Category: Communication
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“How do you want to spend 35-40% of your day at work?” – co-creating a team culture
On average a person spends 8.5 hours per day and according to various studies probably productive for three hours only. How often do you reflect if you are in a growth environment or contributing to an environment where you can grow. An environment where you are learning, experimenting new ideas,…
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ARE Model – How to align roles and expectations in a team
In this post I will be sharing my experience on how I’ve facilitated workshops for several teams to align on roles and expectations. I haven’t come up with a fancy name for it yet! Respecting simplicity so naming it Align(ed) Roles and Expectations (ARE) Model. “We ARE Team” tada!
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Talk: Leadership in remote ways of working
The recording of my recent talk with Pakistan Agile Development Society (PADS) AgilePK Islamabad Chapter Title: Leadership in remote ways of working Description: Yes, we are suddenly remote! It is not a choice however driven by COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. it has become the new reality and we need to accept…
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It is the Psychological, not the Physical distance – working with Distributed Agile Teams
Have you worked with Distributed (Agile) Teams, what was your experience, what did you like most about it and what were the challenges?
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Bring teams together by using Team Heart model
Have you worked with teams who lack understanding of each other and have miss-aligned expectations? In short, they are under-estimating each other’s potential and missing the opportunity to achieve greater things together. Continue reading to know how I experimented…
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Talk: Let’s make meetings greater again – An introduction to Agile Team Facilitation
How would you rate the meetings you have attended in the past? 1-5 stars. What did you like and what you wanted to improve? How was the participation and were you able to achieve its objective(s)? How was the decision made? If you want to make your meetings greater again…
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My personal reflection on brain-based instruction and effective training design and delivery
In this post, I will compare and contrast what I knew about brain-based instruction and effective training design and delivery before I attended “Training from the BACK of the Room” with what I now know. (I am also a Certified Trainer for this course). What were some assumptions I made…
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Talk: A nerd’s story from developing software to developing people – An Agile coaching journey
Regional Scrum Gathering, March 2019 India talk (given in the form of a webinar) Replay the talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6CCiv3Z0iY Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/devork/an-agile-coaching-journey-khurram-bhatti-rsg-india-2019 Talk Description In 2003, I started my first internship at a small company. It was simple and yet amazing to integrate different open source products into a working solution…
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Talk: How to use Sprint Retrospective to create a continuous improvement culture
The talk covered the following points. Why Sprint Retrospective is key to continuous improvement in your Team and organization? What different Retrospective models you can use? How to Facilitate a Sprint Retrospective meeting For demonstration, We will select one model and do Retrospective for the session. Replay Pakistan Agile Scrum…
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Balancing “Being Agile and achieving organizational goals”
Reading time (8-10 mins) In this post, I have shared my thoughts about getting value from different frameworks while keeping the focus on achieving organizational goals. Question: What is more important for you and your organization? a) Being Agile (Leadership Agility, Organisational Agility) b) Achieve Organizational goals (More sales, Happy…
Towards Agility 