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Productivity: creative versus reactive leadership

Scrum.org

However, the reality I observe and sense around me is that most of us are not in right relationship with it. Maybe even things you already did but want to make sure you're giving yourself credit for it? I am asking questions like these: What is the current balance between driving forward versus sensing what is needed?

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One More Time, How to Create a Motivated Team

Scrum.org

Here's the thing, though – questioning doesn't make you any less of a leader. They shouldn't be insurmountable, but they should make your team stretch a bit. When they conquer these, the sense of accomplishment is sweeter than a victory dance. Let them choose solutions that make their hearts race. Your eyes lit up, right?

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Waterfall won the war with Agile!

Scrum.org

To try and make things simpler I'll refer to sluggish low dynamic markets as "Blue" and the dynamic fast markets as "Red". A board of decision-making directors and corporate headquarters are not the same as the centre. They interact directly with the market and hold decision-making power. Where did agility fit?

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Quick Tips To Improve The Autonomy Of Your Scrum Team

Scrum.org

Or, as Kent Beck puts it in his book Extreme Programming Explained : “under the right conditions, people and teams can take many small steps so rapidly that they appear to be leaping.”. By ‘autonomy’, we mean that teams can make decisions about how to do their work, in what order, and by whom. And this makes sense.

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Project Management Worker Engagement

The IIL Blog

What decisions will he/she be allowed to make? If the engagement identifies opportunities that the worker considers critical for career advancement, the personality might focus upon self-motivation, job involvement, and eventually a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. How much authority will the worker have? Cummings, Kimberly M.;

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Government Lessons in People Over Process

Leading Answers

I was given a book called “ How to Manage Change Effectively: Approaches, Methods, and Case Examples ” by Donald Kirkpatrick that changed my career. These include: When people sense loss in: security, pride and satisfaction, freedom, responsibility, authority, good working conditions, and/or status.

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Episode 191 – Mastering Power Skills for Exceptional Performance

Velociteach

33:58 … Informing Your Leaders 37:09 … Make Your Leaders Look Good 42:37 … Contact Neal 44:22 … Closing NEAL WHITTEN: Power skills give you the real power to get your job done effectively and efficiently. WENDY GROUNDS: And we are going to be talking about his book, “ Power Skills That Lead to Exceptional Performance.”