What delays your projects? If you work outside, the weather is a monster factor. If you need internet, not having a connection is the big issue. If you don’t have the right tools, you’re fighting against that the entire time. All these are yes or no answers – you either have it or you don’t – call these fixed delays. Variable delays, are the unknowns, the unquantifiable, the questions that arise from people not sure…
I’m picky about my keyboards. I don’t like when they are too loud. The formatting of the fingers are very important (a year ago I switched to the Natural keyboards and love them). If possible, minimum lighting is preferred (only on the pesky lock buttons), everything else can be dark. And that’s all they need to do because that is all I need or want from a keyboard. When I buy a new keyboard I…
I go to the mailbox and there is more flyers than mail crammed into that tiny little mailbox. My mail gets scrunched up because of these flyers. Because they are being so scrunched up, sometimes they are ripped and not worth reading. 80% of these flyers don’t get opened – the only decision I make is whether I should keep them for camping to start fires with or recycle them. So where is their value?…
What would your sprint look like if it was on fire? If there were no roadblocks in your way? If you had less confirmation about what to do and more focus on the actual doing? What if you achieved everything on time or gasp early? What if your Sprint was unleashed to its full potential? It’s not “impossible”, but you do need to ask yourself what is blocking your team, what is holding you back and…
The only person that will hold you to your commitments is you. Everyone else is hoping you get them done, wanting you to get them done, but they can’t make you do them. Your commitments are your accountability and it’s all on you what you decide to do with them. Accountability is a slow-burn, you don’t get a gold star for one commitment, but each time you hit a commitment, you hit that goal, you…