How to Delegate Tasks Better to Get More Done
In order to be a good manager, you need to learn how to effectively delegate tasks. If you want to do more work, you are going to need extra help. That means getting more people on board. Just because you are the manager or team leader, does not mean
The Importance of Team Trust in the Workplace
Professional relationships, just like all other relationships in the world, are based on mutual trust. To quote Brian Tracy “The glue that holds all relationships together — including the relationship between the leader and the led — is trust, and trust is based on integrity.” Lack of trust and too
Managing Change by Focusing on People
Introducing new methods, policies or practices into an organization often revolves around productivity and profit. And no matter how well you plan, adopting new thinking and new processes can be difficult and stressful. Especially due to the most common obstacle – people’s resistance to change. Because in truth, managing
Using Kanban to Create a Hybrid Agile Waterfall Methodology
Different organizations use different project management [and software development] approaches. Interestingly enough, there’s always a sense of rivalry between proponents of the Waterfall, Agile and Kanban methodologies. Truth is each approach has its pros and cons. But with Agile becoming the new industry standard, many companies are considering dropping
Exploring Cause-and-Effect with 5 Whys
In our everyday lives, we encounter many problems and unfavorable situations. One way go about this, is to find a way to overcome the situation. Usually by dealing with the momentary consequences, and moving on, rather than actually understanding the cause behind the problem. Therefore, identifying why it occurred
Definition of Done on the Kanban Board
So you have your Kanban board ready. You have separate columns for each process step. Broke down all tasks into smaller ones. Then placed tasks and ideas that are waiting their turn in the backlog. And distributed the ones that are active across corresponding columns. You even set reasonable
