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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Shares in Yum! Brands, parent company of the KFC fried chicken chain, slipped 2.6 percent in trading as more cases of H7N9 bird flu were reported in China, a market the company has depended on for much of its sales growth.
China's poultry industry has suffered significant financial losses because of the virus, which has killed 14 people and infected 63 others. Reuters reported the poultry industry has recorded losses of more than $1.6 billion since the flu struck. Health and food safety officials have culled thousands of birds and closed live poultry markets in Beijing and Shanghai to slow the rate of infection.
Consumption of cooked poultry is not a risk factor for contracting the virus, still poultry prices in China have declined on weaker demand, according to news reports.
All of this is bad news for Yum! Brands as the company is planning an aggressive expansion in China. David Novak, Yum! Brands, Inc.'s chairman and CEO, said in March that the goal for his company is to replicate McDonald's US success in China.
"We have an enormous KFC opportunity in China," he said during a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer & Retail Conference. "I always like to compare the opportunity we have in China with that of McDonald's in the United States, where you know McDonald's has 14,000 restaurants in the United States.
"If you go to Hutchison, Kan., or any small town across the United States, you'll see a McDonald's on the corner location, the best location, and prime real estate, and you'll see them literally everywhere. That's exactly what we are doing with KFC in China as we expand into all these lower tier cities. We have first-in advantage. We are getting the prime location, and we are becoming — we definitely are going to be the McDonald's of China — but this time it's KFC."
Initiatives under way include building a breakfast business, adding a home delivery component, adding 24-hour service in some markets, and researching ways to grow share and create opportunities in under leveraged day-parts.
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So is this paper soley for mormons? Why isn't the paper discussing Utahns in the Olympics, instead of just mormon's in the Olympics?
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The Deseret News is owned by Bonneville News Corp, a corporation owned by the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In addition, this article is
entitled 'Mormons in the Olympics, days 1 and 2: swimming and
fencing.' Finally, this article is found under Faith - Mormon Times. So,
yes, this article is written specifically for those of the 'Mormon'
faith who would find this of interest. If you go to the Sports - Olympics
section, you'll find various articles on the Olympics, including 'US
women volleyballers defeat Brazil in Olympics', 'Video: Utah
women's basketball well-represented in 2012 Summer Olympics',
'Lone Peak senior McKenzie Willey makes U.S. High Performance volleyball
team', and others. So the paper is clearly discussing Utahns in the Olympic
I guess you'll have to answer your first question yourself about this being a paper 'soley for mormons', but it seems to me that there's plenty in this paper for everyone.
If, on the other hand, you simply want to complain about the Deseret News printing items that do not coincide with your specific theology, I would request that you please stop. It does get old and annoying.
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Do you have kids, a pet, a life partner perhaps? If so, do you talk about your own pet, kids, and/or life partner more than the neigbors kid, pet, or his life partner? My guess is yes.
I love it when people get bothered by all the Mormon talk. I am so happy this has clearly upset you. I will love all future articles about Mormons in sports. 1 because I will like the articles and 2 because I know they will bother you.
Thank you and God bless
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Candide; "Why isn't the paper discussing Utahns in the Olympics,
instead of just mormon's in the Olympics?"
I think you meant to say "the article" instead of "the paper". Clearly this paper has lots of articles that have nothing to do with Mormons or the Olympics.
- 5:47 p.m. July 30, 2012
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Just wondering why it matters which religion the athletes are? It seems to me
that people must be very insecure in their own beliefs if they need to validate
themselves by knowing that there are a few people out there participating in
sports that share their particular mythology. I don't need to know how many
pastafarians there are competing to understand the truth of his sauce. Pure,
unadulterated, hubris.
"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself."
Richard Francis Burton
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@ Candide: Well said. The Olympics is a competition of nations, not religions.
@ Ted H: Your argument is completely off base. The only thing taken from it is your sense of anger and vitriol for those with a different opinion.
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Don't forget the upcoming Paralympics, there are Mormons competing there as well.
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Hey Candide! Guess what?! Don't read the Mormon Times and then you won't have to read about Mormons at all!! Problem solved!
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Hey Florida! Guess What?! It's not the mormon times, it's the D-News!!
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Of Corbyn and Williams (again)
Perhaps instead I should consider the difference between Rowan Williams and Jeremy Corbyn.
