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The Team Working Agreement - Secret Sauce to Achieve High-Performing Teams A Team Working Agreement is more than just a document—it’s the foundation for trust, collaboration, and accountability within Agile teams. By defining shared expectations, communication norms, and conflict resolution strategies, this "secret sauce" helps transform good teams into great ones. When teams co-create their worki...

What is the Difference Between Self Centric and Customer Centric Business Focus? Self-centric focus will never build a customer-centric business Is your org structure customer-centered? Many companies organize their sales, marketing, and service departments by: [1] products [2] regions They do this for efficiency or because such a structure is easier to manage. Business is about the exchange of va...

A Manager is NOT Supposed to Be In Charge of Their Team... A group of Amazon leaders attended a leadership training summit. During the retreat, they were told the following: You are not in charge; rather, you are responsible for the people in your charge. How true. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook...

25 Profitable Skills to Learn in 2025 Sales Process Engineering Attention Grabbing Marketing Abundance Mindset Cultivation Efficient Execution Systems Knowledge Monetization Investment for Passive income Wealth Accumulation Branding Coding and Development Data Analysis Cybersecurity Remote Work Facilitation Emotional Intelligence Strategic Networking Digital Content Creation Language Proficiency V...

Beyond Christmas vibes and New Year excitement, December is also a month of hope, somewhat false promises to our future selves, and, well, a lot of reflection. It is that time of the year when the internet is flooded with advice on setting New Year resolutions. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  h...

Understanding The Lost Art of Focus Social media, stress  and the  craving for dopamine  made us lose our ability to pay sustained attention.   So much so that  80% of people reading this article will not reach the end  (and surprisingly, it’s not — all — your fault). How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [faceb...

10 Reasons Why Every Leader Should Have a 'How To Work With Me Document' Great Tool For Self-Reflection Clarity For Everyone Especially Useful for Remote or Distributed Teams A Living, Breathing Document Builds Trust and Encourages Feedback reduces Friction and Conflict Enables Faster Decision Making Improves Team Alignment Creates Accountability Reference For Iteration How to connect with AgileDa...

This episode was inspired by an email I received from Mike Cohn. It is my turn to challenge you.. "Hi, I’m Joel, and I'll be your server tonight.” I was out to dinner last week, and that was how the waiter introduced himself. Actually, he wasn’t our waiter. As he’d said, he was to be our server. A small distinction perhaps, but as a writer I think words are important. The difference here struck me...

Is AI Coming to Take My Job In 2025? The short answer is... NO! However, if you are not doing all you can to protect what you have by increasing your knowledge of AI, that answer crtainly will change. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://w...

Make a Difference In The Lives of Others Share knowledge or expertise Volunteer your time Advocate for positive change Invest in relationships Give financially (if possible) Focus on daily acts of kindness Build a legacy Use your platform for good Leverage your network Reflect and adapt How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/ag...

3 Powerful Phrases That Give Others a Chance To Speak: Say more about that... And what else... Help me understand... How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

10 Tips To Reduce Communication Gaps at Work When we don’t make an effort to communicate well, a lot of time is wasted in resolving issues that creep up due to misalignment, confusion, and expectation mismatch. Communication can be less chaotic when everyone commits to resolving differences proactively instead of relying on others. Seek alignment on priorities and agree on a common measure of succ...

Make Remote Work More Human - The Meetings For what it’s worth, I don’t think that remote work sucks. I think remote work is great. I am a fan. Please, never make me go back to an office. But yeah, Westenberg has a point — the way we design for remote work often forgets that we are human people with bodies and brains and not just work-input-cogs. We work on machines; we are not the machines. How t...

Why Scrum Product Owner Certifications ARE Worth It.. Are you ONLY learning what the book says? Or are you really learning practical application of what the book says? How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Be the Eagle and Not the Duck! Which are you? The eagle or the duck? How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

7 Tips To Scale Without Embracing an Overly Complicated Framework: Focus on continual improvement Limit work in progress One large demo / review Synchronize short iterations One product backlog with one goal Align on outcomes not output Form truly autonomous teams How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]...

Santa Claus Is The Perfect Product Manager - How does Santa compare to your best product manager? One may argue that Santa is only delivering one product, but I feel like we an all agree it is MUCH more. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https:...

5) The REAL Reason Why People HATE Scrum - Abigail Sunday https://www.dailystanduppodcast.com/podcast/episode/1a1f6416/the-real-reason-why-people-hate-scrum-abigail-sunday 4) How Teams Handle Unplanned Work & Interruptions https://www.dailystanduppodcast.com/podcast/episode/2a34a23c/how-teams-handle-unplanned-work-and-interruptions 3) Agile, ADHD, & Time Blindness https://www.dailystandupp...

Ooops We Did It Again - Top 5 Spotify Podcast Award! 2022 | 2023 | AND 2024!! All I can say is WOW! How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Embrace The Misery You are by nature an optimist.   No personal disaster or run of bad luck has ever shaken your faith that the march of time brings progress. You believe the wicked eventually get their due. You’re confident that truth will come to light. You’ve never doubted that a hundred years hence, the world will be a better place. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiled...

Facilitate Better Team Collaboration 1. Always cater to different learning styles 2. Balance time for reflection and conversation 3. Let people team up…or not 4. Democratize sharing and decision making 5. Never skip wrap-up activities How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/Rea...

Merry Christmas! How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Light The World https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/light-the-world How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Christmas Adam - Establishing & Celebrating Traditions What is Christmas Adam you ask ? Listen today and Learn More! How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Will 9-To-5 Jobs Be Gone By 2034? In the past few years, one trend I’ve heard brought up over and over again is this — the gig and creator economies are rising. But it was only last week, when I saw an email in my inbox, that I realized its implications. The subject line read: 9–5 jobs will be gone by 2034 (Freelancing is the future) It contained a newspaper  article  on how Reid Hoffman, the co-f...