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Tag: Leadership

  • [IMHO] Agile Planning – Roadmaps and Releases

    Pretty much everything I do and say when it comes to product roadmaps was influenced/stolen from Jamie Arnold and this post/presentation is no different. If you want real insight into how to do these things well get him in to talk you through his ‘masterclass’. In the meantime you can enjoy this Aldi version. ===========================================…

  • [IMHO] The Art of Effective Agile

    During my recent time at MHCLG I did a series of opinionated sessions on agile/digital ways of working I think of as the [IMHO] series. They were light on speakers note and long on rants – but the slides were solid enough so I am sharing what I can here. ========================================== THE ART OF EFFECTIVE…

  • myWeek (s4e12)

    Burned or burnt man This was quite a week one way or another. To start with dear readers, some advice. Do not try to read Slack on your phone while also carrying a large pan of recently boiled pasta water — this can lead to accidents and a badly burned/burnt/scalded foot. Ouch. There has been some limping this…

  • Weeknotes S3e08

    Still in firefighter mode this week a lot of the time but really started to feel like I was making some impact across the board — was hard work but really felt worthwhile. Also found myself using ‘we’ when talking about Defra which is a pretty big moment. I think part of the positive feeling was I…

  • [book report] Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eleven-Rings-Phil-Jackson-ebook/dp/B00O30HH5Y/ I don’t enjoy watching US sports. I’ve tried. I’ve been to live baseball, ‘football’, basketball and ice hockey games in the States but never really clicked with them. I am however endlessly fascinated with the culture of US sports. The relationships with colleges, the ‘draft’, the collective bargaining & salary caps and more than…