Every leader’s dream is to have a team that is proactive, innovative, and creative. These teams are more likely to come up with new ideas, solve problems more effectively, and achieve better results. There are many things that leaders can do to foster creativity and innovation in their teams. Here are a few key techniques: Create a culture of psychological safety. This means creating an environment where people feel comfortable sharing their ideas, even if they are not fully formed or seem risky. Psychological safety is essential for creativity and innovation, as it allows people to take risk ..read more

In 2018 there was a major scandal in Australia involving Victoria state police faking breathalyser results. The police apparently had quotas to fill which motivated officers to blow into breathalysers themselves multiple times to meet the quotas. Over a period of a few years, more than a quarter million breath tests were faked by the Victoria police. I remember I was driving one morning and listening to a morning radio show with the well-known ABC host Jon Faine (He was an incredible radio host and a great journalist). Jon was interviewing the police commissioner and scrutinising him over this ..read more

Adaptability is defined as one’s ability to adjust to new conditions. Adaptability can manifest itself in different ways. On short timescales an adaptable person can context switch quickly and easily. On long timescales an adaptable person can change their strategic plans quickly and respond to changing conditions. Research suggests that among all social and emotional competencies, adaptability is the strongest predictor of career success, career satisfaction, and life satisfaction. There are various strategies that can help us become more adaptable. In this article I’ll introduce two strategi ..read more

One of the most popular and effective product development methods these days is the Lean Startup Method. The Lean Startup method is an empirical product development technique developed by Eric Ries and has gained a lot of popularity among successful entrepreneurs. One of the key concepts of the Lean Startup method is the notion of MVP. But before defining MVP let’s look at the underlying principle of empiricism that the Lean Startup model is built upon. Empiricism is also known as the scientific method and is an approach to problem solving when we look at our solution with scepticism and only ..read more

Well… the position “Agile Coach” is the new hip in town. It’s cool, it’s hot, it’s trendy. It’s fun work, it’s classy, it’s hipster. Recently a lot of people have expressed interest to me in getting into agile coaching. So I decided to write this article outlining what I think the best way for becoming a great and effective “Agile Coach”. But before I start I want to go on a rant about the current market. I promise you it is going to be very short. Today in the market the positions of “Agile Coach” has become a very desirable role. Lack of highly skilled Agile Coaches in the market tog ..read more