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Humanizing Work

@HumanizingWork

A company created to make work more fit for humans and humans more capable of doing great work

Your #backlog isn’t a museum or wish list—it’s a tool to focus the team. This week, learn how to drop the weight of old commitments, keep ideas without letting them run your life, and steer by purpose using a simple 3-zone system. buff.ly/3XUlH5Q

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Your #backlog isn’t a museum or wish list—it’s a tool to focus the team. This week, learn how to drop the weight of old commitments, keep ideas without letting them run your life, and steer by purpose using a simple 3-zone system. buff.ly/3XUlH5Q

If your day gets hijacked by “quick requests,” this week's Show episode offers five practical, research-backed ways to say no without being a jerk. buff.ly/mvOsWRj #focus #Interruptions

HumanizingWork's tweet image. If your day gets hijacked by “quick requests,” this week's Show episode offers five practical, research-backed ways to say no without being a jerk. buff.ly/mvOsWRj

#focus #Interruptions

To celebrate passing 200 episodes of the Humanizing Work Show, we’re bringing back one of our most popular episodes: Two Key Moves for Better Sprint Retrospectives. If your team’s retros have lost energy or impact, this one's for you! 🎧 Listen now → buff.ly/bjs63or

HumanizingWork's tweet image. To celebrate passing 200 episodes of the Humanizing Work Show, we’re bringing back one of our most popular episodes: Two Key Moves for Better Sprint Retrospectives. If your team’s retros have lost energy or impact, this one's for you! 🎧 Listen now → buff.ly/bjs63or

#Scrum & #Kanban shine in different contexts, but they aren’t rivals—they’re tools you can use & often combine for better focus & flow. This week, @rslawrence discusses how to combine them and shares 4 practical patterns you can use right away. buff.ly/qIQwqdZ

HumanizingWork's tweet image. #Scrum & #Kanban shine in different contexts, but they aren’t rivals—they’re tools you can use & often combine for better focus & flow. This week, @rslawrence discusses how to combine them and shares 4 practical patterns you can use right away. buff.ly/qIQwqdZ

When leaders ask for more data, dashboards, reports, it’s often a signal of low trust. This week, we unpack why reporting rarely creates real confidence & share 3 practical steps to escape the status-report trap so your team can focus on work that matters. buff.ly/lvHNKll

HumanizingWork's tweet image. When leaders ask for more data, dashboards, reports, it’s often a signal of low trust. This week, we unpack why reporting rarely creates real confidence & share 3 practical steps to escape the status-report trap so your team can focus on work that matters. buff.ly/lvHNKll

Quick wins are a trap. They feel safe but can create nasty surprises later. This week we share why teams avoid core complexity, and how leaders can make it safe to work complexity first. buff.ly/ophIcvZ #leadership #complexity #workculture

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Quick wins are a trap. They feel safe but can create nasty surprises later. This week we share why teams avoid core complexity, and how leaders can make it safe to work complexity first. buff.ly/ophIcvZ 

#leadership #complexity #workculture

This week on the Humanizing Work Show, we share a practical approach and tools to present to leaders so they say yes—whether you need budget, approval, or alignment. buff.ly/RidOthV #Leadership #Influence #PresentationSkills

HumanizingWork's tweet image. This week on the Humanizing Work Show, we share a practical approach and tools to present to leaders so they say yes—whether you need budget, approval, or alignment. buff.ly/RidOthV

#Leadership #Influence #PresentationSkills

Peter had a positive experience vibe coding a helper app for a NYTimes Word Game. Richard spotted the hidden risks. Check out this week's episode, and learn how to use #vibecoding to accelerate learning w/out mistaking a prototype for a product. buff.ly/MV58Vxq

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Peter had a positive experience vibe coding a helper app for a NYTimes Word Game. Richard spotted the hidden risks. Check out this week's episode, and learn how to use #vibecoding to accelerate learning w/out mistaking a prototype for a product. buff.ly/MV58Vxq

Story points are 1 of the most widely used practices in agile development—& 1 of the most misunderstood. This week, we explain how #storypoints really work as a form of Reference Class Forecasting & how to use them to improve accuracy & alignment. buff.ly/Dc2fAu3

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Story points are 1 of the most widely used practices in agile development—& 1 of the most misunderstood. This week, we explain how #storypoints really work as a form of Reference Class Forecasting & how to use them to improve accuracy & alignment. buff.ly/Dc2fAu3

What if you could make reliable project forecasts w/out the hassle, stress, & false confidence of traditional estimation sessions? This week, we explore why estimating often fails & how forecasting, especially w/reference classes, leads to better decisions.buff.ly/UhRReTl

HumanizingWork's tweet image. What if you could make reliable project forecasts w/out the hassle, stress, & false confidence of traditional estimation sessions? This week, we explore why estimating often fails & how forecasting, especially w/reference classes, leads to better decisions.buff.ly/UhRReTl

