Have you ever been in a situation where someone does something, they don’t really think it through, and it’s embarrassing? And somehow they blame you, because you made it obvious – not that you meant to – that they didn’t think it through…
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…
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…
If you’re a Scrum Master, and you have one person on your team who’s causing trouble for the rest of the team, should the person be removed from the team? Actually, the first thing you should think about is whether it’s really one team member who’s causing trouble for the rest of the team, or whether something else is going on…
Have you ever been on a team that’s had problems getting along and working well together? Here are three secrets from a mediator, to surviving and thriving on self-organizing teams: 1) be patient, 2) accept ambiguity, 3) Solve interpersonal problems incrementally…
We’re living in a time of angry conversations, especially on social media. Especially if the topic is politics, conversations quickly degrade into insults, ad hominem attacks, and lordly assertions that “I’m done, have a nice day!” Here are five steps to having civil conversations…
Are you new to Scrum? Are you on a new Scrum team? If you’re wondering how you’ll survive the “forming” and “storming” phases of group development, I have some ideas. 1) Be patient. 2) Observe everyone. 3)…