Posts by KSG5tShitDone

Pain: Over Commitment / Opportunistic Thinking Why is it that we commit to so much work at the beginning of each Sprint and we are never finished by the end of the Sprint? Gain: Iteration and Increments Some teams are very optimistic about committed work.  Doing work in small batches provide the team with the…

Pain Point: Deficit Mindset. The deficit mindset is a zero-sum focus in life.  Leaders who compare themselves to members on their team at a certain point in their career is demonstrating a deficit mindset.  He or she is saying to that person, I am the only one with capabilities to solve the current issue at…

Pain Point: People Engagement Gap. One of the most common challenges all teams face is their managers do not create an environment for emergent leadership. This can produce several negative results including: Unproductive culture Unhappy employees and team members Decreased productivity Lack of new ideas Less team work Impact: Lost Time, Money and Resources. The result…

The intake activities needed to satisfy change help organization leaders to make decisions on the highest priority items to place investments. These investments are key to responding to changes caused by opportunities and threats. The changes come from customers, competition, regulatory bodies, and market dynamics. Changes also come from internal innovations to test assumptions for…