In her book “Mulitpliers - how the best leaders make everyone smarter” (published 2010) the researcher and consultant Liz describes
Change management model Kotter: the Kotter model can give companies important recommendations for action to cope with a change.
Many teams change the format and layout of their retrospective phases frequently to ensure variety and creativity
The book “Reinventing Organizations” (available for example from Thalia) by the former management consultant and McKinsey partner Frédéric Laloux was published in 2015. Meanwhile
Change management is a much discussed topic that has to be considered against the background of the constant change of today.
It is not an easy thing. Finding fun, interactive and value-adding retrospective methods online is no easy task.
It's not easy. It is not easy to find interactive, fun and at the same time value-adding retrospective methods remotely. The one
Our Echometer experience reports In our experience reports we show you how Echometer is used in practice by the users themselves
Many companies have a desire for an established feedback culture. But what does it exactly mean? Because everyone has definitions
Team development can be quickly disrupted when making decisions in a team. Maybe you know that? There is an important decision in the
Experience report - The format How is Echometer actually used in practice? And by whom? We want these questions in
Leadership is no child's play - most should agree that. But what is good leadership? As in
You don't recognize winners by how they win, but by how they lose. Most winners have failed more often,
This text on 3 unknown and interactive Scrum retrospective ideas goes well with a quote from a Scrum Master
As an introduction to this text on 3 varied Scrum retrospective methods, this quote by Matthias, a Scrum Master of the
It can already be a challenge to facilitate retrospectives in a small team or group. Or with
In our last post, we presented the Lessons Learned Workshop as a format, with both the process and
As a team or organization, we all aspire to be at the top in the role of quality or innovation leader. Perhaps
The moderation and design of retrospectives is often left to trained Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches who already have a lot of experience with
“Remote teams”, ie distributed teams, are the trend. So how do you deal with coordination and management in teams spread over several locations?
“Remote teams”, ie distributed teams, are the trend. So how do you deal with coordination and management in teams spread over several locations?
Retrospectives are one of the most important meetings for agile teams to reflect on and further develop their collaboration. The frequency varies in
“Remote teams”, ie distributed teams, are the trend. So how do you deal with coordination and management in teams spread over several locations?
Stand on the right, walk on the left. Yellow is plastic, blue is paper. Goethe's Faust, Beethoven's third. Even if we are not directly aware of it,
First of all: Do you want to develop your team or company in measurable and fun ways? Here you can try out software tool for agile team development completely for free:
In the world of work, one hears constantly that we are in the VUCA world and that we are dealing with ourselves
Nodding, approving murmur, empty looks around the room. A retrospective shouldn't work like this. And yet many teams report
Are you having trouble designing retrospectives? Do you often talk past each other? We show how to properly design and communicate retrospectives.
Some things only happen once in a lifetime. A child touching the hot stove with the palm of his hand
“Remote teams”, ie distributed teams, are the trend. So how do you deal with coordination and management in teams spread over several locations?
What do the players of the online game Farmville have in common with the members of a project team? Not much at first glance -
When you talk to friends and acquaintances about what is particularly important to them in a relationship, many respond with:
I worked for a while in a company in which the feedback culture was a core element of the company's mission statement. In the team retrospectives
Educators and supervisors in a daycare center are particularly stressed. Teamwork is an important success factor, which is often too short
At first glance, agility sometimes seems contradictory. Managers in particular are faced with many contradictions. In this series of
At first glance, agility sometimes seems contradictory. Apparently, a structure is supposed to provide more flexibility. In this series of
Team work: agile, efficient and a resource for employees and organizations. That not only sounds great, it is so. In order to
I recently prepared a workshop with a colleague. In terms of content, we quickly agreed on what it should be about
At first glance, the agile world can seem very overwhelming. You can hear Kanban, Scrum & Co. and introduce yourself
Do you identify yourself as a Scrum team or are you actively involved in becoming one? Then you should make sure you also have an agile mindset
Teams in which collaboration doesn't work well are less productive than any individual would be.
First of all: Do you want to develop your team or company in measurable and fun ways? Here you can try out software tool for agile team development completely for free:
As a Scrum Master or generally as a moderator of a retrospective, you are faced with the great challenge of continually being offered new retrospective methods
Psychological background There is hardly a technique in psychology that is more suitable to provide more motivation:
Again, the two colleagues somehow talked past each other. They have made such an effort. That always leads
Teams tend to improve incrementally, if at all, in small increments at some point. And this is
There is hardly a technique in psychology that is more suitable to provide more motivation: good goals.
Retrospectives should be entertaining and varied, but they should do one thing above all: advance teams. Share in this series of articles
When it comes to establishing agile work, the topic of agile values and principles must not go unmentioned. One
Many teams and sometimes entire companies are caught in the hamster wheel: Although everyone is kicking hard, things are not going well. The reasons
Somewhere in the world, ambitious and motivated teams are working on changing the world by using animal brains
Are you considering introducing 360-degree feedback? We recommend these 21 indispensable measures to you. A guide from the psychologist ✓ for practice ✓
Lieutenant John Kelly concentrated. He was head of a team of 5 lieutenants from the US Navy, doing just one task
Many of you who have already dealt with team development will know them: "The 5 dysfunctions of a team" by
Most companies have development programs designed to turn employees into managers. In such further training, for example
The most important requirement for managers? Good question - of course the basis for constantly questioning yourself and developing it further ...
A simple learning from the literature on persuasion: An ongoing examination of certain ideas - especially if these ideas themselves
Ever heard of "learned helplessness" (Seligman & Maier, 1967)? According to Wikipedia, this is “the one that developed based on negative experience
The startling truth about the agile mindset: Many corporate cultures are unconsciously designed to prevent it. What you can do about it!
In the last article, we uncovered the secret of successful teams: it is psychological security with the help of
What is the secret of successful teams? For two years, Google investigated this question in the Aristotle project and examined which one
What trait often makes Chrome and Firefox users better employees? And why do agile transformations often seem to fail at the
In the last two articles, we introduced you to Pre-Mortems and Job Crafting, two exciting methods. To complete the line
Last time we introduced you to pre-mortems - a method that uses people’s psychological disposition,
In the context of agile working, many methods have emerged to simplify the implementation of agile principles and values. While
What is the key to a company's success? Judging by John Welch, CEO of General between 1981 and 2001
We look forward to being part of Christoph Kühnapfel's podcast "Future Rescheduling"! Find out how you work with Echometer professionals
Recently, in an American book on cultural change in organizations, I surprisingly read about a study by the University of
Motivation is the foundation for success, especially in teams. The Gallup Engagement Index has calculated that in 2018 alone
We were honored to hold a keynote today on the psychology of agility at the Bertelsmann BeAgile Meetup in Gütersloh. If
An employee survey can provide a solid basis for improving the employer brand and ensuring employee satisfaction. Provided,
How satisfied are my employees? Are you motivated and committed? Classic employee surveys are still popular for measuring the working atmosphere.
If Sherlock Holmes was the leader of a team, what would he do? Yes, that's right. He would attract ridicule if
