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The compounding interest of smaller teams

Have you ever wondered why smaller teams feel much more personal than larger teams, even when they’ve only been together for a short time…

Jan 18, 2023

The compounding interest of smaller teams

Jan 18, 2023

Are your refinements messy? This might be why.

Recently I’ve been in some refinement meetings that felt less effective than they could be. There’s a lot of engagement, and many…

Dec 7, 2022

Are your refinements messy? This might be why.

Dec 7, 2022

Do you have messy meetings? Don’t appoint a chairman to fix it.

Last week there was a discussion in one of my teams about how to keep people engaged during online meetings.

Oct 25, 2022

Do you have messy meetings? Don’t appoint a chairman to fix it.

Oct 25, 2022

Don’t claim partial credit for your unfinished PBI’s when the Sprint ends

Imagine you own a house. You’ve asked a painter to redo your living room. It’s a simple job, four walls to paint, the ceiling doesn’t have…

Oct 13, 2022

Don’t claim partial credit for your unfinished PBI’s when the Sprint ends

Oct 13, 2022

Give a man a fish, and you will feed him for a day

Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

Sep 13, 2022

Give a man a fish, and you will feed him for a day

Sep 13, 2022

Why the Daily Standup is time-boxed to 15 minutes

Last week a team member asked a great question that shines in its simplicity: Who cares if we take 20 or 25 minutes for our Daily Standup…

Sep 7, 2022

Why the Daily Standup is time-boxed to 15 minutes

Sep 7, 2022

Creating psychological safety is like bungee jumping

Last week I organized a Personal Development weekend for about 25 colleagues. The topic of the weekend was Setting and extending…

Sep 1, 2022

Creating psychological safety is like bungee jumping

Sep 1, 2022

Sprint Goals, a holiday perspective

I want to have a nice holiday.

Sep 1, 2022

Sprint Goals, a holiday perspective

Sep 1, 2022

Taal bepaalt: ambitie, uitgangspunt, theorie en realiteit

Taal is belangrijk. Het is niet voor niks dat bijvoorbeeld NLP zo enorm populair is en dat mannen als Tony Robbins succesvol zijn. Met taal…

Sep 1, 2022

Sep 1, 2022

The futility of finishing all PBI’s in the Sprint

About ten years ago I was a competitive rower. Our goal that year was to qualify for the Under 23 World Champioinships that were held in…

Aug 11, 2022

The futility of finishing all PBI’s in the Sprint

Aug 11, 2022

Jorrit Kortink

Jorrit Kortink

I write about things that come to mind and that inspire me, probably something about leadership, coaching, or personal development.

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