October Newsletter
Insights to help you transform ways of working so people love their jobs!
Inside the newsletter this month, a live interview talking Transformation, the hot debate on measuring developer productivity, some ways of working from big and small companies, PLUS! A special deal on upcoming workshops below!
An antidote to Transformation failure
Alex was interviewed live on All the Remote things by Tony Ponton very early in the morning! If you missed it then you can watch the interview here.
Continuous improvement in an adaptive world
Is there hope if your organisation is "too busy to improve"?
There's always hope, even in a hectic world of work.
Alex’s book Empowered Agile Transformation - Beyond the Framework was released in August 23 this excerpt from the cutting room floor gives hope for the busiest of teams.
Is Self Organisation possible in a massive bank?
Treat yourself to a five minute video from a giant bank who embraced innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and work fulfilment and began a transition to Self Management.
McKinsey started a joke that started the whole world crying…
McKinsey published an article that spawned at least these 5 responses from people who know the pitfalls of measuring developer productivity. Read any of these and skip the McKinsey one.
John Cutler: The Ultimate Guide to Developer Counter-productivity
Dave Farley: My Response To The NONSENSE McKinsey Article On Developer Productivity
Gergely Orosz & Kent Beck: Measuring developer productivity? A response to McKinsey
Dan North: The Worst Programmer I Know
5 Minute DevOps: McKinsey Gets Developer Productivity Wrong
How Linear builds product
Interested in how other companies build their products? Such as a company with no product managers, no long lived teams, a single product team and a tiny marketing budget. We found this article from tech company, Linea pretty interesting.
Should you ban Powerpoint?
How one person incited a rebellion in a government department by banning powerpoint. If you are triggered by overly glossy presentation pack theatre you will enjoy this article.
ReBoot your TOOLKIT and level up your skills
The Team is the engine room of delivering value and this month the toolkit is all about Teams and an invitation to Enhance Team Cohesion with These Team Building Activities.
And what better way to create a primo team than to take the advice of Ester Derby on supporting teams.
Want a fun simulation game that works for a remote team? Or how about more general tips to make remote work more engaging for your team?
And a blog if you need reminding about why Empowered teams are good for business.
Special Offer!
Join us on November 30th for a workshop on Transformation led by Alex and Tony. Learn valuable tools and techniques to achieve your organisational goals.
We have a special discount, use ‘WDAY100’ at checkout to save $100!
This offer expires Friday 27th October so register and get ready for an immersive experience!
2 more ways ReBoot Co. can help you
Our services are designed for speed and impact, from co-designing strategy for transforming your operating model, to training and coaching in Agile, Lean and Product Development.
Book a coaching session with our co-founder Alex Stokes, coaching is available for organisations who have a need to transform successfully, book time with Alex here https://calendly.com/alex-rebootco