All Great Leaders Have Empathy
It’s ironic that when we’re interviewing for leadership roles, we tend to prefer people with a strong presence and confidence. Yet, the...
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Tom Bellinson
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Humility: one attribute of a great leader
Modern leadership is different from the old-world image of people like Atilla the Hun and Genghis Khan. These were purported to be...
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Tom Bellinson
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The most important part of leadership: communication
Think about the greatest leaders of all time for a minute. Are you done yet? I’ll wait… Maybe you thought about Gandhi, Mandella, MLK,...
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Tom Bellinson
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Startup Leadership Transition
This article marks my first drill-down into topics related to building a modern business culture. Adopting the principles outlined in the...
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Tom Bellinson
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Agility in a Post-Agile World
I’d hit the pause button on writing for the last week or so. I’ve been thinking. The rhetoric on LinkedIn is clearly indicating “Agile...
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Tom Bellinson
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Unless You Have a Steve Jobs, Customer Value Takes Work
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the most critical changes Agile practices have brought to the business world. We have seen some...
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Tom Bellinson
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Courage, Risk & Punishment
Agile practice professionals are expected to be change agents. When an organization begins its Agile journey, there is almost always some...
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Tom Bellinson
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AI is the Elbow of the Technology Curve
You are probably familiar with the near-right-angle part of an exponential curve. It all starts rather gradually, but at some point,...
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Tom Bellinson
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One Agile Practice People Hate
Humans are wired to love routines. We crave a state of equilibrium. We want to reach a successful operating mode and hug that warm...
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Tom Bellinson
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Individual / Team Performance Tension
There’s an elephant in the room. Do you see it? It’s over there next to your career. This Agile elephant wants to be seen; everybody...
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Tom Bellinson
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How to Avoid the Death March
If you have been on a software product development team for any length of time, you have undoubtedly experienced the joy of the...
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Tom Bellinson
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There is No Root Cause!
I’m a big fan of Sidney Dekker. Dekker did lots of research into the research and analysis the airline industry performs after a crash....
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Tom Bellinson
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Macro & Micro Estimating
I have been enjoying an interesting chat with Philip Ledgerwood about estimating. He advocates for Kanban, and I was advocating for...
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Tom Bellinson
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Passion Unpacked
The business community loves to talk about passion. What is your passion? People are more motivated when they are passionate. People are...
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Tom Bellinson
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Agile Collaboration in the Age of AI
Since Agile practice began, the idea of increasing the level of collaboration within and across teams has been a cornerstone of how we...
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Tom Bellinson
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Innovation: The Holy Grail?
I am fascinated by innovation. When you read about great companies or Agility, you keep hearing about how success comes from unlocking...
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Tom Bellinson
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Elements of Culture: The Third Rail of Change
Organizations interested in garnering the benefits of Agility may need to make fundamental changes to…ahem…culture! (Cue the ominous...
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Tom Bellinson
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Agile Transformation is Wrong
Agile transformations are all the rage these days. The whole idea of a transformation is the wrong concept. Let’s think about other...
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