Archive for January, 2010

Feeding each other

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

I’ve been fortunate to have experienced many great team building moments, activities and events on several great teams. One of the best, involved feeding each other.
In Fearless Change, Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising counsel that a pattern called “Do Food” “makes an ordinary gathering a special event” and reference Christopher Alexander’s pattern “Communal […]

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Generative Collaboration Model

Friday, January 8th, 2010

High Performance
supports and reinforces
Creativity/Innovation
supports and reinforces
Constructive Conflict
supports and reinforces
Commitment
supports and reinforces
Trust
Derek Neighbor’s post about Patrick Leoncioni’s team dysfunctions model prompted me to share a model I developed many years ago for work with self-directing teams. Esther Derby and I use the model as part of our “Secrets of Agile Teamwork: Beyond Technical Skills” […]

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