Christopher Avery and The Responsibility Process (vid)
Here is Christopher Avery shows us a mental model that will help us to become more responsible. I found it concise and helpful. I hope you may also.
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Not Fair
Today's topic isn't so much about agile or coaching, it's about abuse and abusers and the line between the good guys and the bad guys. Decrying Abuse It's amazing how often I come a person who argues that some person in authority is unfair to them or others, and should not be allowed to behave in such a way. Sometimes, it's not really abuse, it's just inconvenience or a different vision on what should be done and feelings were hurt. Sometimes it's about one person steamrolling others to get his or her way, which is an abuse. Other times to seize or impose control rather than to align and work together, which is unfair and unkind, and probably a kind of abuse. Sometimes it is personal and vengeful or wrathful, and is true abuse. It is a human phenomenon (well documented here ) that people will sometimes misuse their power to mistreat people, even while providing a good face to their own bosses. This "kick down, kiss up" strategy works...
Save(d) The Art Of Thought!
Note: There is good news on this front. Apparently the copyright has been settled, and we have new copies printed last year by Solis press. You may still be able to buy a cop y from Amazon! Now on with the original post.... In 1926, Graham Wallas published a book which has been cited in organizational theory texts all over the world (as well as papers on the Philosophy of Art ). It presaged cognitive psychology and built a model of creative thought that has helped millions of people recognize and appreciate their own ability to think creatively -- and teach it to others. I don't have a copy of The Art of Thought. I know it by reputation and reference only. It seems like every once in a while I stumble across yet another reference to the Wallas Model of Creativity , and still I don't have a copy, and have never read a copy of the original work. Why? Because I can't have one. Amazon doesn't have it. Google books doesn't have it. Barnes and Noble doe...