A broad tent for diverse views
This blog is an open space for practitioners and product developers to share their views and experiences about remote work and distributed software development. The async agile project doesn't endorse every view or tool we showcase here , and not all views align to the project either. Use these perspectives to enrich your knowledge and view points about the future of work, and the world of distributed software development.
More than ‘meh’: baby steps, not silver bullets
Some big problems have delightfully simple solutions. They may not be the magic fix you need, but they can help you get a wee bit forward. If your team environment is feeling a bit “meh”, then consider these tiny bits of advice that Amy Luckey has for you. They’ll help you build connection, one step at a time.
Small moves, big impact - three ingredients for effective teams
Remote leadership is all about intention and attention. Amy and I have been discussing this idea at length when we chat. You can’t leave things on auto-pilot anymore as you did when you were in the office. And that’s a good thing. In this post, Amy draws our attention to three sets of micro-moves that can make teams effective. All you need to bring to the table is intention and attention.
Distributed? Co-located? In office? Oh my! Here are 2 practices to find answers
The world of work is seeking answers for what a post-pandemic operating model will look like. Amy Luckey believes that the answers will come from an agile mindset. In this post, she describes how two common practices from agile teams can also help organisations and teams across industry discover what'll work for them and what may not. When you use these practices in tandem, you'll build a self-healing mechanism so your teams can course correct when they have to.
An agile state of mind - cultivating successful distributed teams
Amy Luckey has been an advisor to business leaders, mid-level managers and team members navigating the landscape of distributed teams. She believes that when working in distributed teams, an agile mindset is the killer app. One of being agile, over doing agile. In this post she lists out six characteristics of the teams that are and will be successful in the future of work.