Tag Archives: work

Latest Research Reveals “Secret Sauce” to Impact Wellbeing in the New World of Work

Leanne O’Brien December 9, 2021 If you’re looking into how to improve wellbeing at work, or instilling a new wellbeing program, this new research is for you. HR and business leaders know that wellbeing affects workplace performance, but sometimes the journey to cultivating a solution for wellbeing in the workplace can be a long one. … Continue reading Latest Research Reveals “Secret Sauce” to Impact Wellbeing in the New World of Work

What Capacity Check? — Making Your Scrum Work

Stefan Wolpers November 24, 2021 TL; DR: Ignoring the Capacity Check during Sprint Planning There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Since Scrum is an intentionally incomplete framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For example, the Developers are ignoring a capacity check during the Sprint Planning, and … Continue reading What Capacity Check? — Making Your Scrum Work

I’ve Been Doing It for Close to 30 Years, and It Works For Me, but Will It Work For You and Your Business?

Ian Dainty November 19, 2021 Suffice to say that when it comes to “remote working,” I’ve done it. So, when the rest of the world suddenly joined me in the practice, back at the start of this long global pandemic, you can assume that, sure, I had an opinion. There are so many empty buildings … Continue reading I’ve Been Doing It for Close to 30 Years, and It Works For Me, but Will It Work For You and Your Business?

How to Divide and Conquer Work Assignments Based on Strengths and Preferences

Liz Kislik November 19, 2021   Last week I attended a series of meetings with the leadership team of a startup operation. We discussed a variety of initiatives — some in the planning stage, others in mid-implementation or at the point of debriefing. I observed as the leaders shared their thoughts about the current and … Continue reading How to Divide and Conquer Work Assignments Based on Strengths and Preferences

Huddle Spaces: Why You Need Them and How to Make Them Work

Bob Marsh November 16, 2021 For some people, the concept of a huddle space conjures up images of sports teams and game-day locker rooms. Now, companies use them to align their teams and rally them around specific goals. But what do modern huddle spaces look like? Put simply, they’re incredibly efficient multipurpose rooms that operate … Continue reading Huddle Spaces: Why You Need Them and How to Make Them Work

When Departments Fight, Is It More About the People or the Work?

Liz Kislik November 14, 2021 If interdepartmental disagreements are not part of your daily life, you can skip reading this piece. But I hear about these situations frequently, and two cases of this kind of dispute came my way just recently. One of my clients had a problem with a department that characterized another department … Continue reading When Departments Fight, Is It More About the People or the Work?