How to Use Value Stream Maps to Reinforce Agility & Effectiveness, Part 2 (Cooperative Teams)
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/04/how-to-use-value-stream-maps-to-reinforce-agility-effectiveness-part-2-cooperative-teams/
#Agile #Teams #Planning
What New Thing (Data, Event, Emotion) Surprised You This Week?
https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/04/what-new-thing-data-event-emotion-surprised-you-this-week.html
#QuestionOfTheWeek #Change
How to Use Value Stream Maps to Reinforce Agility & Effectiveness, Part 1
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/how-to-use-value-stream-maps-to-reinforce-agility-effectiveness-part-1/
#Teams #planning
My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.08 Practice is the Point
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/2026-08-practice-is-the-point/
video: https://youtu.be/FKzdnG0BcRw
#WritingSecret #Books
How Can You See Your Adaptability and Resilience as You Make Decisions?
https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/03/how-can-you-see-your-adaptability-and-resilience-as-you-make-decisions.html
#QuestionOfTheWeek #Choices #Decisions
My March 2026 Pragmatic Manager newsletter: How to Use Schedule Advances and Slack to Create New Opportunities
https://www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2026/03/how-to-use-schedule-advances-and-slack-to-create-new-opportunities/
video: https://youtu.be/N6AMG2FjUEI
#Planning #Options
My #Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.07 Writing Secrets Introduction
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/2026-07-writing-secrets-introduction/
#Writing #Nonfiction #Marketing
My March 2026 Create an Adaptable Life newsletter: https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/03/how-can-you-create-a-new-perspective-on-a-problem.html
https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/03/how-can-you-create-a-new-perspective-on-a-problem.html
video: https://youtu.be/MEiDyv48lqo
#ProblemSolving #Change
How Good is Your Backlog? How to Assess Your Team's Thinking Skills, Part 3
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/how-good-is-your-backlog-how-to-assess-your-teams-thinking-skills-part-3/
#agile #Backlog #Planning
How Good is Your Backlog? How to Assess Your Team's Thinking Skills, Part 3
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/how-good-is-your-backlog-how-to-assess-your-teams-thinking-skills-part-3/
#agile #Backlog #Planning
How Good is Your Backlog? How to Assess Your Team's Thinking Skills, Part 3
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/how-good-is-your-backlog-how-to-assess-your-teams-thinking-skills-part-3/
#agile #Backlog #Planning
Answering the question "When will it be fixed?" with "However long it takes to fix, plus however much time I waste talking to you" never goes over well.
My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.06 Continual Planning Introduction Part 1
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/2026-06-continual-planning-introduction-part-1/
#Planning #Writing
How Good is Your Backlog? How to Shape the Work for Product Success, Part 2
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/how-good-is-your-backlog-how-to-shape-the-work-for-product-success-part-2/
#Planning #Agile #Backlog
@dimsumthinking That totally makes sense. Especially since weight loss takes so long (long feedback loops) means we don't easily learn from what does and does not work.
My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.05 Planning Miracle Happens Here
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/03/2026-05-planning-miracle-happens-here/
#Writing #Planning
@dimsumthinking Yeah. I learned that one early.
Here's another trick: We talk away those books because we're not talking to the person with the power. In many cases, if we rethink the ideal reader, we can focus on the person with the power and write a BETTER book.
(That does not apply to cookbooks 😆 )
In any male-dominated workplace or industry, the women who do work there will on average be more competent than the men. This is obvious if you understand statistical probability and gender bias.
Two weeks until the next #BalancedTeam in the Ether — a regular free online discussion on effective cross-disciplinary work!
Previously we've covered everything from framework fatigue to making room for play!
Sound fun? Tickets & info > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-team-in-the-ether-23-tickets-1981305070802
How Can We Stop Waiting to Do What We Say Matters to Us?
https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/03/how-can-we-stop-waiting-to-do-what-we-say-matters-to-us.html
#QuestionOfTheWeek #Progress #Change