Here’s the recent talk I gave at Agile Singapore 2016 on digital disruption in the newspaper business.
From Coaching
Five ways I’ve fucked up as a coach
Lets face it, whatever your profession, you don’t always get things right. What’s probably more important than the fuck up itself, is how quickly you learn…
Standards and the definition of done
Without standards there can be no kaizen, Taiichi Ohno. Kaizen is a Japanese word that we can translate as “change for the better”. It’s widely…
The ScrumMum – an agile adoption anti-pattern
Whichever way you look at it, if you’ve ever heard yourself talking to your team and uttering the words “I’m not your mother”, it’s probably…
Portals and other tools for distributed working.
We’re a team distributed between different cities who collaborate and work closely together. We’re a distributed team, but shy away from using the term “remote…
Do, or do not. There is no try
“Do, or do not. There is no try”, says Master Yoda in a pivotal scene from the movie The Empire Strikes Back. When Luke, his…
Aligning people & organisations via purpose – PART 1
People and Purpose: I remember a story that my father used to tell of a traveller in thirteenth- century France who met three men wheeling…
The art of negotiation
I recently attended a talk organised by Agile Welly “Negotiating without shooting yourself in the foot” by negotiation coach, Stuart van Rij As Stuart began…
Why are outcomes not attached?
I’d thought I’d explain why my tagline includes the statement “outcomes not attached”. As a servant leader I’m heavily invested, one might say 100% committed, on…
Welcome to The Agile Coach
I’m an Agile Coach in Wellington, New Zealand. I look forward to sharing my thoughts and hearing yours via this blog! Talk soon, Paul