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Insights from HBR's 2023 Daily Management Tips with ChatGPT
On workdays, I get an email from Harvard Business Review with their Management Tip of the Day. As we embark on a new year, I got curious to see what we can learn from the approximately 250 tips I received in 2023. To help me with the analysis, I exp...
The Irony of Scaling Agile from a Teal Perspective
A friend recently pointed me to a [very insightful 2018 post](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/un-safe-any-speed-rethinking-scale-agility-sam-mcafee/) by [Sam McAfee](https://www.linkedin.com/in/smcafee/) where he critically examines the trend of scali...
Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? The Power of Core Values in Leadership
In the dynamic landscape of leadership, there lies a fundamental question often overlooked: Why should anyone be led by you? This question isn't just a mere curiosity but a profound exploration into the heart of effective leadership. Based on an exte...
5 Surprising Facts about Agile Leadership
I just facilitated my 20th [Scrum.org Professional Agile Leadership – Essentials](https://21leadership.com/training/professional-agile-leadership-training/) training, making me the 9th most experienced Agile Leadership trainer worldwide – go figure f...
How to Color Project Gates Teal
I was recently involved in discussion with a group of leaders on project review gates and how to help a product team move forward. Part of the discussion centered on using the word gate and what that means. The more interesting debate, IMHO, is on ho...
Do You Need Six Geniuses to Make Agile Work?
“You are definitely not a finisher,” responded my wife over lunch after I had explained the Working Geniuses model to her. To make her point clear, she followed up by giving me a couple of examples of projects I have enthusiastically started but have...
How to Improve Business Agility
The newly published 2022 Business Agility Report contains insight from 296 organizations worldwide. According to the report published by Business Agility Institute, understanding your value streams and structuring your workforce and processes around...
9 Leadership Lessons from Running 100 Miles
Two months ago, I finally crossed the finish line at a 100-mile Ultramarathon after dropping out on my first two attempts. Running for almost 24 hours gives you plenty of time to reflect on life in general and who in their right mind runs for nearly...
What We Can Learn From Running a Shoe Company
As a longtime fan of Brooks running shoes, I was looking forward to reading Brooks Running CEO [Jim Weber](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAGQ3n0BrIcwYEnWSKR0rnHSHxokE1XDqw8)'s new book Running with Purpose, where he reflects on his career and the s...