Mastery, Autonomy, Purpose

Oct

2018

Eyes on the Goal !

goal, MAP, Mastery, Autonomy, Purpose, principle #8

Would you like a more meaningful conversation during Daily StandUp (DSU) meeting (team level) ? During weekly ART Synch (program level)? One word: Goal ! During DSU, instead of being focused on telling the team on what you have done yesterday, what you will do today and tomorrow... try this: Keep your eyes on the goal for this iteration / sprint ... then tell everyone what you have done yesterday, what you will do today and tomorrow to advance the achievement of the current sprint / iteration's goal. Include in the conversation any impediment -- to the goal -- that…

Aug

2018

By Clarence Galapon

What Keeps You Up at Night?

Mastery, Autonomy, Purpose, Motivation, SAFe Principle #8

Seriously...what keeps you up at night? Is it related to "Pain"? Or is it related to "Pleasure"? In this day and age -- wherein applied creativity, innovation and imagination are highly valued in the marketplace -- I would surmise that most creative, innovative, imaginative and engaged people are motivated by "Pleasure" rather than "Pain" (i.e. threats, intimidation, or fear). How about "compensation/money" as a motivating factor? Sometimes, incentive-based compensation causes too much competition... as a result, people keep stuff to themselves (thinking it is to their advantage)...they do not share...they do not cooperate ... as a result, the larger aim…