In short, one of them believes, without any evidence, in an imaginary future state where everybody is happy, and we are all looked after by an omnipotent yet benevolent disembodied force.
And the other used to be Archbishop of Canterbury.
Friday, 29 July 2016
Of Jeremy Corbyn and Rowan Williams
That Was the Church, That Was
Thursday, 28 July 2016
"Scented tea lights and Pebbles": the Punk Version
(To the tune and accent of "Sex and drugs and Rock and Roll")
Scented tea lights and pebbles
Is all my brain and body need
Scented tea lights and pebbles
Are very good indeed
Take your Daily Office and throw it out the window
Focus on your breathing , I've been there and I know
Hold hands in a circle, where did all the fun go?
If all you ever do is worship you don't like
Scented tea lights and pebbles
Is all my brain and body need
Scented tea lights and pebbles
Are very good indeed
Every act of worship ought to make you happy
Thinking about sad things makes you feel quite crappy
Sing an 80s chorus, they're quite happy-clappy
See my bodhran, its called Simon, I don't know how to play it.
Here's a little piece of advice
You're quite welcome it is free
Why not light yourself a candle?
Don't do "doing" if you can "be".
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
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A Prayer for Those Who Have Spilt Coffee Grounds Upon a Worksurface
O, how many are my woes!
For the grounds of coffee have poured out like a river
and are like the grains of sand upon the sea shore.
If I reach down to the floor, they are there.
And if I reach up unto the highest cupboard they are there also.
If I had wings like an eagle or the strength of mighty Leviathan, I could not find them all.
If the sheets of kitchen roll were like unto the size of the Bayeux Tapestry and the absorbency of a giant nappy
even then could I not mop them all up.
So I will give up and go to work.
Maybe the Coffee Dregs Fairy will sort it while I'm out.
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
A True Martyr
Monday, 25 July 2016
Discerning Spiritual Animals
4 meerkats
12 lemmings
1 red herring
3 lame ducks
6 ostriches
2 cockroaches
6 dingbats
1 pikachu
4 colly birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
1 partridge
1 wombat
1 raw prawn
1 steam locomotive
I'll admit, I'm disappointed. You hope people will have wild geese, dolphins, tigers and eagles. This is not such a good selection. But we'll work at it. And when I say work at it, I mean pretend we never did this pointless, pagan, hippy-dippy exercise. And never mention it again..
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A Concert for Debbie
Debbie Hughes (later Peatman) was the Bible Scholar when I was at Brasenose College, Oxford. A woman who seemed to smile more, as a percentage of her life than, frankly, anyone else I ever saw. A woman who, when somebody caught fire at an Advent Carol service due to balancing too many books, candles and collection plates, ran after and comforted the person who set her hair on fire, rather than worrying about the mess all those candles, books, plates and coins made on the floor. She was that type of person.
In short, a wonderful woman and one who is very missed.
There's a concert in her memory - in support of St John's Hospice - on 13 September. Details are here. It's a good cause, she was a wonderful woman. I can only recommend. So that's what I will do.
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The Federal Housing Administration issues its annual report to Congress Tueday. A professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School is warning the FHA's problems are worse than the agency is letting on. Joseph Gyourko predicts that taxpayers will have to provide another bailout if the economy doesn't improve soon.
Some other news. The Federal Housing Administration will make its annual report to Congress today. The government agency has come to play a huge role in the nation's mortgage market, and that makes some experts nervous. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.
CHRIS ARNOLD, BYLINE: The FHA makes home loans to people who can't afford a big down payment. Before the housing bubble burst, FHA-backed loans were a very small part of the market. But that's changed. Banks are now more cautious and if you're a first time homebuyer with only, say, $5,000 saved up, the FHA is the only game in town.
JOSEPH GYOURKO: They are the only game in town if you want a mortgage with that low a down payment.
ARNOLD: That's Joseph Gyourko, a professor of real estate at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He's watched as the FHA has grown rapidly. Today it guarantees a full third of home purchases.
GYOURKO: They guarantee a little over a trillion dollars in outstanding mortgage balances. Over half of that, over 500 billion, is underwater.
ARNOLD: In other words, the FHA makes loans to people with down payments as low as three and a half percent. And so since house prices have been falling lately, Gyourko estimates that half of those people now owe more than their house is worth. And with unemployment still very high, Gyourko says that's a recipe for a lot more losses on foreclosures.
