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Brian Whitmarsh
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Not All Meetings Are the Same (At Least, They Shouldn’t Be)
Introductions – 5 min In my career, I’ve routinely run into a frustrating pattern of meetings not being specialized for a purpose. And...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Status Meetings Are for Hearing Status, Not Just Reporting It
What Did I Do Since Yesterday Everybody loves status meetings, don’t they? Daily Stand-Ups (Scrums), Scrum of Scrums, Program Reviews,...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Clearly Communicate. Good. Do It. Questions?
IMO Chat Sux! JK! One thing I haven’t liked about the evolution of communication technology is how it has driven us towards shorter and...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Some Tips On How to… Uh, Gimme a Second… Just on the Tip of My Tongue…
Quick, Write This Down! I occasionally get complimented on my relatively good ability to remember a lot of things, like our business...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Culture: The System Determines the Solution
This is a series of articles on culture , but this one is more of an architectural principle. I do consider it a cultural point to...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Culture: Don't Polish the Apple
The next culture  tenet I wanted to share is "Don't Polish the Apple". Now, I used to work for a food retailer, but this is not about...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Culture: Sharing is Better than Owning
For my next topic on some of the tenets we tried to embed into our culture  in the IT department of a former employer, I am going to...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Culture: Community is Greater Than Structure
Hello! In reviewing some of my old IT culture  documents at a former employer , I thought it would be a good opportunity to share some...

Brian Whitmarsh
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So, I Draw Web Comics In My Spare Time
Just to start, a little self promotion  (but this is my own site, which is about 90% self-promotion anyway)... Near the beginning of...

Brian Whitmarsh
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Team Interest is in Your Best Self Interest
Yes, flying sucks I don’t fly that often, but one thing I’ve noticed when I do, is the chaos and inefficiency caused by passenger...
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