Build vs buy is a challenging decision, but when we want to build because an incident left a bad taste we need to do a risk assessment. Thankfully the movie Fight Club teaches this accurately and you can learn too and avoid costly mistakes.

Miscommunication cripples productivity in groups. In this article you'll learn the root causes of miscommunication and effective countermeasures to stay productuve.

Horizon plans are a lightweight tool to communicate long-term strategic goals. In this article I will break down how to build, use, and update them so you can communicate more strategically and adapt more quickly.

Unlock the power of a self-managed team! Discover the definition, benefits, and strategies for fostering autonomy and effective self-management in your team.

Learning to delegate can be one of the most significant factors in how much time leaders have to focus on strategic initiatives, the growth and development of their people, and devoting crucial time to emerging crises. This article breaks down how to...

Making great teams takes a lot, but in this article I want to dive into three ingredients. A great team knows they have an impact on decisions, a strong sense of team, and they are relentless in pursuing mastery.

Out of a million things I learned in my career in software, there are three uncommon lessons I learned: Slow down, sleep well, and experiment.

Refactoring to many teams means clean up the code, but they've also been burned by long refactoring projects that didn't improve much. In this article I'll share the basic dos and don'ts about refactoring to consistently improve code with low risk.

Can AI replace one of the oddest roles in agility? In this post I review a script to facilitate sprint planning to see how it compares.

Motivating teams is as much an art as it is science. Knowing about extrinsic and intrinsic motivators can help leaders in their approach of building the best performing groups possible, and avoid poisoning morale.