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by Matthias Orgler, MSc

Agility is more than agile frameworks – it's about humans. Learn what creates high-performing teams, innovative products and thriving businesses.

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Boost Your Emotional IQ Every Day: Why Daily Check-Ins Are Great

The Agile Compass Matthias Orgler Feeling the Pulse: The Power of Daily Emotional Check-Ins The most common reasons why teams fail? Lack of trust & bad communication. A simple technique can improve both trust and communication. Let's learn about emotional check-ins. Hello Reader, last week we talked about better retrospectives. This week look at a simple technique that can have a significant impact on team performance, especially for distributed remote teams: emotional check-ins. If you enjoy...

2 days ago • 7 min read

The Agile Compass Matthias Orgler Avoid the Pitfalls: Guide to Effective and Efficient Sprint Retrospectives Are your retros effective? Do you only discuss problems or does the team actually improve continuously? Here is my proven template for effective retrospectives. Hello Reader, Matthias here. Last week we talked about the important topic of psychological safety and how you can measure it. This week I want to focus on retrospectives. While most of you will know them from Scrum,...

9 days ago • 9 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, last week we talked about Efficiency or Effectiveness - What Will Give You the Competitive Edge?. This week will be about psychological safety and how we can measure it. How To Measure Psychological Safety In Agile Teams 🎧 Listen to this article Think of the best team you’ve ever been part of. What made it stand out? Was it the easy way everyone shared ideas, or maybe the comfort of speaking up without fear of being shut down? That magic...

16 days ago • 13 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, today I want to give you an article you can pass on to doubting managers. It talks about a company‘s competitive edge in the 21. century: is it efficiency oreffectiveness? Before we dive in, here are a few articles you might have missed: How To Demo The Backend In An Agile Way? Assuming Positive Intent: The secret sauce in the agile playbook ⚽️ [premium] Is Extrinsic Motivation Really That Bad? Understanding the Balance for Effective...

23 days ago • 4 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, a common question I get: How do we demo virtual deliverables in the Sprint Review or System Demo? If we only have a backend or a library to show, how can we best do it? Let me give a few tips in this week's article. But before we dive in, here are other interesting articles that you might have missed in the last couple of weeks: Assuming Positive Intent – learning from the world of soccer ⚽️ (a premium article) Why You Shouldn’t Assign Team...

30 days ago • 4 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, last week we explored whether extrinsic motivation really kills intrinsic motivation. This week's article comes from the world of sports ⚽️ and teaches us a valuable lesson about perception and culture. Assuming Positive Intent: The Secret Sauce in the Agile Playbook 🎧 Listen to this article In the realm of professional soccer, a 2005 study titled “Action bias among elite soccer goalkeepers: The case of penalty kicks” provides a fascinating...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, this week's topic is extrinsic motivation and bonuses. But first let me welcome a bunch of new readers hopping over from my "Life of Scrum Master" newsletter. I'm so happy this newsletter is growing and delivering value to all of you 😃. Here is what you might have missed in the last couple of weeks: The Manifesto Most Organizations Live By Overcoming Resistance To Change In Agile Transformations The Overlooked Management Strategy That Works...

about 1 month ago • 5 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, today we'll have some fun 😃. We will NOT look at the Agile Manifesto, but examine The Manifesto Most Organizations Live By 🤪 🎧 Listen to this article Before we dive in, here is what you might have missed in the last couple of weeks: Overcoming Resistance To Change In Agile Transformations The Critical Role of Psychological Safety in Agile Teams The Overlooked Management Strategy That Works Wonders Upgrade now, if you haven’t already, for the...

about 2 months ago • 5 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello, last week we talked about an overlooked management strategy that works wonders. This week we'll set our eyes on agile teams and how we can coach them at different stages of their development. If you have any topics you would like me to cover on the Agile Compass, please let me know. Just hit reply on this email and bring your requests. I read every single email. Thank you for reading the free edition of The Agile Compass! Consider upgrading today....

about 2 months ago • 5 min read

The Agile Compass by Matthias Orgler Hello Reader, in the last two weeks we looked at planning: assessing why we insist on finalizing the plan (and how to stop) and why you shouldn't pick user stories in Sprint planning (and what to do instead). This week we'll talk about an overlooked management strategy that could unlock high performance for you. Thank you for reading the free edition of The Agile Compass! Consider upgrading today. Paying subscribers improve their knowledge and skills...

2 months ago • 4 min read
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