Duncan Maddox — February 26, 2020 One the questions I get asked during almost every Scrum Master training course is “How do I get the team to engage in the Sprint Retrospectives?”. Quite often the feeling within Scrum Teams is that once nothing is broken and the team is meeting their forecasts, there’s “nothing to … Continue reading My Team has Nothing to Say in our Retrospective!
Steven Deneir — February 1, 2020 Tuesday morning. 5AM. Alarm clock goes off. Some clouds in the sky. Driving my son to the swimming pool so he can start his training at 5:45 sharp. Continuing the drive towards a client to facilitate a training. 6:45 Traffic jam. Drizzle. 7:45 arrived. 9:00 Training to be started. … Continue reading Go Fish! A Philosophy For Being an Outstanding Team Member
Rich Butkevic — January 27, 2020 If you’re a blogger who works with a team on projects, such as for a website redesign or enhancement, you may often find that your task estimates are way off – you’re not alone. Studies have shown that most people are terrible at estimating the amount of time that … Continue reading How Bloggers Can Improve Their Team’s Task Estimates
The amount of data is growing at a phenomenal rate but we are not adopting that data to guide decision-making at the same rate. We need to change this in the coming year. Ryan Phelan on January 3, 2020 Whew! Q4 is over! Everybody, take a breath and fill up your free time (hee-hee) with … Continue reading Your ability to adapt and learn is essential to your success in 2020
Daniel Ndukwu — November 6, 2019 Follow @daniel_ndukwu Solid teams are the backbone of great companies. They step up to challenges as they arise and keep the wheels turning day in and day out. Most teams aren’t the stuff of legend. In fact, you’ll often come across teams that have a hard time communicating and … Continue reading 5 Ways to Quickly Improve Team Collaboration
Varun Tyagi — October 9, 2019 Let’s face it – it’s easy for anxiety and boredom to creep into any job, including customer support. Listening to customers’ rants, complaints, and arguments incessantly can be a challenging exercise. Not to mention the equally daunting and exhausting task of following-up and responding to one angry customer after … Continue reading A Simple Method to Boost Your Support Team’s Productivity
Darleen DeRosa — September 20, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc — September 20, 2019 rawpixel / Pixabay “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy’s famous opening sentence from Anna Karenina may overstate the case a bit, but there’s something to be said for the fact that successful teams … Continue reading 5 Habits of Resilient Teams
Rick Lepsinger — September 17, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc — September 17, 2019 rawpixel / Pixabay Although many organizations still operate in terms of distinctly siloed functions, the trend toward flattened, more distributed structures is accelerating. Cross-functional teams play an important role in facilitating that transition, serving as an intermediary between the hierarchical decision-making practices of … Continue reading Maximizing the Benefits of Cross-Functional Teams
Sarah Deane — September 13, 2019 Follow @effectUX — September 13, 2019 The leadership gap continues to plague organizations globally, with the average organization losing over $ 1 million per year, and experiencing lower levels of productivity and engagement, due to less-than-optimal leadership practices. The impact is being felt at all levels with a high … Continue reading 6 Tips for Managers Who Want to Build High Impact, Happy Teams and Thriving Organizations
Darleen DeRosa — September 13, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc — September 13, 2019 Building trust in the workplace is important for any kind of team. If team members don’t trust one another, effective collaboration is almost impossible and the team will struggle to promote accountability and communication. There are a number of ways that even highly … Continue reading How to Restore Trust in a Team
