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Why Working Solo Destroys Your Product Team—and How to Fix It Fast

November 18, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Solo work weakens product teams. Learn to fix it fast with my 3-step guide to boost teamwork, improve outcomes, and deliver better results for your users.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Management, Product Management, Productivity

The Real Reasons Why Most Product Teams Struggle to Delight Users

October 29, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Discover why most products fail to delight users and learn how to shift from rigid planning to outcome-focused success with this 5-step guide.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Management, Planning, Product Management
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Why the Right Product Mindset Without Action Is No Better Than the Wrong One

September 30, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Turn your product mindset into action with 4 steps to beat cultural barriers and drive change in your organization. Start aligning beliefs with results.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Management, Product Management, Productivity
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How Scrum Masters (and Managers) Go Astray By Committing to Plans

September 23, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Discover why committing to plans leads Scrum teams astray and learn 8 steps to embrace learning for better product outcomes and team autonomy.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity, Technology
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How I Build Powerful Product Teams Without Boundaries and Governance

September 9, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Learn how to build powerful product teams without boundaries or rigid governance with this simple, 3-step guide to foster innovation and adaptability.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Software Development, Teamwork
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Remove These 3 Common Mistakes to Reawaken Your Product Team

May 28, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Streamline your product team by removing scale, reducing backlogs, and promoting cross-functional skills for improved value flow and customer focus.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity
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One Lesson That Forever Changed How I Look at Outcomes

May 20, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Discover the lesson that reshaped my approach to outcomes and led to the Pyramid of Value. Learn how to prioritize outcomes over outputs and embrace the unknown for better results.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation
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Beating Deadlines 101: How to Outsmart the Corporate Obsession

April 22, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Unlock 18 agile tips to navigate and diminish the impact of corporate deadlines, transforming unsustainable pressure into effective, engaged teams.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage Filed under: Agile, Agile Mindset, Leadership, Management
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The Impacts of Change on the Brain and 5 Helpful Tweaks Change Agents Must Make

April 1, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

And what the Texas Two Step has to do with it. If you are a change agent, congratulations on taking…

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Change, Growth, Improvement, Transformation
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Don’t Neglect the 3 Critical Ingredients of Every Successful Change

March 11, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Discover 3 ingredients of successful change: the will to embrace it, the skills to navigate it, and a safe space for it. And learn how to make it stick.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Change, Growth, Improvement, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Management, Transformation

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Lean Leverage: It’s what happens when you remove the inessential to deliver maximum outcomes while respecting people. When the superfluous is out of the way, you get two benefits. First, you don’t waste energy on what is not needed, and second, you focus more quality time on what needs to be done. This blog attempts to live up to these goals.

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