Yet Another New Practice: Time Grids
I work too much and I achieve too little. That was the result of a personal reflection session I did this summer while on vacation in Tus...
The Scoreboard Index versus The Twelve Principles of Measurements
Those who’ve read my #Workout book are probably familiar with the 12 principles for metrics in the Metrics Ecosystem chapter. Last ...
Backlogs Are Not Waste
To some people, to-do lists and product backlogs are waste. I disagree. I see them as repositories of ideas and options.
There is ...
How to Improve OKRs (Flow, not Sync)
After failing dramatically with my professional OKRs in the first quarter of this year (hint: I was no exception in my team), I want to t...
How to Be More Productive: The Chunking Technique
“You’re so productive!”
“You’re so disciplined!”
“You’re so handsome!”<...
Don’t Let the Incompetent Keep You Waiting
I don’t like it when people keep me waiting.
I reply to all emails within 24 hours. I pay my bills within two weeks, often w...
Visualizing My Objectives
I love the concept of OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) and while experimenting with this idea at Happy Melly, I’m trying to fig...
Three Types of Activities
Three types of activities are keeping you busy:
Type 1: Bad
These are the things you should not be doing. They are wasting ...
Certificates, Yes and No
It seems that the debate around certificates will never end.
Some people and organizations ask me to provide official certificates...
My Best Diagram Ever: the Celebration Grid
At the Spark the Change conference in London, someone tweeted, “This one slide was worth the ticket price!” which was then re...
Are You Agile When You’re Going Fast?
Last year I was in a discussion with the CEO and a dozen top managers of a mobile apps developer in Shanghai, China. The company was very...
Innovation Is Not Only in Your Code
I was invited to speak at an interesting company event in Gent two days ago, where I discussed running experiments with Exploration Days,...
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