14 lessons in 14 months...
Receiving a bottle of champagne in the post in October marked 1 year since joining Reason. As I opened it on Jan 1st 2023 to mark the end...
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- Jan 14, 2021
- 4 min
The number 1 threat to your business growth in 2021 (and it's not what you expect!)
The single most consistent theme we were asked to help clients with last year? - Being able to communicate and work effectively together....
- Dec 9, 2019
- 2 min
4 fun and festive ideas to give your team a memorable end to the year..
Nearly there. A well deserved end of year break to spend time with friends and family is almost upon us. Personally I can’t wait. However...
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
We are scrum masters. We are botanists.
I have a bush in my garden that I planted over 3 years ago. I bought it because I’ve seen them in other people’s gardens in glorious full...
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
Don’t forget to celebrate
At the London Scrum clinic in March 2019, Michaela Dennis posed a great question to the group… “What are fun ways to celebrate success?”...
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
Let’s NOT get on the same page…
How many times have you heard this sentence at work? – “It’s important we’re on the same page” or been asked “Are you on the same page?”...
- Nov 28, 2018
- 5 min
5 quick games to get your team laughing out loud.
Need to help a new group bond? Want an ice breaker activity for a meeting/workshop? Looking to inject some fun back into your team? These...
- Jul 28, 2018
- 2 min
The beauty of PI planning…
OK, first off – I admit the title of this post is click bait. SAFe bashing seems to be a favourite hobby for some at the moment, but this...
- Jul 6, 2018
- 3 min
Team games
Was lucky enough to facilitate an awesome knowledge sharing session today with some peers where we discussed different games we’ve played...
- May 16, 2018
- 3 min
The one model every scrum master needs to know and love…
Tuckman’s model wonderfully articulates the journey of a team before they become fully cohesive and awesome as a group. The beauty of it...
- Nov 1, 2017
- 3 min
The top 2 most destructive Agile anti patterns. Ever.
An anti-pattern is a common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective and risks being highly counterproductive. There...
- Oct 18, 2017
- 4 min
Only another 15 or so years to go…
Unfortunately there are still lots of managers and directors running teams and departments in large organisations, who may have good...
- Aug 10, 2017
- 4 min
Agile – to scale or not to scale…
Through working at different organisations, attending a bunch of conferences, meet ups and training courses, I’ve gained first hand...
- Aug 3, 2017
- 3 min
R.S.V.P. – Will you accept the invitation?
In the office yesterday a colleague gave you an invitation. Did you notice? Did you accept? Don’t worry if not, because it will happen...
- Jul 13, 2017
- 4 min
Q. What’s the most important part of any team? A. The human element…
At work you’re part of a team. You (normally) have colleagues with shared goals to work towards. I would also hope that you’re...
- Apr 16, 2017
- 4 min
11 killer tips for getting the most out of a distributed team
Having a team co-located is the dream. It’s proven to make any team higher performing, more successful, more efficient and with stronger...
- Mar 16, 2017
- 1 min
If you’re not doing something that serves the team…then what the f**k are you doing?
You work in an office. You sit within a department. You’re part of a team. Therefore everything you do should fit within the “this helps...
- Feb 3, 2017
- 3 min
Are you making enough deposits?
Experian are doing a big ad campaign at the moment encouraging you to find out your credit score. Reason being that if you know what your...
- May 12, 2016
- 4 min
What to do if your boss is a dick
It pains me to say it, but I’m going to anyway – it’s rare to have a good boss in a large corporate environment. Unfortunately people...
- Jul 29, 2015
- 3 min
7 dumb mistakes that will kill your chance of promotion stone dead
Want to get promoted but feel like you’re being overlooked? Not sure what else you can do to be a shoe-in next time round? Need a kick up...
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