leadership
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Book Review: The Retrospective HandbookSteve Berczuk reviews Patrick Kua's book The Retrospective Handbook: A Guide for Agile Teams. Among the issues Kua addresses are how to lead a retrospective when you are part of the team and how to deal with retrospectives with distributed teams. | 
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Four Reasons to Stick with Daily Scrum MeetingsEvery team member is required to attend a daily scrum meeting. Pro tip: The ScrumMaster and product owner are team members too, despite their titles of leadership. If you feel you don’t need to attend every daily scrum, then consider these four reasons why you should stick with it. | 
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What If You Don’t Want to Be a Manager?Management isn't for everyone, but many technical professionals worry that they’ll reach a dead end in terms of compensation and organizational clout if they don’t move into management. Read on to learn how to gracefully turn down an offer and how to excel in your career while remaining a techie. | 
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Why Being Kind Will Make You a Better LeaderWhen you think about successful leaders, kindness is usually not among their first qualities. But kindness and compassion shouldn’t be equated with weakness. In fact, in organizations led by compassionate bosses, employees tend to be more loyal and dedicated. Here's why you should aim for kindness. |
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Four Steps to Avoid Micromanaging and Get Good Work ResultsThere is a big difference between micromanaging people and understanding their state. If you need a project done quickly, you may be tempted to stand over employees' shoulders asking, "Is it done yet?" But if you leave the team alone and simply check in regularly, you'll get better results. | 
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Three Simple Tips to Improve Your Agile Leadership Whether you are new to managing an agile project or just looking to beef up your skill set, there are three simple tips for improving your leadership in agile. By getting back to basics, you can increase your chances for success and help your team grow at the same time. |
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Gossip: The Thin Line between Useful and Destructive CommunicationAgile values—such as communication, feedback, and trust—are essential to making teams work. While all communication is equally valued, the line between useful and destructive communication may be fuzzier than you think. |
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Create a More Productive Work EnvironmentThere is no one ideal set of criteria for a productive work environment, but there are some common themes that team members and managers can keep in mind. On an agile team, the issues of office space, remote working, and multitasking are great topics to discuss at an iteration retrospective. |
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