No One Ever Deliberately Misunderstands You
Have you ever had someone deliberately misunderstand you? Actually, they genuinely misunderstood you. People never deliberately misunderstand you. I’m exaggerating, of course. But chances are…
Dealing with the Perfect Storm
Is it possible, I asked the team, that this was a perfect storm? That you just happened to run into a combination of three random events that caused a problem you couldn’t have foreseen? That you dealt with the problem the best way you could?
Helping a Nonprofit Effortlessly Self-Organize for a Move
A non-profit I work with needed to pack up its office and move to its new office. Most of the people packing would be volunteers, and we needed to make a way for them to easily see what needed to be done, select something to do, and feel useful and helpful quickly. So… I set up a Kanban board!
10 Tips for Resolving Disputes as Badly as Possible
1) Start out by saying something that you know the other person will find insulting, offensive, or just plain outrageous. 2) Do whatever you want and ignore everyone else. 3) Try to get the mediator on your side. 4) Refuse to listen to the other person’s point of view…
Guess What? Agile Can Help Your Toastmasters Club
Reading time: 3 minutes Agile frameworks can help you set priorities and get things done in lots of different situations, not just in software development. I’ve been using Scrum and Kanban to organize my life for five months now. I know of people who teach their...Friend and Foe – If Someone’s Disproportionately Affecting the Team
In my last post, I described an improv theater game you can use to increase your team’s social sensitivity. Here’s way you can vary this game if you have one person who has a disproportionately negative effect on the team, to see how their actions alone can affect the entire team…
Friend and Foe – A Game to Develop Social Sensitivity
Do you want to help your team learn to work together more effectively, and have fun at the same time? Have them play “Friend and Foe.” It’s easy — you just need a space big enough to move around in, and one simple rule…