0.31: Dependencies are not the enemy

Progress updates matter, but they cause a lot of sludge. Listen in to hear about some alternatives: question-based updates and Hill Charts. Links: ⁠Hill charts from Shape Up⁠ Follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ Contact the show: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

If you're calculating the cost of your meetings like Shopify, you better also be thinking about the ROI and the root causes. Links: Hill charts from Shape Up Follow us on LinkedIn Instagram Threads Contact the show: ⁠[email protected]⁠

The benefits of nuturing the talent you have in your team, rather than replanting talent in a new hire or consultant. Follow us on LinkedIn Instagram Threads Contact the show: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Increase your strategic acumen through attention to signal, not just attention to detail. Links: Original LinkedIn post TutorialsPoint definition Follow on LinkedIn Instagram Threads Contact the show: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Does your strategy raise more questions than it answers? It might be a mystery box strategy. Listen in on how to avoid mystery box strategies and define a clear strategy your team can actually act on. Join the conversation: Connect with Lauren Dixon on LinkedIn Subscribe to Work Upgraded on Substack

Today’s article is a little different! I recorded a video for LinkedIn this week attempting to define Agile without comparing it to waterfall. In today's episode of the podcast, I share the audio from that video. Links: Watch the video Subscribe to Substack Connect on LinkedIn

Today we discuss Blair Enns' Innoficiency Principle and how we can stop failing fast and fail better. Links: 2Bobs on Innoficiency Blair Enns' article on Innoficiency 20%, the Marketing Procurement Podcast on Innoficiency Follow Work Upgraded: Work Upgraded on Substack Lauren Dixon on LinkedIn

This week I'm discussing a common theme from the 9 barriers to innovation at professional services firms: utilisation and the PSF business model. Links in this week's episode: What makes innovation at professional services firms unique from Work Upgraded The history of consulting at ConsultingQuest.com Find more Work Upgraded: Substack Instagram LinkedIn

Today we're joined by guest host, ChatGPT, to discuss innovation in professional services firms. Does it matter? How do we do it? Do we all need cross-functional teams and digital products? Find out ChatGPT's thoughts on this and more. Learn more about creative problem solving and innovation in professional services firms: Work Upgraded Substack Instagram Find Lauren on LinkedIn And ChatGPT at OpenAI

In our pursuit of high autonomy teams, have we lost the art of managing dependencies? The article mentioned in today's episode: Agile Is Ruining Your Product by Matt LeMay Follow Wizard Innovation Labs on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter for more