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Category: Agile Mindset

Learn How to Show Agile Leadership by Getting Curious

July 15, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Ask questions rather than giving answers. This is one of the best ways to build problem-solving skills and show team trust.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Collaboration, Collaborative Problem Solving, Leadership, Problem Solving, Safety, Self-Organizing Team, Teams, Trust

Excellent Product Teams Have These Five Daily Habits

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There are tremendous benefits to practicing daily habits. They keep your product delivery healthy. They ensure the smooth running of your team. And they keep value flowing.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Agile Mindset, Continuous Improvement, Habits, Productivity, Scrum

Embrace Change with Continuous Planning and Refinement

July 5, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Big planning up front creates a false sense of security. And a detailed plan holds us hostage. It is possible to continually plan and refine our product course within the Scrum framework.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Agile Leaders, Change, date driven behavior, Learning, Value

Mistake-proofing Your Product Development with Scrum

June 29, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Have you ever noticed how fast you can improve with Scrum? Have you seen your mistakes reduce? Are problems visible more often? There is something subtle at play here that is built into the framework.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Agile Mindset, Improvement, Inspect, Learning, Scrum, Transformation, Transparency
Is Finishing What You Start the Best Choice?

Is Finishing What You Start The Best Choice?

June 25, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

It is not enough for delivering product value.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership Filed under: Agile, Experiments, Learning, Outcomes, Product Development, User Engagement

Less Is More When You Scale Agile

June 14, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Engagement at scale looks a lot like engagement without scale.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Agile Leaders, Engagement, Leadership, Scale, Teamwork
Don’t Give up on Collaboration During a Lockdown

Don’t Give up on Collaboration During a Lockdown

May 27, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

It requires an effortless, simple, and high-bandwidth approach. If you know me, you know my feelings about collaboration. In short,…

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Collaboration, Leadership, Remote, Scrum, Teamwork

If Your Scrum Is Not Fun, You Are Doing It Wrong

May 15, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

These stories highlight how engagement plays a big part. Yesterday, I did Scrum. Today, I am doing Scrum. No impediments.…

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Growth, Improvement, Leadership, Ownership, Productivity, Scrum, Swarming, Teamwork

Embracing Change Requires You to Let Go

May 11, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Change is hard. Letting go can help. This is true in yoga, life, and Scrum. Read more about embracing change in my latest post.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Agile Coach, Change, Improvement, Leadership, Scrum

Nine Proven Ways to Make Your Scrum Team Hyper-productive

April 27, 2020 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Let’s learn from the origins of Scrum to reach a hyper-productive state.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Transformation Filed under: Improvement, Leadership, Learning, Patterns, Productivity, Scrum

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