GYOURKO: If something goes wrong in that pool, and I fear it will go wrong, it's going to be a big cost to the tax-payers.
ARNOLD: Gyourko says if the economy doesn't improve, the FHA will need a bailout that could run as high as $50 billion. Other experts though, are not predicting that kind of financial disaster for the FHA. Chris Arnold, NPR News.
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His lawyer, of course, has been keen to praise Bales record, insisting the sergeant has "received almost every away you can get as a combat veteran" and is being described as mild-mannered. His sole past media appearance came in 2007, when he proudly cheered a 2007 battle in Iraq, saying that the troops had done a good job of not killing civilians.
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1888 $1 MS67 NGC. The 1888 is generally available in lower
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Flowers a bit like dandelions but orange?
Eleagnus is a good choice. You could also consider some of the varieties of Euonymous. They tend to have smaller leaves if this suits the area better and there is everything from solid green to green with a splash of white to white with a splash of green. Even a euonymous which appears to have a low growing height (say 1m) will often grow quite a bit higher if growing against a wall.
Ivies might also be worth a look.
Sometimes an all white garden can look a little flat. The most successful ones have good structural foliage and sometimes a few non-white flowers - very palest pink or pale lime for example. These colours help the white sing out.
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Glad BL's strawberry tea went well & I wish DD good luck for this afternoon - I'm sure your visitors will enjoy it whatever the weather.
Had a great afternoon yesterday - some really good acts at the Blues festival & the CAMRA beer tent had an excellent selection. Nice and warm - not too sunny. Fortunately I had checked the weather forecast before leaving - yellow warnings for heavy rain - so I decided to forego the beer & took the car instead of bikes.
We left early at 6pm because I needed to come home to do a few jobs & water veg beds before our trip. Shut the car door to the first crack of thunder. Within 10 mins the roads were flooding & it was difficult driving - fortunately it's only about 7 miles.
Certainly no need to water the beds and new plantings - will just have a quick whizz round & do a couple of pots before we set off for the Cotswolds.
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Rubi - if you ring David Austin they will be able to advise how thorny the stems are and maybe suggest an alternative if it's not the right plant for you. Similarly, Peter Beales Classic Roses nr Attleborough, Norfolk might have a suggestion.
DD and BL - hope your events are enjoyable whatever the weather.
Have been working hard shifting a bulk delivery of pine bark chippings from one end of the garden to the other. Hot work but I now have a 4-6" deep mulch round all the soft fruit which (hopefully!) means no weeding and nice dry paths to walk on to pick the fruit. Nice chunky stuff - no rubbish- looks good - smells like a forest floor
We have a nice couple of days lined up as a reward for my efforts.
This pm we are off to a blues and beer festival - will be cycling there and wobbling back
Then tomorrow we head to the Cotswolds in the campervan. Staying o/night for free at the back of a really nice old pub. We'll be having a meal in the pub (asparagus festival is still on - yum!) & if we're not driving we can enjoy a glass or two of wine...
Monday we're going to Hidcote - can't wait - have wanted to go for yonks and might go to the other garden across the road too.
Then Tuesday we head home via some pretty villages and interesting churches.
Hope the rain everybody is wishing for happens at night. Seems funny hearing people in the West Country & Scotland talking about empty water butts.
Enjoy your day everybody - SYL
Having just taken delivery of 2 different lots of bark I would say this:
I had a bulk 1 cubic metre delivery of ornamental pine bark intended for play areas (to make paths in my fruit bed) It was dry, large nuggets of pine bark, smelt lovely and would be perfect to put under strawberries to keep them clean and dry.
I needed a tiny bit more to finish of the job I was doing - so went to Homebase yesterday and got a 100 litre bag of play area bark - supposed to be large chunks.
When I opened it it was wet, slimy, didnt smell so good and was bark shreddings (rather than nuggets) and was full of bits of wood.
I was able to mix it in with the other nuggets so it didn't matter for me - but that would not have been any good at all under strawberries - no better than the original idea of grass cuttings.
Havng suggested the idea - I would now say only use the large nuggets. You need to be able to see what's in the bags...
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Witch Hazel gel is cheap and a very soothing and cooling treatment for insect bites. Has the added advantage of being non sticky once dry and it's clear so no white patches. Really does take the itch away for a couple of hours. It's the only treatment OH will use because he hates sticky ointments.
