jlondon4May 30, 20182 min readAre Agile Coaches Really Coaches?The Agile Community has adopted the concept of “Coaching” in guiding teams to become Agile. What is Coaching? Do Agile teams really need...
jlondon4May 29, 20183 min readAdvanced Template is an OxymoronHow many templates do you encounter in your daily work? How many of them serve you? How many are you a slave to? Templates should free...
jlondon4May 13, 20183 min readHow do you Position a Transformation Lead?The Transformation Lead is a role that is becoming increasingly popular as organizations change their way of working. But where does...
jlondon4May 8, 20182 min readDebunking the Myth of Shared ResponsibilityAgile teams sing the praises of “shared responsibility”. “The TEAM is responsible!!” they chant as unicorns and rainbows appear in the...
jlondon4May 7, 20184 min readMy Use of the Socratic Method was Pissing People OffI am a big believer in the Socratic method. I want people to have the aha themselves, rather than me tell it to them. But the way I was...
jlondon4May 1, 20183 min readCreate Dangerously: Burning or BuildingAre you burning things down or building them up? There is a popular “forest fire” analogy suggesting that things need to burn down to...