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Remote retro with RetroTool

Posted on September 13, 2018November 8, 2022 by Tomek Kaczanowski

Today we run our first remote retrospective using http://retrotool.io for cards & http://zoom.us for video conferencing. The context: two people developing remotely, after 1,5 week of work, we met to discuss how we are doing We decided to use the http://retrotool.io. Why this one? Few reasons: it is dead simple it seems to work it…

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The carpet that bothered them

Posted on September 3, 2018November 8, 2022 by Tomek Kaczanowski

What are retrospectives good for? Surprisingly, even for teams that discuss things together on a daily basis, a meeting devoted to process improvement can make a difference.

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Read it again

Posted on August 11, 2018October 13, 2020 by Tomek Kaczanowski

Go back to the books and articles you read some time ago. Re-discover them. Enjoy the new wisdom you can get from them.

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Printing nicely formatted time in Google Spreadsheet

Posted on June 21, 2018November 15, 2022 by Tomek Kaczanowski

A simple way to nicely formatted time in Google Sheets.

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3 Daily Scrum Questions Considered Harmful

Posted on June 13, 2018August 15, 2019 by Tomek Kaczanowski

Still using 3 standard questions for your daily Scrum? Oh, bad news for you: you are doing it wrong.

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Transparency in Scrum and Sociocracy 3.0

Posted on June 8, 2018September 29, 2020 by Tomek Kaczanowski

The different approach to transparency by Scrum and Sociocracy 3.0.

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Start with the facts

Posted on May 22, 2018March 2, 2021 by Tomek Kaczanowski

I was reading Mo Gawdat’s “Solve for happy” and among other brilliant stuff I found there, there was a lot about concentrating on here & now, and also on how to stop your brain from wandering around but make it stick to the facts. And then I realized, that starting with the facts and postponing…

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JOY of Reading or ROI of Reading?

Posted on May 17, 2018January 21, 2021 by Tomek Kaczanowski

Reading is a pleasurable experience but what about its ROI? How to make it not only a pleasure but also maximize the learning?

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2 Productivity Tips That Cost You Nothing (And Give You A Lot!)

Posted on May 8, 2018November 8, 2022 by Tomek Kaczanowski

Distractions are evil! Some can’t be avoided, but there is a lot you can do to stay focused.

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Towards perfect 1on1s

Posted on March 31, 2018November 8, 2022 by Tomek Kaczanowski

How to improve your 1on1s? Here is how I approached this problem (and in general the problem of honing your soft skills).

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