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🌊⛵️ “Ships Don’t Sail on Yesterday’s Wind”: A Lesson for Project Managers ⚓️🚀 Leadership Project Management

🌊⛵️ “Ships Don’t Sail on Yesterday’s Wind”: A Lesson for Project Managers ⚓️🚀

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023Ken Medley

Being a project manager is like navigating a ship through constantly changing waters. In this dynamic role, the quote “ships don’t sail on yesterday’s wind” holds a profound lesson. It…Continue reading🌊⛵️ “Ships Don’t Sail on Yesterday’s Wind”: A Lesson for Project Managers ⚓️🚀

The Facilitator of Chaos Leadership Project Management Self Leadership

The Facilitator of Chaos

June 8, 2023June 9, 2023Ken Medley

In some project teams, there is an occasional presence that threatens to disrupt harmony and hinder progress—someone I like to call the Facilitator of Chaos. This individual tends to distract…Continue readingThe Facilitator of Chaos

“No One Cares How Hard You Work” Leadership Scrum

“No One Cares How Hard You Work”

June 1, 2023Ken Medley

“No one cares about how hard you work. They care about what value you delivered.” – JJ Sutherland In May of 2019 I had the chance to interview JJ Sutherland…Continue reading“No One Cares How Hard You Work”

Dependencies Leadership Self Leadership Time Management

Dependencies

June 1, 2023Ken Medley

“Dependencies” is a word you’ll hear in a lot on the project management world a lot. One particular thing cannot happen until something else happens first. You can’t move on…Continue readingDependencies

Team Stand-Up Leadership Time Management

Team Stand-Up

June 1, 2023Ken Medley

Team stand-ups are usually nothing more than an annoyance for a lot of teams. They are often scheduled at inconvenient times of day and provide little or no value. As…Continue readingTeam Stand-Up

How I Time Box My Day Self Leadership Time Management

How I Time Box My Day

June 1, 2023Ken Medley

How do I structure my day? I get asked this question a lot. I’m married, father of four, work a full time job, and volunteer at my church. Someone once…Continue readingHow I Time Box My Day

How to Hire Great Scrum Masters Leadership Scrum

How to Hire Great Scrum Masters

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023Ken Medley

I was recently having a conversation with a brand new Scrum Master that has been struggling to find work. They just got their certification and were asking me how they…Continue readingHow to Hire Great Scrum Masters

How to Lead with Only Two Emotions Leadership

How to Lead with Only Two Emotions

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023Ken Medley

A couple weeks ago I was sitting down with a new friend of mine. We were talking about our families, where we went to college, what we did for a…Continue readingHow to Lead with Only Two Emotions

Agile Transformation vs Culture Shift Leadership Scrum

Agile Transformation vs Culture Shift

June 1, 2023Ken Medley

Over the years I have been involved in many different company Agile transformations. I’ve helped implement and coached organizations on SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP, and even one model that used…Continue readingAgile Transformation vs Culture Shift

What Gets Measured Gets Done…Even If It’s Wrong. Leadership Scrum

What Gets Measured Gets Done…Even If It’s Wrong.

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023Ken Medley

Several years ago I worked for an organization that had a big push to be a “metrics driven company.” They started collecting numbers on all sorts of things so they…Continue readingWhat Gets Measured Gets Done…Even If It’s Wrong.

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