Feedback makes decisions better, but only if it stays in the zone of healthy debate. This week, we're sharing real stories of feedback gone wrong (including our own) & 3 practical strategies to turn conflict into progress. buff.ly/Ub8v0Bn #feedback #growthmindset

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Feedback makes decisions better, but only if it stays in the zone of healthy debate. This week, we're sharing real stories of feedback gone wrong (including our own) & 3 practical strategies to turn conflict into progress. buff.ly/Ub8v0Bn
#feedback #growthmindset

For many, PI Planning feels more like ritual than solution. It’s meant to align and coordinate, but often leads to fragile plans, missed complexity, resistance to change. This week, we trace #PIPlanning’s origin—and how the real lessons got lost. buff.ly/0WlrWzx

HumanizingWork's tweet image. For many, PI Planning feels more like ritual than solution. It’s meant to align and coordinate, but often leads to fragile plans, missed complexity, resistance to change. This week, we trace #PIPlanning’s origin—and how the real lessons got lost. buff.ly/0WlrWzx

Forget kombucha & ping-pong. Perks don’t build #workplaceculture. Calm does. This week we share how one client ditched the "cool office” trend for a supportive environment—and why it leads to better productivity, sustainability, and employee fulfillment. buff.ly/cUmEkWK

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Forget kombucha & ping-pong. Perks don’t build #workplaceculture. Calm does. This week we share how one client ditched the "cool office” trend for a supportive environment—and why it leads to better productivity, sustainability, and employee fulfillment. buff.ly/cUmEkWK

Listen in this week for 3 key symptoms that indicate your retros aren't enough anymore. Learn how to spot the issues early, why retros alone can’t always fix them, and practical steps you can take right away to reset and reignite your team's effectiveness. buff.ly/4Vj7egp

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Listen in this week for 3 key symptoms that indicate your retros aren't enough anymore. Learn how to spot the issues early, why retros alone can’t always fix them, and practical steps you can take right away to reset and reignite your team's effectiveness. buff.ly/4Vj7egp

🎬 Building Oscar-winning effects for Independence Day, shaping the Die Hard franchise, & building a company to help people focus better & work w/more ease. @stevenpuri’s work lives at the intersection of creativity & tech. Don’t miss this week's show ep! buff.ly/hZQp8QE

HumanizingWork's tweet image. 🎬 Building Oscar-winning effects for Independence Day, shaping the Die Hard franchise, & building a company to help people focus better & work w/more ease. @stevenpuri’s work lives at the intersection of creativity & tech. Don’t miss this week's show ep! buff.ly/hZQp8QE

In a special rebroadcast of 1 of our most popular & insightful episodes, Mark Ethier, founder & former CEO of audio tech leader iZotope, shares how he turned love for music & tech into a company known for creativity, empowerment, & purpose. buff.ly/M4xtMfl?utm_so…

HumanizingWork's tweet image. In a special rebroadcast of 1 of our most popular & insightful episodes, Mark Ethier, founder & former CEO of audio tech leader iZotope, shares how he turned love for music & tech into a company known for creativity, empowerment, & purpose. buff.ly/M4xtMfl?utm_so…

Most #ProductOwner advice is for market-facing roles—guiding visionary products, delivering to paying customers. But what if your work is internal? This week, we unpack the unique role of internal POs + 3 three categories of practices they need to master. buff.ly/eMzxMTE

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Most #ProductOwner advice is for market-facing roles—guiding visionary products, delivering to paying customers. But what if your work is internal? This week, we unpack the unique role of internal POs + 3 three categories of practices they need to master.  buff.ly/eMzxMTE

Do we really need this part of Scrum? 🤔 This week, we look at each part of Scrum through a practical lens: what purpose it serves, what advantages it brings, and what trade-offs come with skipping it. buff.ly/5W7xtKr #agile #scrum

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Do we really need this part of Scrum? 🤔 This week, we look at each part of Scrum through a practical lens: what purpose it serves, what advantages it brings, and what trade-offs come with skipping it. buff.ly/5W7xtKr

#agile #scrum

Are the same few voices dominating your team meetings leaving others hesitant to speak up? This week on the Show: how small breakout groups unlock full team engagement & better ideas. Listen in for tips, the research behind it, & a real-world example 👉 buff.ly/UpJCZa3

HumanizingWork's tweet image. Are the same few voices dominating your team meetings leaving others hesitant to speak up? This week on the Show: how small breakout groups unlock full team engagement & better ideas. Listen in for tips, the research behind it, & a real-world example 👉  buff.ly/UpJCZa3

When feedback feels risky, it’s usually because it matters. Tune in this week as Peter shares a recent experience where Richard gave him direct, uncomfortable feedback & how it triggered a flywheel of motivation, better work, and stronger collaboration. buff.ly/5JIKU9y

HumanizingWork's tweet image. When feedback feels risky, it’s usually because it matters. Tune in this week as Peter shares a recent experience where Richard gave him direct, uncomfortable feedback & how it triggered a flywheel of motivation, better work, and stronger collaboration. buff.ly/5JIKU9y

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