leadership
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How to Properly Maintain a Single CM TeamYou have your hardware and your software configuration management departments managing the same product. Although their goals are the same, they often clash, but that doesn't mean you should separate them. Joe Farah explains how to properly maintain a single CM team. | 
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Are You a Perfectionist?You can tell that you are a perfectionist if you set excessively high standards, strive for flawlessness, are overly critical of yourself, and are concerned about what other people think. Naomi Karten explores how to navigate one's career with this personality trait. | 
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Developing Self-Organizing Agile TeamsAgile teams are supposed to be self-organizing, but self-organization may not happen on its own. It runs counter to the ways in which people usually work. Steve Berczuk examines the benefits and challenges of self-organizing teams—and some tips on making them work. | 
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Shakeup at Apple or Business as Usual?Scott Forstall, the senior vice president of iOS Software at Apple, has left the company, and his departure has captured everyone's attention. Joe Townsend explains whether or not this news means a shakeup is occurring at Apple or if it's just business as usual. | 
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Using the A3 Management Process for CollaborationSameh Zeid explores the A3 management process, which is used to implement lean thinking principles for problem solving and continuous improvement. The collaborative approach of the A3 process encourages teams to self-organize in order to determine what works. | 
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Hindsight Bias and the US Presidential ElectionNow that the US presidential election is over, how certain were you that you knew what the outcome would be? Your answer may suggest that you’re a victim of hindsight bias, which is sometimes known as the “I knew it all along” bias. |
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Confirmation Bias: The Most Human of Tendencies Confirmation bias is the tendency to notice evidence that supports our beliefs, preconceptions, and hypotheses, and to miss, ignore, or dismiss evidence that contradicts them. Instead of trying to falsify a hypothesis, we tend to try to confirm it. It’s a human thing to do. |
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Why Some Teams Don’t WorkThere are teams that work well, and other teams that are so ineffective, merely being dysfunctional would be a step in the right direction. Naomi Karten explains the reasons why some teams don't work. The solution isn’t to dispense with teams but to figure out what makes them function effectively. |
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