• This Week’s Reading

    This Week’s Reading

    Democrats and the Ruthless Aggression Era “Do not help Republicans. Not in any way. On any issue. Republicans can’t pass a budget, or raise the debt ceiling? Tough luck. Do not provide them any bailout votes on any issue. Period, the end.” Jonathan V. Last argues that with Republicans taking control of government, the role

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  • This Week’s Reading

    This Week’s Reading

    A roundup of the most thought-provoking things I read this past week. We’re getting the social media crisis wrong “What purports to be a collective phenomena; the ‘voice of the people;’ is actually in private hands; is, to a very great extent shaped by two extremely powerful individuals.” Henry Farrell argues that the fundamental problem

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  • I’ve been in several critique groups. Some worked very well, others didn’t. Some started off strong but faded after a while. The tips below are designed to help you create a critique group that fosters growth, mutual support, and effective feedback.

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  • In my experience building dynamic teams at work, I’ve found that creating a working agreement is critical to team success. A working agreement helps prevent misunderstandings, build trusts, and creates a structure for success. These principles of collaboration apply equally well to critique groups. Here’s my recommended flow for creating your group’s working agreement: Step

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  • In my work as an agile coach and Scrum Master, I often facilitate team retrospective events. In retrospectives, teams collaborate on how to improve their work and their work relationships. I often start these sessions by reminding teams of the Retrospective Prime Directive, created by Norm Kerth: “Regardless of what we discover, we understand and

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