{"id":405,"date":"2018-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interventure.info\/amazing-teams-and-how-to-build-them\/"},"modified":"2021-03-15T13:15:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T13:15:50","slug":"amazing-teams-and-how-to-build-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/blog\/amazing-teams-and-how-to-build-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing teams, and how to build them"},"content":{"rendered":"

One would expect that with Henrik Kniberg, Jurgen Apello, Brian Marcin, and other big names around, it\u2019s\u00a0quite impossible for someone to stand out as a star speaker\u00a0<\/strong>at this year\u00a0Agile By Example<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0held in Warsaw few weeks ago. However, there were few surprises such as\u00a0Petter Abrahamsen<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is a former military officer with nearly three decades of experience in building teams for very specific needs, that must be able to operate as one in quite unusual environments. He definitely\u00a0added some spice to this year ABE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is\u00a0agility?<\/h3>\n

Bringing up the picture similar to the one below, he asked: \u201cIs this agility?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIs this agility?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf the beam was moving, then maybe yes. Otherwise, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And then, he brought up another picture and said:<\/p>\n

\u201cAgility is much more like this\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cAgility is much more like this\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This is an an excellent parallel that shows something each and every of us has faced in every-day work:<\/p>\n

While certain situations can be handled with our eyes closed\u00a0<\/strong>(call it a result of a discipline, repetition, training, or simply accumulated experience),\u00a0true agility is our ability to respond to the change happening around us<\/strong>(in our every-day workplace battlefields), by using our skills, techniques, and occasional strikes of inspiration to thrive<\/strong>. Or in some cases\u2026 to survive and get back on top of the game again!<\/p>\n

We all face extreme situations, changing priorities, urgent issues, plans and deadlines we agreed to follow, but all this is a big game, where even rules occasionally change,\u00a0BUT the team, team skills, and good cooperation<\/strong>, can lead to triumph.<\/p>\n

If you never before thought of comparing your team to the Navy SEALs\u00a0, remember their moto: \u201cImprovise, adapt, overcome\u201d and reconsider the idea.\u00a0<\/strong>In a nutshell, we all play the\u00a0game\u00a0<\/strong>of survival, while trying to achieve our missions (some in \u201ca bit\u201d more extreme circumstances than the others\u00a0;), but you get the point).<\/p>\n

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Good teams<\/em><\/p>\n

For those of you who find this interesting, I\u2019ll list few things he shared during his talk, and let you dig in and explore on your own. I am sure you\u2019ll find some very intriguing material!<\/p>\n