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Biggest enabler to flow of value – Value Streams
One of the biggest blockers to flow of value in large organisations is from teams delivering and operating in functional silos. I have...


Quarterly Cadence – a ninja move to create transparency, flow and focus
"Help! I don't know what work my team is working on. I can't see it in one place. I don't know who is working on what? My team is telling...


Strategy Execution: 5 Themes From Industry Leaders
At Sooner Safer Happier we recently hosted cross-industry discussions between five global brands that are leaders in banking, aerospace,...


Strategy definition – how might we write our strategic choices in a way that we can execute? Outcomes and key results.
When we start to think about the shift from output to outcome, what we are really trying to drive is an unlock of value from initiatives,...


BVSSH Book Club - Project to Product by Mik Kersten
The 1-hr AMA session that we held with Mik Kersten flew by. We spoke about all-things-product, flow, value streams, tech debt, metrics...


What is BVSSH?
September 2015 was the last time that seven of the top ten firms by market value were not information technology firms. Fast forward...


Explaining Complex Concepts : Continuous Learning Loop
In the world of business agility, I often find myself needing to explain complex concepts in a way that's easy to understand. That's...


How to Foster a Learning Culture and Create a Dynamic Learning Team within Your Organisation
Returning to the roots of knowledge is always enlightening, especially when it is based on deep research. In this case, a timeless...


Mastering OKRs: Shifting Product Delivery Focus from Outputs to Outcomes
In a quick poll I ran, a surprising 67% of people said they rarely engage with customers to improve their produce your experience. But...


A Culture of Collaboration in the Workplace
Empower your team(s) to collaborate, self-organise, and witness the magic unfold.


Evolution from Gantt Charts to Product Roadmaps
The need for visual representation of deliverables against time is a common thread that brings people to consider Gantt charts and...


Demystifying strategy: From an elusive word to a muscle needed by everyone
Strategy is a word that is elusive. It has an air of mystery. It is a word that is thrown around a lot and with loose meaning. It is a...


Future of ways of working - A story from the day-in-a-life of a VRO
Earlier this year, it occurred to me that we talk a lot of the problems that we need to solve when it comes to ways of working, but we...


(6) From Steam to Steel
Andrew Carnegie, a key person in the third technology revolution, had a fascinating life, working in all of the first three technology-led


The Fearless Organisation by Amy Edmondson. Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace
The Fearless Organisation by Amy Edmondson - On psychological Safety and how silence is a killer.


Overworked? - Tips on Balancing your workload for improved Well-Being
Workload remains the most prevalent culprit behind work-related stress according to CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work Report 2023. Let’s...


(5) Introducing… the Organisation Chart!
This is the 5th blog post in the Organising for Outcomes series . It is helpful to understand where we’ve come from, how today’s ways of...


Nurturing Change: Treesisters' Community-Led Restoration Efforts
Our Dedicated Charity Partner 'Happier' includes happier clients, colleagues, citizens and climate. Increasing colleague engagement is...


(4) From Craft to Capitalism (Part 2)
In the previous post, nine key aspects of the First Industrial Revolution were listed. We're now going to take a closer look at each one of


(3) From Craft to Capitalism (Part 1)
It’s 5:55am and a bell is ringing. Elizabeth just made it in through the tall, imposing factory gates before they close at 6am. The next tim
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