Plant seeds of thought

Plant seeds of thought

Join Linda M Cook as she shares her journey to understanding the value of seeing people as individuals and leveraging their unique skills and gifts. In this episode of the Uncommon Leadership interview series, Linda shares her experience as a manager and how she empowered her team to achieve their goals. Learn about Linda’s philosophy of Agile leadership and how she helps reduce unnecessary suffering in the workplace. Don’t miss this insightful conversation with Linda! Click now to watch the video on the host’s website.

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The Coin Game

The Coin Game

Join me on November 2, where I’ll be the guest presenter for The Coin Game, a modified version of the Agile Penny Game, which highlights value delivery and assessing value. This game delivers lessons about Lean concepts such as batch size, value delivery, making improvements, changing team members, self-management, and more.

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2022 Women in Agile Open Retreat

2022 Women in Agile Open Retreat

The 4th annual unconference of Women In Agile Open is designed by women, for women. Past attendees have said “I left feeling pampered” and “I almost don’t want to go home!”

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18th Annual Retrospective Facilitators Gathering

18th Annual Retrospective Facilitators Gathering

Date: May 6th - 10th, 2019Location: Berkshires in Western Massachusetts Our goals for the week are to: Grow our retrospective facilitation skills by sharing our experience and knowledge. Share observations of how retrospectives have helped teams and organizations...

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Agile 2019

Agile 2019

The Conference is considered the premier Agile event of the year, and provides a week-long opportunity to engage in wide-open interaction, collaboration and sharing of ideas with peers and colleagues within the global Agile community.

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Lego Introductions

Lego Introductions

Lego Introductions are a fun way to get to know one another. Everyone is asked to build a structure or form using Lego’s that represents him or her in some way. Once the structures are complete then each person takes a turn showing the others their creation while explaining what the structure represents about them.

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Agile Concepts through Games

Agile Concepts through Games

Do you have questions about Agile and how to get your teams to understand concepts? There are many methods to get teams to understand and embrace Agile.

Unlike other meet-ups, this is not a lecture. Instead, we will have coaching expertise to introduce a game in which we will all participate. The goal is that you will learn Agile concepts from game participation. In addition, you will be able to take what you have learned back to your teams.

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Agile Penny Game — Modified

Agile Penny Game — Modified

The Agile Penny Game has been around for about 10 years. I’m not certain who created the game. I’ve modified it to include lessons about value delivery and assessing value. The game results in learning some lean concepts including batch size, value delivery, making improvements, changing team members, and self-management. This document will outline the rules to play the game, supplies needed, and instructions for facilitating the game.

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Training From the Back Of the Room

Training From the Back Of the Room

The Conference is considered the premier Agile event of the year, and provides a week-long opportunity to engage in wide-open interaction, collaboration and sharing of ideas with peers and colleagues within the global Agile community.

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