Each week for a little over a year, I’ve been recording a little podcast and video. It’s called “60 Seconds of Johanna’s Writing WIP.” I’m doing this as an experiment for two reasons: Market the writing before I publish it. (Yes, the “launch” is a form of marketing, but I’m also planning to experiment with […]
I had a wonderful time discussing aspects of project management with Sean Trace on his podcast. (That’s a link to the podcast.) We had a wide-ranging conversation about these topics in project management and adaptability: Overarching goals Use value as a way to gauge what to do next. Pivoting and the Sunk Cost Fallacy How
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. And I learned something more about writing books, which I will explain in a writing tip next week. In the meantime, enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for October 11, 2024, where I
I just tried to join a virtual conference in a new-to-me distributed meeting product. It’s supposed to be “easy” and “smooth.” Not for me. I stumbled around for 15 minutes and then left, totally unsuccessful. All the participants are supposed to have avatars—but I never understood how to set mine. (I do have a Gravatar.
I’m excited to be part of TheAgileNetwork.com. That’s where people with significant expertise in agility gather to share their expertise. While frameworks and methods are useful for some people, my clients find them of limited value. My clients—and I bet many of you, my readers—need practical and pragmatic ideas rather than a specific agile framework
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for October 4, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Create
The nice folks at shepherd.com asked me to create my curated list of “scaling” agile books. That’s when I realized there is one core thought behind what we need to scale agility: collaboration between people and teams. That core thought is why I wrote Agile and Lean Program Management. And why I recommended these books:
I keep seeing too much micromanagement in organizations. That’s where managers decide for the people they lead and serve, not with the people they lead and serve. Micromanagement creates several problems: People stop learning how to solve problems because the manager steps in to tell them what to do. That leads to much lower throughput,
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for September 27, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Practice
Several times in the past few months I’ve looked for a specific book because of an article I read or a podcast I heard. (That’s a big thumbs up for marketing.) But the book was only available in hardcover or paperback. Why? Some indie authors say that potential readers can “search on my blog for