Sat.Nov 17, 2018

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Mentorship and Global Face-to-Face #49

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Professional Scrum Trainers at the Face-to-Face Meeting #49 in Stuttgart, Germany (Photo Credit to Novatec) . This blog is written by Shirley Santiago, with a little help from Gunther Verheyen. Everyone has a story to tell. Some write their stories in books, some in blogs, and some confine them in their hearts. I feel I have a beautiful story that is meant to be shared with the world.

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Blitz-scaling

Musings on Project Management

So, I'm just catching up with the buzz about blitz-scaling, the business model that says: Get to scale fast! Actually, get to even larger scale even faster. Blitz your way there! Only the fastest to scale wins; there's hardly a spot for number two One might ask: What's the debt and debris accumulated in blitzing scale?

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Balancing Autonomy with Accountability

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Many organisations are embracing agile ways of working in an attempt to build faster, more customer-focused and resilient organisations. They are redesigning themselves to create a culture where decision making is transitioned away from middle management towards those working with customers at the coal face. Ultimately, they seek engagement in order to create a culture where staff are empowered to truly delight customers.