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Grass goes slimy & horrible when wet
I bought straw to go round strawberries a couple of years ago. I don't know whether I bought the wrong sort but it had seeds left in it. Looked lovely for a week - then every last one of those seeds germinated... Took weeks to clear the bed
I would opt for membrane or coarse bark chippings now. I actually just left them as is for the last 2 years & stuck a few sticks in to try to keep the heaviest stems off the wet soil. Lost a few to wet soil contact but still more than enough for us and the voles.
Wasn't forecast to be hot today - but it was. Possibly not the best day to decide to shift half a bulk bag of bark chippings (I think that was about 25 barrow loads) 60 metres down the garden. Hope that tomorrow a few more loads & then we might be able to drag the rest next to the area where they are to be spread.
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Received the first one and the writing was not centered, but the drum ornament was great! Wow, just received my replacement and it's perfect:) Great service. This is a wonderful website and do what they say! 100% Thank you!!
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The ornament was awesome and the service was great, only thing I was unhappy with was the writing on front of drum was not centered and drum cover bubbled up one side.
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A red version of our gold drum set for those who add color to their rock band. The base drum, hi-hat cymbal and pair of snare drums on top is for a little drummer boy who wields those drumsticks as if they are an extension of his hands. He twirls the drumsticks through his fingers like an exhibition drummer who has center stage. This personalized drum set ornament is also a fun gift for a student who is just learning to drum or the gifted teacher who has the skills to pass on to his students. A miniature replica that has fine details. This ornament even stands, so it can be placed on a desk or shelf as a figurine. You'll love this ode to rock drummers everywhere!
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Home > Press > Stellar Biotechnologies Provides Quarterly Update/Outlook and Comments on CBS News Cancer Vaccine Story
Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. ("Stellar" or "the Company") (PINKSHEETS: SBOTF) has been advancing on several fronts over their first quarter as a public company, and expects to achieve new milestones before year end.
The Company would like to comment on the recent, featured CBS Evening News report (see video link below) by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on a KLH-based glioblastoma vaccine in development by Celldex Therapeutics about which it has received enquiries.
On October 4th CBS Evening News with Katie Couric featured Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a story about a KLH-based brain cancer vaccine being tested in patients at Duke University for Celldex Therapeutics (*).
John S. Sundsmo, Ph.D., Stellar's VP of Research & Intellectual Property Management, said "Molecular biology is identifying genetic modifications in certain cancer cells that constitute targets for cancer vaccines. Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the initial successes observed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), normally a rapidly progressing form of brain cancer. The cancer vaccine in the report was produced by Celldex Therapeutics by coupling a cancer-specific protein onto the immune carrier protein KLH. The very early stage results for some patients show signs in MRIs that their tumors may have decreased. While the immune system is highly effective in protecting us against bacteria, cancer cells are extremely difficult to kill and effective killing is mediated by a specialized class of killer T-cells. In this respect, KLH, the hemocyanin protein from the giant keyhole limpet, can be seen as rather unique. KLH stimulates highly effective cell-mediated immunity that results in the production of cancer-killing T-cells. This is offering new hope for patients with previously incurable cancers." Discussions between Celldex and Stellar have been underway.
Quarterly Update/Outlook
• On September 9th Stellar announced that it had filed for patent protection of inventions related to its Immunogenic (IMG) KLH technology platforms (1)
• On September 13th the Company announced a milestone payment from Bayer Innovation (a wholly owned subsidiary of international pharmaceutical company, Bayer AG: (PINKSHEETS: BAYRY) and the achievement of a critical milestone in our Joint Development Agreement (2)
• On September 29th Stellar disclosed a CDN $1.05M private placement with a strategic investor and the retirement of 1.66 million shares to the treasury (3)
• On September 30th the Company announced receipt of $288,000 from a single biotechnology and immunotherapy products company developing KLH-based therapeutic vaccines for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus for fiscal year ending August 30, 2010 (4)
2010 Outlook
• first Annual General Meeting since public
• status of grants that have been applied for by Stellar's California subsidiary
• launch date for sales of immunotox products aimed at the pre-clinical market, related to our ongoing research designed to advance Stellar's immune response diagnostic platform
• research and regulatory developments related to our new IMG KLH product platform
• advancements related to our relationships with Bayer Innovation and several new customers
• in and out-licensing and long-term supply agreements, as well as new KLH orders.
