Become an agile organization/team

Become an agile organization/team

You’re probably hearing the term “agile” more frequently. “Agile” is more than the new buzzword of the day when describing organizations and teams. It can be a transformational way of looking at your organization and its processes, teams...
The downside of tracking

The downside of tracking

I love my FitBit. This tool keeps track of my steps, and though I have the simplest model (no heart rate or sleep monitoring for me!), I find it gives me the kick in the pants I need to keep moving. So how could that be bad? It’s all fine until I leave my Fitbit...
Slow down, for Pete’s sake!

Slow down, for Pete’s sake!

Recently IĀ found out I have a disease. It’s Hurry Sickness. That was abundantly clear when I read the title of this article, but could only skim it, since I was too busy to give it a thorough read at the time. Having finally (quickly) read the article, I feel...
Mistakes? Look for patterns!

Mistakes? Look for patterns!

Balls get dropped. Mistakes are made. These things happen, and we find ourselves putting out fires and moving on…sometimes to the next fire. The funny thing about problems is that we all know it’s what we do about them that really matters. Yet we rarely...