Blog about team health and everything Agile

So you have decided to hire an Agile coach - for a one-off training, to guide you through Agile transformation or to join your company and help you build your Agile capabilities. It is usually rather clear what are the skills and qualities to look for (Agile expertise, coaching skills, knowledge...

First let me start by explaining what is the team’s health. A lot of factors got into it, but generally speaking it is the combination of motivation, cohesion, synergy and positive attitude. If your team is not being productive, people are fighting with each other all the time and no one...

Product Owner role is not an easy one as they have to wear many hats and demonstrate a large array of skills - interpersonal communication, analytics, creativity, discipline and negotiation to name a few. On top of that they need to know the product area really well and understand all the...

We talked about a few important rules of giving feedback. Now, what if you are on the receiving side - are there any rules to follow? Absolutely yes! Think of feedback as a precious gift someone is giving you. They carefully selected it, they put some thought into wrapping it nicely and are quite...

It is hard to name any other aspect of professional life where people struggle more than when they are giving and receiving feedback. The nature of these struggles varies - some find it hard to express their thoughts and deliver critical feedback, others take all the feedback too personally and...