My Offer Of Being Helpful A Little Everyday (almost)
mhsutton What makes the world go around? I think part of the secret sauce of what makes the world worth enduring is neither money nor fame. I think that it is…
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My conclusions from doing 30 days of free remote organisation coaching
In December, I made this offer and invited help to learn how it might work. I got 11 responses and chose 3 organisations to work with. As the experiment evolved,…
Why I might not want to work with you
I pride myself on being able to find common ground with most people. To find the shared value and work with them to achieve it. The joy of working with…
Why You Might Need To Hire Differently To Fix Your Broken Company
Recently I’ve been working on an experiment to learn how to help companies improve by working with them remotely. This experience inspired me to write about broken companies, where you…
Is Your Company Broken?
Many companies are broken – some deeply. Yet, many remain profitable – thanks to the evil of ‘maximising shareholder value’ – profits roll in, souls and joy roll out. Others…
5 Recent Things I am Learning from My Remote #Coaching Experiment
I have spent the last couple of weeks on the road – travelling to spend two days each with two of the five organisations that are participating in my remote…
3 Things #Agile Teams Can Do Today To Improve #Estimates and #Estimating
Over and over again I find teams and organisations that have a chronic problem with ‘estimation’. It is one of the biggest causes of disharmony and mistrust in organisations I…
Early lessons from my '30 days of free #remote #agile #coaching' experiment
In late December, I announced a really juicy offer of free remote agile coaching for 30 days for organisations willing to help me learn how remote coaching might work and…
Just so you know – #agile training is *not* coaching.
I’m noticing a rather bizarre thing happening in the agile services space. Trainers – certified or otherwise – are increasingly adopting the ‘Agile Trainer/Coach’ title. In my experience, trainers are…
Why Are Women Not Paid The Same As Men?
I have been tip toeing around this in my head. I thought I knew why, but actually I think I’m as much a victim of my own preconceptions as anyone!…