Scrum: The Art of Getting Things Done with JJ Sutherland
b'JJ Sutherland is the CEO of Scrum Inc., a consulting and training firm that uses Scrum to rapidly deliver results in companies across the globe. He is the author of The Scrum Fieldbook: \\u200bA Master Class on Accelerating Performance, Getting Results, and Defining the Future\\u200b and coauthor of Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, written with his father, Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum. Previously, he was an award-winning Correspondent, Producer, and Baghdad Bureau Chief for NPR. He covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring, and the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami in Japan. He has won Dupont, Peabody, Edward R. Murrow and Lowell Thomas awards for his work.\\n\\n\\n\\nLEADERSHIP INSIGHTS\\n\\n- Speed is really important.\\n- Respect for the people you work with is vital.\\n- Value everyone on the team. It\'s not about who gets credit but that the work gets done.\\n- You never know everything. When time is of the essence, a good (or even decent) decision now is infinitely better than a perfect decision in two weeks.\\n- There is no such thing as multiple priorities. Have only one priority.\\n- Handoffs from one team to another team can create major slowdowns. Eliminate this as much as possible.\\n- Have a system that will let you know as early as possible if something is on track to fail.\\n- Ruthlessly prioritize.\\n- If you are viewing this via a podcasting app and want to see a visual presentation of the 3-5-3 framework, go to https://lifeasleadership.com/032\\n\\nABOUT Scrum, Inc.\\n\\n- A lightweight framework of organizing human effort.\\n- Based on decades of research for effective teamwork.\\n- Helps teams focus, get stuff done, adapt to change, and have tight feedback loops.\\n\\nQUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION\\n\\n\\u2013 What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? Not firing someone quickly enough. Don\'t let problems fester.\\n\\u2013 Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: \\u201cA leader is\\u2026\\u201d Visionary, empathetic, and inspiring.\\n\\u2013 What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? Do you know what the strategies/priority are?\\n\\u2013 What book would you recommend to leaders? Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, Nicholas Christakis\\n- If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Prioritize. \\n\\u2013 As a general life principle, is it better to ask \\u201cwhy?\\u201d or \\u201cwhy not?\\u201d "Why not?" Do new things!\\n\\nWebsite:\\nhttps://www.scruminc.com\\n\\nFind JJ Sutherland on social media:\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/jjsutherland?lang=en (@jjsutherland)'