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Light The World is an INCREDIBLE document that is posted each year by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. https://uk.churchofjesuschrist.org/acp/bc/cp/Europe/Area%20Images/2022/ltw/LTW_22-calendar-UK-eng.pdf Each day we are asked this holiday season to do something to help make the world a better place. Today we are asked to find time to dedicate to being with those we care the most a...

Light The World is an INCREDIBLE document that is posted each year by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. https://uk.churchofjesuschrist.org/acp/bc/cp/Europe/Area%20Images/2022/ltw/LTW_22-calendar-UK-eng.pdf Each day we are asked this holiday season to do something to help make the world a better place. Today we are asked to share a holiday treat. I know our kitchen is always busy wit...

Light The World is an INCREDIBLE document that is posted each year by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. https://uk.churchofjesuschrist.org/acp/bc/cp/Europe/Area%20Images/2022/ltw/LTW_22-calendar-UK-eng.pdf Each day we are asked this holiday season to do something to help make the world a better place. Today we are asked to light our brain's reward center. When you are kind to others...

Light The World is an INCREDIBLE document that is posted each year by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  https://uk.churchofjesuschrist.org/acp/bc/cp/Europe/Area%20Images/2022/ltw/LTW_22-calendar-UK-eng.pdf Each day we are asked this holiday season to do something to help make the world a better place.  Today we are asked to look at the world around us and capture an image...

Good Better or Best Use of Our Time? How Do We Leverage Our Talents to Uplift Others?  Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the BEST ways to use our time this holiday season to uplift and inspire others. 

The 7 Stage Roadmap To Achieve Business Value - It looks a LOT like Agile...  Vision & North Star Roadmapping Release Planning Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review & Demo Sprint Retrospective These are the way to successful business outcomes

How Do We Get Started With STABLE? Review the Stable framework book with your teams Create a process asset library Create a system schedule Create a system backlog Create a performance console Create a kanban board Create historical logs Create customer satisfaction surveys and histograms Create slam charts Create a cumulative system performance chart Systematize value streams Determine length of...

Is It True That Different Types of Product Owners Exist?  I think not. Join us as we explore an article by John Coleman that eludes to differences in the PO Role.

Transforming Useless Retrospectives Into Powerful Ones: Great Sprint Retrospectives can significantly transform teams for the better. Bad Sprint Retrospectives end without any explicit action on how to become a better team. That Scrum Master transformed our team. Looking back seems obvious to me, but I was clueless about our mistakes. Getting feasible actions out of a retrospective and getting the...

The Top 10 Needs Men Have In Relationships: Men need to feel needed Men need to feel supported Men need stability Men need a teammate Men need humor Men need to give to you Men need to feel appreciated Men need intimacy Men need their own identity Men need to be loved for who they really are

How Do We Hold The PERFECT Daily Scrum Meeting! Here are guidelines that I use to make certain this happens;  Daily Meeting 15 minutes or less per day - (30 seconds per person not to exceed 15 minutes) Same time same place same zoom or teams link everyday No pontificating to solve problems - problems that can be resolved in 30 seconds or less should be resolved No electronics of any kind - Ye...

What is STABLE Operations and how can applying the Stable framework help you be successful in disaster recovery? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the importance of disaster recovery and how it applies both inside and outside of technology. 

What Is a Team Lead and What Do they Do?  What is the difference between a tech lead, engineering lead , or lead software engineer? Is team lead a title? A role? A position? Do we need to go out and hire someone with this title? Is it even needed? Join V. Lee Henson as we explore and discuss what this really means. 

When we celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Rohatsu, Eid al-Adha, Festivus or merely the winter solstice by spending time with our teammates (ideally helping others), good things are bound to result. And that will help all of us succeed with more than just agile,

5 Ways To Light The World - How do you go about making a difference? For the month of December, each Friday, we will post a selection of ideas that you can do to Light the World and fill it with love! 

Executive Agile - The Real Elephant In The Room - What does Agile Leadership really look like? How can you make certain you are doing the best you can? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore what Agile Leaders do. 

STABLE - What Makes Stable Tick... Did you know that Stable is Hybrid? You heard it right... In the Stable Framework book multiple chapters cover various hybrid implementations including but not limited to:  Stable in Operations Stable in Implementation  Stable in DevOps Stable in DevSecOps Stable in Product Development Stable in Agile Framework Stable in Portfolio Management

 The Top 5 Tips to Increase Your Professional and Personal Productivity: Close browser tabs after one hour of not using them Turn off all notifications Block out your time in balance Eliminate meetings Limit Work In Progress (WIP)

Something For Nothing - The Art of Giving - I recently taught a class for the military as part of our AgileDad Giving back workshop series and the results were nothing short of AMAZING!! It was so great to be surrounded with students who appreciated every breath that I shared and were prepared to so all they could to take the teaching and apply them both in their personal and professional lives.&n...

Black Friday... Are All Of Your Accounts In The Black? Check your balances and get your life in order.. 

A Celebration of Thanksgiving...

We invest in stocks, invest in business, invest in relationships, and invest in family... Do we take the time to invest in ourselves? What does the self-investment loop look like? 

What Does An Agile Coach Do All Day? What would you do if I told you that there is no list? Will you make one yourself?

SAFe is UnSAFe? - I think not... Joim V. Lee Henson as we explore an article calling out the nuances of SAFe.

Join V. Lee Henson, President & Founder of AgileDad as we discuss what inspires you and how you can be uplifted to inspire others.