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Tag: self-organization

Thursday, 15 June 2006

Herding sheep versus shepherding

Posted by Simon Baker
In his book: Leading Self-Directed Work Teams, Kimball Fisher's comparison between sheep herding and shepherding presents an interesting metaphor for a traditional Project Manager versus a Scrum Master.
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Wednesday, 22 March 2006

General Patton on self-organising

Posted by Simon Baker
General George S. Patton said:
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Friday, 18 November 2005

The courage to be creative

Posted by Simon Baker
Traveling home on the Tube last night, I grabbed one of the morning newspapers left on the seats. It was The Times Career supplement. Bored, I scanned the paper anyway and found an article titled "New Ideas Pay Dividends", which declared "employees freed to think imaginatively are more likely to produce better work". Intrigued, I read on.
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