by Esther Derby | Nov 28, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
A managers role regarding effective teams starts long before the work actually begins. It starts with team designing and forming the team. The 60-30-10 Principle J. Richard Hackman, studied teams for decades. One of his most significant findings is that 60% of the...
by Esther Derby | Nov 15, 2011 | Coaching, Leadership & Management
If you are hiring a ScrumMaster or Agile Coach, Resume keyword searches for won’t find the right person for your teams, and your organization. Start thinking about the work, the role, the team, and the job. Here’s a job analysis of the role for a client I...
by Esther Derby | Nov 4, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
Many of the companies I work with want the benefit of the team effect in software development. The managers in these companies recognize the enormous benefits teams provide to the company–creativity, engagement, learning. They want to support team-based work....
by Esther Derby | Oct 26, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
A participant in one of my workshops of my workshops declared that in every team there is pecking order….and every one knows what the order is from one to n. Peck, peck, peck. Since this is the case, he reasoned, it follows that ranking people in organizations...
by Esther Derby | Sep 29, 2011 | Coaching, Leadership & Management
A group of managers in organizations adopting agile methods pondered who should fill new agile roles. Why can’t the managers become ScrumMasters, they asked. In my experience, that’s a risky road. However, one manager was adamant. After all, the managers...
