Sep 5, 2022The bottom lineCollaborative: because no one gets there alone Incremental: because small things add up Iterative: because you learn by doing Timeboxed: because focus gets it done …pass it on https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbarnaby_collaborative-because-no-one-gets-there-activity-6972449215142641664-wK2w?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_iosWays Of Working1 min readWays Of Working1 min read
Published inImpactBasis·Mar 29, 2022GIDDS: Get it done daysHey kids, do GIDDS! TL:DR — download this lightweight framework for team deep work If you’re anything like me you spend a noticeable amount of time on busywork? Busy work for me is the stuff that I do day in day out that keep the cogs turning. …5 min read5 min read
Published inImpactBasis·Mar 24, 2022A Manifesto for Online CollaborationPenned by Judy Rees here. If your bosses are desperate to drag you back to the office, that doesn’t mean they’re nasty people. They may not realise that online can be better than in-the-room; that relationship-building and innovation can work brilliantly when remote — and that the ways you’ve been…Collaboration1 min readCollaboration1 min read
Feb 22, 2022A healthy dose of friction.Recently, I’ve been running reverse pilots on myself. Along with Joe Badman, we shared the what, why and how, here. In a nutshell, reverse pilots are the act of removing non-essential activities and seeing if it has any negative consequences. …Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Feb 17, 2022Appreciation game by Pollyanna aged 10Massive props to my ten-year-old daughter who invented this team appreciation game! Get a large piece of paper each Make as many folds as there are team members 3. Cut out a people paper chain like this https://youtu.be/pocc2DdmrF4 4. Write team members names in the head 5. Write something you appreciate about them across the chest 6. How to share: Hold up and let people read Take a picture and upload it to a shared Miro1 min read1 min read
Jan 28, 2022Do the oppositeSome call it The George Costanza Effect off the back of an episode of Seinfeld where George, who is regularly down on his luck decides that if all his instincts and decisions have led nowhere then maybe, he should do the opposite. You can watch the 2-minute clip below. https://youtu.be/1Y_6fZGSOQI …Do The Opposite4 min readDo The Opposite4 min read
Published inImpactBasis·Jan 24, 2022How to run a reverse pilot with your teamIn the last year, our (that’s Matt and Joe) roles have changed. In addition to delivering projects, developing products and services and building relationships with our really cool clients we’ve also taken on more responsibility for running different parts of the business. The thing is neither of us really took…Essentialism3 min readEssentialism3 min read
Jan 4, 2022Obvious to you, amazing to others.A short exert from ‘Anything You Want’ by Derek Sivers. Obvious to you, amazing to others. It’s 1:54 minutes of inspiration nudging us to share our ideas, opinions and creativity, no matter how obvious it might seem to us – it could be amazing to others. https://youtu.be/xcmI5SSQLmE I take a great deal from this. I regularly overthink an idea or something potentially creative to the point I gets buried.1 min read1 min read
Dec 10, 2021Manage your WIP, manage your sanityAbout a year ago, I documented my move from the UK to The Netherlands in relation to how my use of agile helped me cope. I reflected on 5 things that I learned. Since then, a year has passed and I’m afraid to say that some, not all, but some…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Nov 29, 2021An overwhelming sense of guilt even when getting s**t done — go figure!Today I achieved everything I promised and set out to do. I was a productivity machine! I ran an online session, progressed a project, submitted 2 proposals, spent time updating someone and got to inbox zero. I even started work an hour earlier (which is 2 hours when considering I’m…Remotework3 min readRemotework3 min read
