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How Do You Balance the Short Term and the Long Term?

By Johanna November 18, 2020 question of the week No Comments

Many of my colleagues and clients continue to focus on the short-term right now. They need to make money to keep their businesses afloat. I understand and empathize. And, they…

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What’s Distracting You?

By Johanna October 28, 2020 question of the week No Comments

I’m distracted. Are you? I sit down to write and my mind says, “Squirrel!” I start developing a workshop and my mind says, “Shiny object over there!” Normally, I sit…

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Can You Hold Two Opposing Views in Your Head at the Same Time?

By Johanna October 14, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

I’m holding two opposing views of my work. I see and speak with people all over the world, every week. And, I only see the people in my house in…

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When Do You Notice Your Context Changed?

By Johanna September 30, 2020 question of the week 7 Comments

I drive a combination gas/hybrid car. Last year, I bought gas 4 times. Maybe. It might have been 3 times. In general, I don’t drive that much. I’ve worked from…

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Want to Choose Again? Reflect to Create New Options

By Johanna August 30, 2020

How Do You Master New Skills?

By Johanna August 27, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

Let’s assume you want to learn a new skill. I’ll choose fiction writing because I’m still learning. What do you do to master new skills? Here’s what I’ve done: Found…

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What Principles Do You Use for Value Decisions?

By Johanna August 19, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

Here, in the US, we’re trying to open schools at all levels, play professional sports, and open as much of the economy as possible. We want it all. Now. And,…

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What’s the Problem: the Decision or the Outcome?

By Johanna July 8, 2020 question of the week 1 Comment

I listened to Marcus Blankenship’s podcast Finding Career Opportunities Through Experimentation with Josh Doody. During the podcast, Marcus said something like this (I’m paraphrasing): “I wonder which was the problem:…

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When Should We Change Our Environment?

By Johanna June 25, 2020 question of the week 7 Comments

Way back when I was a programmer, we had an expression, “Don’t change the compiler in the middle of the project.” If you “upgraded” the compiler, the product might not…

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Where Do We Choose to Spend Our Time?

By Johanna June 17, 2020 question of the week No Comments

At a business workshop last year, I had a sort-of revelation. Everyone there struggled to answer this question: Where do we spend our time? Everyone I know, consultants, my clients,…

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johannarothmanJohanna Rothman@johannarothman·
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More Fun on the Troubleshooting Agile Podcast, Part 2 http://ow.ly/bNw350DdTQw @Jtf @douglassquirrel

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20 Jan

So happy!!

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"I LOVED your last podcast with @johannarothman !" said a listener - and we're back with part II today on modern management and how empathy can help your agile team. Today on Troubleshooting Agile with me and @Jtf : https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/johanna-rothman-on-modern-management-part-ii

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19 Jan

Leadership Tip #1: Always Tell the Truth, Even When You’re Embarrassed https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2021/01/leadership-tip-1-always-tell-the-truth-even-when-youre-embarrassed/ #mgmt #leadership #culture

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