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How to Accelerate Team Learning

QAspire

In fact, it seems that constant learning is the only key to agility as a team and organization. Along the same lines, I read Elizabeth Doty’s post titled “ How to Accelerate Learning on Your Team ” at Strategy+Business blog with great interest. A team’s ability to learn quickly is at the heart of adapting to constant changes.

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Applying Toyota Kata to Agile Retrospectives

Curious Cat

Kata is about creating a fast “muscle memory” of how to take action instantaneously in a situation without having to go through a slower logical procedure. Description from Workshop description “The Toyota Kata Experience” Kata means pattern, routine, habits or way of doing things.

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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2015

Curious Cat

How to Get a New Management Strategy, Tool or Concept Adopted (2010). One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs (2011). No True Lean Thinking or Agile Software Development (2010). Don’t Treat People How You Want to be Treated (2010). Stated Versus Revealed Preference (2013). 94% Belongs to the System (2013).

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Beyond Management

Coaching Tip

In " Beyond Management " (Palgrave Macmillan, December 2011) author Mark Addleson explains why workers have to manage themselves and tells them how to do it. We all know about it and how to do it. Even when everyone is doing it with the best of intentions, organizing can be a tricky process, requiring persistence and agility.

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The Heart of a Warrior

N2Growth Blog

It is the mental agility, a fierce determination, and a never say die attitude that has carried us through the best of times and the worst of times. It is the ability to stay mentally focused on achieving the mission at hand, regardless of circumstances, that will help you take your organization to that next level.

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Retention and Development of Great Talent

Coaching Tip

Companies worry about losing talent – Google is losing talent to Facebook as it becomes bigger, slower and less agile.”. . How good organization design can energize talent – and why creating “good conflicts” is key. “Bad How to unlock the value of talented people. Bad complexity slows an organization down,” says Mr. Kesler.

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Project Management Best Practice 7 – Use of Administrative Support.

Strategy Driven

One way we solve this at Planbox – An Agile Project Management Tool is through a solid web-based interface that simplifies communication and minimizes data entry. Let’s face, I think communication is a major part of ANY sound (and successful) project management team! Try it out! Alex Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking.

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