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Kate Dames

@funficient

A cup of fresh ideas for old problems. Creating happy, whole, post-agile workplaces with technology, yoga and play.

 Cape Town, South Africa
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Joined August 2013
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What would your roadmap look like if it was a set of decision criteria instead of a sequence of decisions?
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Ok, we are safe for now
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Pilar Orti@PilarOrti6 Dec 2022
More like this, please! Would also be good to find out whether asynchronous communication is helping engagement. One hypothesis would be that a minority of people are happy to be engaging asynchronously for most of the time, and that helps them have better meetings. Any data?
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@HarvardBiz6 Dec 2022
Actually, remote workers are becoming more engaged with their colleagues. Here's why. hbr.org/2022/12/no-remote-em…
No, Remote Employees Aren’t Becoming Less Engaged

No, Remote Employees Aren’t Becoming Less Engaged

One of executives’ biggest worries about remote work is the reduction in spontaneous meetings and conversations with employees. But is this worry justified? New research on meetings shows that it...

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”The quality of a system is defined by our ability to change it!” Great opening keynote from @davefarley77 at #YOW22
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Unconventional Ways To Increase Work Productivity - Part 1 - @funficient On average 10 – 15% of all time spent is directly contributing to the successful delivery of a product or service... 80 -90% time wasted Peopledevelopmentmagazine.co… bit.ly/2SQratn
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Few retrospectives manage to inspire - let alone drive - action. It leaves me thinking about what makes feedback sessions valuable. What Makes Feedback Valuable - People Development Magazine bit.ly/3AWBAQm Kate Dames @funficient peopledevelopmentmagazine.co…
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#quote: To make a difference - you have to make it different.
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No customer on the planet cares about how many points you completed in your Sprint. Just sayin'.
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Declare variables, not war.
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The heart of a good product or service is related to the value it provides. How to measure value is however not that easy. 5 Metrics to Measure Value Honestly #Business #Value bit.ly/3gn7KgE Kate Dames @funficient peopledevelopmentmagazine.co…
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Wes Bos
@wesbos17 Nov 2022
🔥 Pretty excited about the new JavaScript non-mutating array methods. Currently in stage 3. .toReversed() .toSorted() .toSpliced() - remove items .with() - replace items
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@wesbos10 Nov 2022
I made a browser extension to detect who has paid $8 for their blue checkmark github.com/wesbos/who-blue
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“Everything you've ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear”. George Addair
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Liz Fosslien@fosslien7 Nov 2022
An illustration with two panels. The first is labeled, "How we think life works" and shows a ladder going directly from start to finish. The second is labeled, "How it actually works," and shows a drawing of a board with many chutes and ladders (based on the Chutes and Ladders game) going up and down.

ALT An illustration with two panels. The first is labeled, "How we think life works" and shows a ladder going directly from start to finish. The second is labeled, "How it actually works," and shows a drawing of a board with many chutes and ladders (based on the Chutes and Ladders game) going up and down.

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In the last weeks, many of my fellow developers experimented with pairing from start to finish. Today in the retro they shared how they loved pairing for sharing context and knowledge. For the mutual support. For increased team synergy. For fast feedback and flow.
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Brilliant Offer! - 6 Free Coaching Sessions with Kate Dames @funficient offered exclusively to our readers. Find out more and register here bit.ly/3T5V0IF #coach #personaldevelopment #coaching #development You need to be quick this offer closes on 30th November!
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Leaders are in search of the freedom, control, and recognition that come with the role. The age of agile redefines this search. Redefining Ownership in the Age of Agile #PersonalDevelopment #Business bit.ly/3gTe6Eo Kate Dames peopledevelopmentmagazine.co…
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“We don’t need to work harder, we need to work differently.” Jitske Kramer
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If trust is an issue in your team, or if you want more control but less responsibility, try to manage as a coach. The Relationship Between Trust and Control - People Development Magazine bit.ly/3EPo83o Kate Dames @funficient peopledevelopmentmagazine.co…
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