Organisations have shifted toward verbal styles of communication, probably related to mass adoption of collaborative problem solving and workshop culture—I’m looking at you Design Thinking. But there are some unintended consequences, and workplaces have changed a lot lately. Collaborative methods can be great for accelerating understanding and fast problem solving. Yet from facilitating thousands of …
For a few years, I couldn’t find good energy for the work I was doing. It sounds a bit woo woo, but hear me out. I’d lost some mojo, have high expectations of myself, and like to torture myself when I don’t live up to them. The feeling was getting worse, not better. Around the …
Welcome to Answer Me This EP03, this week, I spoke with a PhD candidate from RMIT University. Her research topic is cross functional collaboration. She asked some good questions—read on for my answers! What is the best way for teams to work cross functionally? Well many people would rely on Scrum for that, but I …
Being optimistic isn’t better than being pessimistic, and being either exclusively isn’t enough to win. Instead, high performing teams acknowledge the role of both, and create systems of work that exploit their benefits equally. Let’s unpack optimism and pessimism, and look at ways to make the most of both in your team.
Answer Me This—Episode 02 This week’s question comes from Anne and she asked: It seems like people are very focused on experimentation as a core skill for product management and innovation today. So how much does it matter? And how should I go about learning it? Here’s my thoughts in a snack-sized 7 minute audio …