Talent + Technology

Cynefin’s Obvious Context

Early on in my career, I landed a job working in a mail room for a major law firm. Nothing glamorous, to be sure. But for a college drop-out of 20-something with a new wife and a baby, steady pay and covering our bills were high on my list of priorities. Glamour, on the other hand…

A blank wall and a fist full of index cards

I’m occasionally asked, “Doc, we’re looking at product X, Y, and Z, but we just can’t decide which is the best one for our project. What do you recommend?”

Naming Teams

I was recently contacted by a colleague looking for a bit of advice.

C: “We are thinking about merging two teams together and we’re not sure how to message the change.”

D: “What do you think will be your biggest challenges?”

Create a Culture of Integrity

A friend once asked me if I knew the key distinction between Accountability and Integrity. I said I did, but then found myself struggling for an answer.

Today, I think I get it. Perhaps I should check with my friend.

Coaching Anti-Patterns : Shock and Awe

I often find myself talking to people who are in the midst of a switch to agile and who find the change very difficult to get used to. They may be strong advocates, but their team just “doesn’t get it”. Through discussion, I find that many of them are attempting…