(*) (3 minute video: www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6927121n&tag=related;photovideo
a short article here: www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.1920/news_detail.asp)
(1) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=43
(2) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=44
(3) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=45
(4) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=46
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About Stellar Biotechnologies
Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. (TSX-V: KLH) (PINKSHEETS: SBOTF) is a world leader in sustainable manufacturing of pharmaceutical grade immune carrier proteins (ICP), particularly with regard to the present most important pharmaceutical protein in this class, KLH (Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin). This ancient evolutionary protein has a highly complex structure that makes it ideal for use in human and animal vaccines and diagnostic products. With partners and customers, its flagship Stellar KLH products are in the clinic, and on the way to being established as the only sustainable, long-term pharmaceutical source.
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Darrell Brookstein, Executive VP, Business Development & Finance
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LOL. So true. Thanks @davidjbland
I saw this advertisement in Atlanta airport this past week. This advertisement made me sad.
"The world is my cubicle."
Are you telling me that my world is limited and contained to the 4×5 space I reside in 9-10 hours a day? Or… is it that the "world" is what I make of it? I guess I just don't see a positive side of connecting a big wonderful world with the life inside a cube…
Yes. I can be the "Chief Officer" of my cube. Congratulations. You made it.
[This is an email that was sent to me literally a day after our Certified Product Owner Training… it is things (action!) that I love seeing. Learning is great, but taking what you learn to make positive change in your organization is just yummy all the time! Thanks Miguel for letting me share it with the community!]
From: Miguel
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:13 PM
To: — — —
Subject: Scrum Committee
As a <Manager>
I would like to form an Organizational Scrum Committee
So that we can improve our processes and create high-performance teams
Acceptance Criteria:
One of the things I got out of Product Owner training is that it's pretty important for the leaders of an organization to get together and talk about your Scrum processes on a regular basis. What are your thoughts about putting together a Scrum committee of sorts (maybe do a lunch n learn at least once a month?) to get together and discuss Scrum and Scrum processes? It should at least include the PO's, Scrum Masters and Leads, but I could see how inviting the developers, testers and IT would be beneficial as well. I see it being a Retro of Retro's of sorts, where each team can discuss what is working and isn't working for our teams. It would also a great venue to discuss things we learn in training and other educational venues. The goal of this committee would be to improve our development life cycle so that we can archive high performing teams.
It would be great to get the new PO's and SM's involved with this from the get go, I'm sure they can provide some good feedback from previous experiences.
I would like to head this up if you agree it will be beneficial for us.
But on another note… something to consider.
As our older generation moves on… and our younger generations (like X and Y and Millennials) begin to take over the upper ranks of management… I know things will change. They always do. The question is: "How will they change?"
I'll make a prediction:
For the better? Who knows…
Corporate work is serious business.
Starting a business on the right foot begins with the leadership naturally and the first people to the table always drive the culture as well as the continued environment in which everyone works in.
It's surprising, then, why many management teams do not spend nearly enough time continuing to educate themselves and optimize their efforts and instead make their teams beneath them spend the time, energy, and resources to optimize.
You'd think they'd take their own medicine once in a while, right? Extraordinary teams can be self-generated, at times, but more often than not they are created through the work, counsel, and direction of extraordinary leaders.
I loved a recent article highlighting 8 essential and core beliefs of extraordinary leaders and comparing them with "average" bosses:
1. Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield.
2. A company is a community, not a machine.
3. Management is service, not control.
4. My employees are my peers, not my children.
5. Motivation comes from vision, not from fear.
6. Change equals growth, not pain.
7. Technology offers empowerment, not automation.
8. Work should be fun, not mere toil.
Isn't it true that all bosses want to be extraordinary but generally end up just being "average?" It's a shame that they don't have the right tools and the right perspective to keep their teams moving at high velocity and performance.
[via Inc.com]
Every feel this way? This brought chills to my spine in remembering my [core] developer days. *sigh
I know it's tough to take a day off of work. You leave the office for one day and you return to find your unread emails in quadruple digits.
Certain events, however, need to be circled on your calendar as 'must-attend'.
April 30th is one of those days.
VersionOne has partnered with DevJam to bring Agile Day Atlanta to the community.
The focus of the day is Scaling Agility: More Value over More Process.
What's the best thing about Agile Day Atlanta? You could say the price: only $89! But the super cool thing is that we'll skip the keynote and dive right into a panel of long-time agilists Mike Cottmeyer, David Hussman, Mary Poppendieck, and our very own David Laribee. They will field questions and share their experiences, followed by an afternoon loaded with intriguing presentations and open space discussions.
