January 2026 – Coaching, Consulting, Training

Not So Pretty Impact of AI On HR & Recruiting

January 24, 2026January 17, 2026 by Gene

NYC Local Law 144-21 Recalling The Dark Side of Traditional Recruiting Business Zero Sum Game: Bots vs. Bots Social Engineering Caused By AI-Driven Recruiting Getting Past HR Recruiter & AI Screening Aid Faking Expertise In Virtual Interviews Is a Piece Of Cake Generational Gap And Turf Protection – Decoded Bald and Gray-Haired People – To … Read more

LeSS Talks: “Leading Through Change: What Twelve Years at Vimeo Taught Me”, with Celeste Rose

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 by Gene

You May Still Need Bald and Gray-Haired Peeps

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 by Gene

In 2012 movie Battleship, Lt. Alex Hopper, who assumed the command of the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, with help of Japanese captain Yugi Nagata, for the final battle with hostile alien invaders, called upon the old-Navy crew of the WWII-era battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). At the moment of critical need, gray-haired and bald people … Read more

Three Metrics of Adaptiveness: Comparing LeSS and SAFe January 23, 2026
Adaptiveness at product level can be reduced to three very concrete metrics: how much started but not finished work (WIP) you carry at the product level at the end of the iteration, how fast the product turns ideas into potential value (Lead Time), and how easily any item from the Product Backlog can be handed […]
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Stop Building Fake Platforms December 9, 2025
Why collapsing platform silos and forcing them to earn adoption is the only way to achieve speed, efficiency, and customer focus. Large, software heavy companies are under constant pressure: customers expect seamless digital experiences, new channels, and rapid innovation. To cope, many companies try to “go agile.” The playbook often includes setting up platform groups […]
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What my daughter's film industry job taught me about AI and the future of work October 30, 2025
I have a sister and a daughter who work in the film industry. What’s happening there should terrify every organization leader. Productions that currently take 1,000 to 2,000 people to complete are shrinking dramatically. Not by 10%. Not by 20%. The scale of reduction is orders of magnitude larger. This is happening right now. These […]
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unFIXing Your Organization With LeSS: the complete guide August 14, 2025
unFIXing Your Organization With LeSS: the complete guide An article by Robert Briese, LeSS trainer and unFIX practitioner. Discover how combining unFIX and LeSS can help your organization scale agility with structural clarity and collaborate product delivery. 1. Introduction Organizational agility is no longer a luxury but a necessity in today’s fast-moving business landscape. As […]
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Trust, Care, and Love June 12, 2025
Build the culture of Trust, Care, and Love for the shared mental and physical space. Five significant patterns that are essential for group dynamics in teams. They happen all the time and have an essential function in the beginning. Skillfully facilitating them, again and again, will gradually develop a culture of Trust, Care, and Love […]
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