Why your team should try a meeting reset
Companies are ditching their calendar holds to make room for more intentional meetings. Here’s why yours should try a reset, too.
^ADJ: This is a big issue, but it is more than just changing a few meetings or shortening them. There is a need to fundamentally look at how you are communicating internally, and what was the purpose and drivers for the meeting. At IT Partners we are looking at this, how can we still keep everyone on the same page, but without the overhead of having a meeting. When we do have meetings, how can we do so more efficiently and be more effective. We are a work in progress on this, and we intend to share more about what we are doing, what's working and what's not. Further updates to come.
Perverse incentives and DORA metrics
“Move fast and break things” isn’t what anyone wants. Plan for complex systems to break. Reframe the rallying cry to “move fast with reliability” and stop wasting time measuring failure.
^ADJ: A few callouts are great reminders "Speed is the primary competitive advantage a company has in any market. Therefore, the only metric that matters to all parties in a business is Lead Time for Changes (commonly shortened to Lead Time). This metric is broadly the time it takes for a business initiative to reach customers. What a great reminder to actually measure, monitor and understand!
Your Organization Isn’t Designed to Work with GenAI
Many companies are struggling to derive value from GenAI because of a fundamental flaw in their approach: They think of GenAI as a traditional form of automation rather than as an assistive agent that gets smarter — and makes humans smarter — over time. The authors suggest a framework, Design for Dialogue, for reimagining their processes to mirror the back-and-forth collaboration of human dynamics to create an effective and adaptable human–AI workflow. At the heart of the framework are three primary components: task analysis, interaction protocols, and feedback loops.
^ADJ: Like any change initiative, understanding business processes is critical, including impact on time and cost, but also understanding the variability of process. Often in business there is a way we think something is done, and then there is actual which could be different by office, division, or even at an individual layer.
Having common understanding and insight into this, can often lead to more value being created (through reduction of waste and errors, and adoption of best practice) than the actual introduction of new systems.
When Designing Employee Learning Programs, Less Is More
People now expect personalized experiences from websites, apps, and social media, yet organizations’ approach to learning programs and related content typically feels overwhelming, indiscriminate, and, above all else, impersonal.
8 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders
Becoming a great leader is a journey of continuous learning and growth. It’s a process — one that thrives on embracing challenges, seeking feedback, fostering connections, and cultivating understanding.
^ADJ: Item number #6 Comfort with ambiguity - is one of the hardest, nothing is simple when you are leader, and now more than ever we have significantly more data and signals which we need to understand and act on.