Now - Mike CohnOne of my favorite books is one I’ve never completely read. It’s called Be Here Now. A friend’s older brother was reading it when I was 10. He let me page through his copy.The b...

18 Sep 9min

Like a Good Neighbor.. When Losing is WINNING!We spend a lot of our lives trying to gain something.More knowledge.More experience.More success.More confidence.More influence.But what if becoming your ...

18 Sep 5min

How to Handle Conflicting Stakeholder PrioritiesMarketing wants it faster.Finance wants it cheaper.IT wants it safer.Operations wants it stable.And the customer?They just want something that actually ...

17 Sep 3min

What Consistent Teams do DifferentlyWhat separates a team that occasionally does great work from a team that consistently delivers great results?It’s usually not talent.It’s not a perfect process.And ...

16 Sep 6min

Your Team Is Delivering. So, Why Does It Feel Off?The stories are getting completed.Velocity looks good.Releases are happening on time.Stakeholders seem happy.So why does something still feel... OFF?T...

15 Sep 4min

When Managers Solve Every Problem, the Organization Gets WeakerGreat managers solve problems.Right?Maybe not.One of the easiest traps for a talented leader to fall into is becoming the person everyone...

14 Sep 5min

Remembering September 11thSome days pass into history.Others remain with us forever.September 11, 2001 was one of those days.In this special episode of The Agile Daily Standup, we're setting aside our...

11 Sep 4min