Category: General
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Talking to Strangers
Based on a recent recommendation, I read Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. The book was already on my reading list, as I really enjoyed his previous books. In reality, I listened to the enhanced audiobook on audible. Enhanced means that you have real interviews, and others played dialogues along with the narration by the…
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Understanding A3 Thinking
Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota’s PDCA Management System is a book by Durward Sobek and Art Smalley enabling you to understand A3 thinking. The A3 report is a key tool used by Toyota in support of problem resolution. The approach enable them to solve the root causes of the problem and not…
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Willpower is a “melting” currency
This is that time of the year when we think it is a good idea to take “good resolution.” Last year, I already discussed in the article How to keep up with your 2019 resolutions, how the willpower effect will come into play when we say we will do something, and we are not. Blaming ourselves…
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Keynoting with my wife
I had the great pleasure of giving four keynote speeches this fall. I already told you about the keynote I gave in Bordeaux for AgileTour in this post. The three others are really special to me. We did those addresses with my wife. Comment ça? Certaines de nos croyances peuvent brider notre potentiel? #ATTls19 @isabelmonville…
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Sketchnoting Resources
One of my colleagues noticed that I take all my notes graphically and asked me for resources on how to start. I am far from being an expert, and I am not doing as beautiful drawings as the experts will do, even if I am taking notes this way for more than ten years. Having…
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Maybe we can love division after all
One year and a half ago, I noticed that my daughter was using an app to improve her Spanish and her English. Of course, there is an app for that! There are even several apps! The one she was using is Duolingo. I decided to give it a try and started learning Spanish from scratch.…
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Keynote AgileTour Bordeaux
On October 30, 2019, I add the pleasure to deliver the keynote for AgileTour Bordeaux. I delivered the keynote titled: What is your real power? in french. The recording and the slides are already available. #atbdx C'est @alexismonville qui relance l'après-midi par une keynote pic.twitter.com/k9JsQESiMX — Chris DENIAUD (@ChrisDENIAUD) October 30, 2019 I also facilitated…
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Adding another dimension to the project management triangle
The project management triangle is a well-known model showing that the quality of the delivery is constrained by the budget, the deadlines, and the scope. The idea is that it is possible to trade between constraints: ask for an earlier delivery with a smaller scope, for example. And If you don’t trade, then the quality…
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I am not your guru!
In the documentary, I Am Not Your Guru, released in 2016, Performance coach Tony Robbins proposes an interesting exercise. Imagine your life in the near future. If everything goes well in three years, how much will you make a year? Don’t read further until you have the figures. When you get the amount, multiply it…
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Closing Keynote at VoxxedDays Singapore
The recording of the closing keynote I delivered at VoxxedDays Singapore is published! Let me know what you think! I would be happy to deliver an improved version of this talk for you event
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The Podcast Experiment
I tried a new experiment last month! I recorded a few podcast episodes: The first one answers one important question: “How to form a team?” I recorded it with Valentin Yonchev and Matt Takane from the Red Hat Open Innovation Labs. The second one is a celebration of the availability of Changing Your Team From…
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The Audiobook is available!
In addition to electronic, paperback, hardcover, and team edition, Changing Your Team From The Inside is now available as an audiobook! Michael Ried did an excellent job in narrating the book. I was even caught listening to him forgetting that I was on a review mission
The book is available on the platform you…