Collaboration: the action of working with someone to produce or create something. An essential skill for high performance agile and scrum teams.
Feedback – it’s the breakfast (lunch and dinner) of champions, yet it’s not always easy to successfully deliver (or hear) constructive feedback. So instead of a praise sandwich, try a feedback wrap!
Sometimes the right (or at least initial) response to a request for action “now” is “No.” – It’s far easier to say “yes” later on…
On the other hand, maybe you don’t even have to choose between “Yes” and “No” particularly if you’re trying to initiate a conversation.
tl,dr: There are three parts to making a commitment and maintaining accountability: We say we’ll do it. We mean it. We actually do it. You may also like Collaboration – Hey, Would Ya Buzz Off? I am not Defensive! Collaboration – Attitudes and Intentions Collaboration – Unhooking your Buttons
Sometimes tangential ways of attacking problems can be more interesting than the direct head-on approach.
A lot of companies experiment with ways of measuring and visualizing how their teams are doing (KPI’s; ROV’s, NPS, etc.,) looking for areas where there are opportunities for improvement. The general idea being ya can’t improve what ya don’t measure. And without some sort of systemic approach with clear visualization – things …
