In this episode of the Humanizing Work Show, Peter and Richard delve into the often messy world of cross-team coordination. While collaborating within a team has its challenges, coordinating between teams can feel like navigating a maze—too much information, missed details, and meetings that waste everyone's time.

We explore why common approaches to cross-team coordination often fall short:

• Unstructured Meetings: Regular cross-team meetings without a clear agenda can lead to irrelevant discussions and overlooked critical topics.
• Overloading with Details: Sharing full backlogs or all team details creates noise, making it hard to identify what's truly important for coordination.

To overcome these pitfalls, we introduce a streamlined approach to cross-team meetings that saves time and ensures no important details are missed. By visualizing the agenda—not every team's workload—you can focus on what truly requires coordination.

What You'll Learn:

• A Simple Coordination Model: Discover how we at Humanizing Work use five key areas to effectively coordinate within our small team.
• A Complex Coordination Strategy: Learn about a real-world example where a dozen teams improved their cross-team meetings using visual tools and a structured agenda.
• Practical Tips: Get actionable advice on setting up your own efficient cross-team coordination meetings.

If you've ever left a cross-team meeting feeling like it was a waste of time or worried that something important was overlooked, this episode is for you.

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“We’re agile—we don’t need to plan.” “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Which is right?

In this episode, Peter and Richard explore two common mistakes around planning—either trying to plan everything or not planning at all—and why the alternative is something that looks like both planning and execution at the same time. Learn how successful organizations like Pixar use iterative planning techniques to manage complex projects, and how you can apply these principles to your work. This episode challenges common planning misconceptions and offers practical advice for leaders, product managers, and team members looking to improve their planning processes.

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"Strategy just gets in the way of us doing our job." - Jos de Blok, CEO of Buurtzorg

In this thought-provoking episode of the Humanizing Work Show, we examine a counterintuitive approach to leadership. While creating clarity through purpose, vision, and strategy is often crucial, sometimes the best leadership move is to step back.

We explore the case of Buurtzorg, a Dutch home healthcare provider that's challenging conventional leadership wisdom:

• When traditional purpose, vision, and strategy statements become unnecessary
• How Buurtzorg scaled to 10,000+ employees with minimal management oversight
• The power of intrinsic motivation in highly skilled professionals
• Applying the Theory of Constraints to identify true leadership priorities

Is your organization's primary constraint really a lack of purpose? Or are there more immediate barriers to success? Join us as we unpack this intriguing case study and discuss insights that could refine your approach to leadership.

This episode offers valuable perspectives for executives, team leads, and anyone interested in organizational dynamics and effective leadership.

Listen now to gain fresh insights on organizational success drivers.

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