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10 Things Great Managers Do

“People don’t leave bad companies, they leave bad managers.” – Marcus Buckingham What do great managers do?   To put it simply, they bring out your best.   Whether it’s fire you up or get on your path or help you overcome your personal challenges, they help you flourish. Great managers grow great leaders. Aside from all …

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NLP for High Performance Teams

How To Use NLP for High-Performance Teams

  “The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do.” – Dennis Waitley One of the ways I set better goals and achieve them is …

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To Do, Doing, Done

To Do, Doing, Done is my favorite way to segment a Kanban.   It’s where I start.  It’s simple and intuitive.   Another benefit is that it’s easy to glance at three segments.  I’m a fan of “glance and go” vs. “stop and stare.” In the Kanban above, the “To Do” segment has a set of work …

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How To Lead High-Performance Teams the Agile Way

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” — Phil Jackson I’ve had a unique privilege of leading high-performance distributed teams at Microsoft for more than 20+ years. I was lucky to be in an organization for a decade whose driving philosophy was “leverage the best …

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Kanban for Process Improvement

Kanban for Process Improvement

“Kanban is like a compass that guides you towards process improvement by making the invisible visible.” – Tonianne DeMaria Barry A Kanban is a great tool for improving your team process and workflow. The real power of the Kanban is that you can start from where you are. Rather than fit you into a process, …

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I am J.D. Meier. I help you unleash your greatest impact. Former head coach for Satya Nadella's innovation team. 25 years of Microsoft. Learn more...

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