Tom DeMarco argues that the “lean and mean” corporate model of workaholism and downsizing is proving counterproductive, explaining how companies can implement downtime, promote flexibility, and foster creativity as part of realizing increased revenues.
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Learn how forest succession offers a powerful leadership metaphor for patient development, complex interdependencies, knowledge networks, and creating conditions for long-term organizational growth.
Have you ever been part of a planning session where a team spent 45 minutes debating the perfect name for their new feature flag configuration? Meanwhile, the architectural decision about their service mesh implementation got a mere two-minute discussion… If so, you’ve witnessed bikeshedding in action – a phenomenon that’s been haunting teams since before we had bikes to shed.
Discover how today’s managers can create predictable outcomes by cultivating teams like gardens – including the counter-intuitive power of planned slack time and fallow periods for sustainable growth.
