Just Sit There
@justsitthere
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mindfulness • creativity • collaboration • resilience
here, now
Joined January 2011
Self-care reminders to self: 1. Routines 2. Grace 3. Hobbies 4. Connections 5. Boundaries
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Are you a Team Leader, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Project Manager, or part of a team that works in a complex adaptive system? Looking to develop insights that inform next steps for business strategy, and organizational transformation Join me on 12/12/25 https://t.co/XEEJjrLSQh
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Do you want to help individuals and teams build metrics dashboards to provide double-loop feedback systems for their experiments? How about catalyzing learning, collaboration, and innovation across teams and at scale? Join me on 12/12/25 https://t.co/XEEJjrLSQh
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Your inner critic isn't your enemy—it's a misguided prediction system. In my latest post, I explore how modern neuroscience reveals we can transform these 'gremlins' into protective 'gargoyles' that offer wisdom rather than fear. The key?
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Learn how to transform your inner landscape with neuroscience-backed practices for self-organization. Discover techniques to rewire prediction patterns, transform inner critics into allies, and build...
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Forests don't emerge overnight but evolve through stages over decades. In a world obsessed with quarterly results, what might we learn from systems that measure success in centuries? Explore the power of patience and layered developmentt.
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Learn how forest succession offers a powerful leadership metaphor for patient development, complex interdependencies, knowledge networks, and creating conditions for long-term organizational growth.
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'Well, that's just me drawing with music. Sounds and silence. Shadows and light.' My daughter's casual insight during a car ride conversation made me think about cross-contextual learning and fostering adaptive teams. Can you hear the
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Discover how a conversation about music with my daughter Sophie stimulated insights about systems thinking, cross-contextual learning, and fostering adaptive teams. Learn how to hear the unheard...
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Building slack into your system isn't just nice—it's necessary for innovation and sustainable delivery. Join me to learn how to implement strategic "no" decisions that create space for exceptional "yes" decisions to flourish. https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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Transform team culture with practical experiments that strengthen your "no" muscles. Join my 3-hour immersive workshop to protect team capacity, improve flow metrics, and deliver predictable value. Interactive sessions you won't want to miss! https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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Only 25% of delivery capacity goes toward features customers actually use. The rest? Junk and "dark work." Learn to redirect capacity to what truly matters through strategic prioritization in my upcoming workshop. https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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Ready to transform "We can't take on more work" into "We don't take on unrefined work"? Small language shifts create powerful boundaries. Join my live workshop to build your Strategic "No" toolkit for Agile Teams. https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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"Red Time" for execution. "Blue Time" for thinking. Without balance, productivity suffers. Join my workshop to learn how strategic "no" decisions create space for both modes—leading to better outcomes and happier teams. https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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The five thieves of time are stealing your team's productivity: Too much WIP, Unknown Dependencies, Unplanned Work, Conflicting Priorities, and Neglected Work. Learn to stop them in my upcoming workshop! https://t.co/oKgMchCyNx
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Are stakeholder expectations crushing your team's morale? Learn to say "no" without damaging relationships. Join me for a 3-hour workshop where you'll gain practical WIP limiting techniques that drive predictability while protecting team sanity. https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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Improving your team's performance by just 1% daily compounds to 37x improvement in a year! Join me to learn how strategic "no" decisions can catalyze this transformation in your agile teams. Live online workshop coming soon!
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Is your team drowning in too much WIP? Learn how to escape the "Doom Loop" of overcommitment in my upcoming workshop: The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams. Discover practical techniques to improve flow and deliver what truly matters. https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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When you think about focusing, you think it's saying 'yes.' Nope. Focusing is about saying 'no.' Join my live workshop to master The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams. Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery! https://t.co/Nuq2rVPLIA
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Does your team have patterns that turn code reviews into inquisitions, kill new ideas in planning sessions, or keep retrospectives safely superficial? Those aren't bugs to be eliminated—they're protective patterns that can be
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Explore how teams can transform destructive patterns (gremlins) into protective wisdom (gargoyles) through psychological safety practices. Practical framework for recognizing and working with team...
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"Copying the Spotify Model is like buying someone else's gym membership and expecting to get fit. The value is in the workout, not the paperwork." Discover how Spotify developed their distributed leadership approach through years of
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Discover how Spotify's organizational evolution changed its structure from conventional hierarchy to distributed leadership through a savanna-inspired approach of collective intelligence, sentinel...
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Every outdated user story, every zombie project shambling through sprint planning—they all drain energy from what actually matters now. This post connects a personal story about discarded travel memories to organizational patterns we all
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A mouse-eaten bag of foreign currency becomes a meditation on regret, family patterns, and the art of letting go. Sometimes our "impulsive" decisions clear space for what wants to emerge
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