Four years ago, I needed to design a Scrum board to use with my teams. Teams moved around a lot, so I wanted something I could enlarge and laminate so we could easily roll up the scrum boards and move them. We also didn’t have to depend on having white boards or cork boards in […]
February 5, 2012
As my project is gearing up to go into Production, we are starting to review a lot of applications. Considering how many resume and job search resources are available online, it is both funny and frustrating to see how many potentially promising candidates sabotage their chances of getting an interview. Even with the competition for […]
January 25, 2012
Last week, a friend and I were discussing why businesses make short-term decisions over long-term success. I concluded the conversation with a reference to Wil Shipley‘s brilliant post on his Call Me Fishmeal blog: Success, and Farming vs. Mining. I often mention this blog post in similar conversations, so I thought I would share it […]
January 15, 2012
After spending the last six years as a director of large central teams, I recently started a job managing a large project where I will only have a handful of direct reports. A few people asked me why I chose to “take a step back”, even though I am part of the senior leadership team […]
December 23, 2011
What would you think if your boss told you that the team was going out into the middle of nowhere for a team building event and to be sure to dress warmly? What would you expect? During the first three weeks of my new job, I had the privilege to participate in what turned out […]
December 4, 2011
The topic of gamification has really been trending in the management and leadership world over the past two weeks. Since I haven’t started my new job yet (that will be tomorrow!), I thought I would explore the topic a little more. I work in a leadership function in the video game industry, am married to […]
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February 19, 2012
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