Author: Alexis
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The First Edition Is Available
The first edition of Changing Your Team From The Inside is available! Check-out which version is the right one for you! Thank you very much for your support along the way. What I feel today is quite complex. At the same time, I am happy with a sense of accomplishment, AND, I am worried that…
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Great! You asked for more “versions” than expected!
Thank you to the subscribers to the mailing-list! I appreciate your support! All the subscribers to the mailing list, before the launch, will receive a 25 % discount on all versions of the book. So please, continue to share with your friends and colleagues! I am making good progress in finishing the book. The reviewers…
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Mailing List Subscribers to receive a 25 % discount on all versions of the book!
First of all, I would like to thank the subscriber to the mailing-list! I really appreciate your support! I am happy to announce that all the subscribers to the mailing list, before the launch, will receive a 25 % discount on all versions of the book. I know that this offer leads to two questions.…
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Kanjis at Agile Games France
The 2018 edition of Agile Games France just ended a few days ago. What is extraordinary about this unconference? The non-organization principle is pushed to the extreme, and reminded from the start to the participants: “If you want something to happen, do it” as it’s originator, Alexandre Boutin, repeats each year during the less than…
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Changing Your Team From The Inside @DevConf.CZ
I gave a talk today at DevConf in Brno about Changing Your Team From The Inside. The recording is below, and you can follow that link to the slides. Thank you for all the great feedback.
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Care Personally
Care personally and challenge directly. That is how Kim Scott defines Radical Candor. At the end of November, I decided that I will offer her book to some of my colleagues. A book is an opportunity for learning through discussions with others. I already discussed the advantage of a book discussion club, and by offering…
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Let’s get 2018 started!
Maybe you are part of the people I know and we did not hear from each other for quite some time? As it is the beginning of the new year, it is also an excellent moment to take the resolution to let my connector-self express itself more freely. To be able to connect you with…
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The Great Dinner Party
You are hosting a dinner party in 8 weeks from now, and you wonder how to make it a great dinner party for you and your guests. First, what is the meaning of “great” for you in that context? If the party is a success what will happen? The answer could be: the guests will…
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Trust Factor
Trust, as a foundation for efficient and sustainable teams, is a recurring topic on that blog. In Beyond Measure, I covered the simple exercise proposed by Margaret Heffernan to initiate a relationship between team members. I tried to nudge you to try The Evolution of Trust from Nicky Case. And, of course, I regularly referenced…
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How well managed is your company?
The median answer to that question is 7 in the World Management Survey. The results on that particular item demonstrate how false perceptions come into play when we are evaluating our own company and our abilities. As discussed in the article, Why do we undervalue competent management, false perceptions undermines our ability to evaluate how…
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How do I know my opinion is right?
In a meritocracy, the best idea wins. So, how can we design an organization that will enable that? Ray Dalio propose to use radical transparency, radical truthfulness, and algorithmic decision-making to create the conditions where people can speak up and say what they really think. He shares an example of feedback email he receives after…