Go ahead. Grab a seat while you can. Agile Day Atlanta is coming.
Found this at my local used bookstore where I frequent to pick up tons of used books for the uber cheap.
I scanned it for about 5-7 minutes and found it fascinating… mostly because almost everything I read I said one of two things to myself:
Yup. There are books out there on employee burnout. #sad #reality
Light reading for this week of an oldie but goodie from 1960…
As I further my own education into the world of how people operate and behave it always astounds me of the similarity and relative closeness of systems thinking and how we as people (cognitively) learn and grow. I found myself, after reading Bruner's work this weekend and today , spending about an hour re-visiting Gestalt Theory of learning… which is very much all about human systems as we see them in corporate America.
"It is worth the effort to provide the growing learner with problems that tempt him into next stages of development." — We learn best when we are forced to pay attention to other aspects of the problem.
"Effective intuitive thinking is fostered by the development of self-confidence and courage in the person. A person who thinks intuitively may often achieve correct solutions, but he may also be proved wrong. Such thinking, therefore, requires a willingness to make honest mistakes in the effort to solve problems. As the importance of situations requiring decision increases, as in business, the tendency to think analytically also increases. The present system of rewards and punishments tends to inhibit the use of intuitive thinking." – Meaning, the greater the risks as we go up the ranks in management, the less actual problem solving we do, and less 'thinking' is done…
Everyone loves infographics these days, right? It's a quick and easy way of understanding simple and/or complex data and for many of us who struggle with maintaining focus on the many things that we are responsible for we've got little time to read through paragraphs and paragraphs of text.
I saw one recently that focused on the management, titled "Bad Boss Diaries":
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It really is too bad if someone of these figures are correct (and I wouldn't be surprised if they are, if not very close).
One of the areas listed is the Top 5 Reasons Workers are Dissatisfied:
Although we can't do anything about the first and last one on that list it's the three in the middle that are of personal interest to me as I believe that those can be discovered, analyzed, and improved with a bit of help. Ultimately they all boil down to leadership.
You see, here's what I know: Your boss and management needs just as much help, support, and encouragement as you need to get your particular job done. They have stresses, anxiety, and worry just like the next person and a lot of it has to do with those that they lead and manage.
Your boss deals with people, relationships, and managing those roles and responsibilities. There's tons of ambiguity and gray areas to work through and it often boils down to the ability of the manager and his team to communicate. In many circumstances that's all that's needed – a better or more functional way of communicating needs, expectations, and everything in between.
Team Science™ does that, as well as many other communication instruments out there! It baffles me how many organizations have terrible communication amongst themselves and yet they invest all of their additional time and resources on things that don't help them to communicate!
In addition, it doesn't surprise me when I hear that many workers struggle immensely with their current role and responsibilities – it's just not "suiting" them well. There's nothing more depressing than going to a job and doing work that you are not naturally gifted at and that drains you more than energizes you.
There is nothing that can be done to fix "you" as you can't suddenly become someone you're not but no one's willing to help you find a better spot in the organization (or there might not be one available). No wonder many people hate waking up in the morning and plodding off to work!
It's up to leaders and managers to help facilitate the conversations around roles, responsibilities, and natural aptitudes for their staff. Not all leaders and managers have the right words to say, a common language, that can help them have those necessary discussions and we love coming alongside them and giving them the right dictionary and vernacular to speak well and wisely to their teams.
Finally, culture, culture, culture! Culture is both bottom-up and top-down, but it's always started up top (via the Founders and the first players to the field, so to speak). Leadership needs to help massage the culture in a way that's accessible, understandable, and encourages healthy and thriving teams and individuals.
It must start here. Bad boss behavior can be mitigated, managed, and corrected but it must start with acknowledging that the issues exist in the first place! Don't be fooled, especially if you're in leadership – your team already is aware of the disfunction; they are just waiting for you to be the leader that they know you can be.
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I found this over the weekend. This could be helpful for those looking for a job.
It is interesting, however, that we find in research that the person interviewing you pretty much makes a mental decision about you within the first 15 minutes or so… so those first crucial minutes are the most important. We find even more, that recruiters or interviewers have an even better chance at hiring you if they are even more deeply informed about who you are prior to them meeting you, understanding your team dynamics, your personality, and even how you process data. Recruiters and hiring managers alike love Team Science™ because that's exactly what it allows them to do, before you even step in the door.
"Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out."
― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper
I know we have to make profits and such in business… but, on this wonderful Friday, I wonder… "At what cost?"
They are pretty scrummy…but.
Type in "multitasking" in a job search. Yup. You can get paid $100,000+ for a job that requires you to not only multitask, but implicitly do very little 'actual' work.
Damn. I love corporate.
Germany's employment ministry has banned its managers from calling or emailing staff out of hours except in emergencies, under new guidelines intended to prevent employees from burning out.
The guidelines state that ministry staff should not be penalized for switching off their mobiles or failing to pick up messages out of hours.
The move follows similar restrictions on out-of-hours email imposed by German firms including Volkswagen, BMW and Puma.
VW stops forwarding emails to staff from its company servers half an hour after the end of the working day, while other firms have declared that workers are not expected to check email at weekends or in their free time.
The labour ministry's rules only allow contact if the task cannot be postponed until the next working day. Managers should apply a principle of "minimum intervention" into workers' free time and keep the number of people whose spare time is disrupted as low as possible.
The code is part of a broader agreement covering remote working. Ursula von der Leyen, the labour minister, told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung the rules had been drawn up to protect workers' mental health. The minister said that it was important for remote workers to know: "When they have to be available, and when they don't. They now have this clarity in black and white."
"It's in the interests of employers that workers can reliably switch off from their jobs, otherwise, in the long run, they burn out," she said.
The minister called on companies to set clear rules over the out-of-hours availability of their workers earlier this year, warning that: "technology should not be allowed to control us and dominate our lives. We should control technology."
The culture of routinely checking emails in spare time came under the spotlight in July, when the chief executive of Switzerland's biggest telecoms group was found dead at his flat in a suspected suicide.
In an interview in May, Carsten Schloter, boss of Swisscom, criticized the need to be permanently engaged.
"The most dangerous thing that can happen is that you drop into a mode of permanent activity," he said. "When you permanently check your smartphone to see if there are any new emails. It leads to you not finding any rest whatsoever."
[VIA: Telegraph]
June 6, 2014. See you there?
Link to the Agile Leadership Summit.
Did you know that over half of Nobel Prize winners were apprenticed by other Nobel laureates? To grow companies and teams to performance you have to take servant leadership to it's logical conclusion: Intentionally mentoring and growing others. This is a time-tested and practiced art. As a volunteer life coach and marriage counselor and Organizational Consultant, I'm passionate about this art and would love to share with you how to take your teams to the next level of performance. Let it be known, this is a long, tough road, but the benefits are worth more than their weight in gold. Let's talk about mentoring and how to get started, the 6 areas of a mentor relationship and 6 tips for mentors.
Peter Saddington co-founded a successful Organizational Design Consultancy and has been integral in multi-million dollar Agile Transformation projects with some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies, including Cisco, T-Mobile, Capital One, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Primedia, and Cbeyond. He is a sought-after speaker at many industry events and is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). He has also received three master's degrees, one of which is in counseling, and provides life-coaching services in addition to his consultancy.
Find yourself Deming's 14 Points for Management. You can never remind yourself enough.
The great fun of delivering Agile and Scrum Training is that we have a TON OF FUN. Sometimes, even in the MIDDLE of class.
We literally took this picture in the middle of an exercises, just for the lolz.
TOPPOP: Atlanta Rhythm Section – Georgia Rhythm
Being from Atlanta… yup.
Livin' out of a suitcase
Sleepin' in hotel rooms
Rental cars and airport bars
And dog day afternoons
My occupation is a picker
And music is my game
Sometimes it makes me crazy
But I would not change a thing
So lay down a back beat
Crank up your trusty Gibson
Let's give it everything we got just one more time
Lovin' the life we're livin'
Playin' that Georgia rhythm
Nothin' else ever made me feel so fine
Four o'clock in the morning
Waitin' for a plane
We passed around the bottle, Lord
And we don't feel no pain
Life out here on the highway
Has its ups and downs
But last night the Georgia rhythm
Tore up another town
So lay down a back beat
Crank up your trusty Gibson, it's alright
Let's give it everything we got just one more time
One more time
Lovin' the life we're livin'
Playin' that Georgia rhythm
Nothin' else ever made me feel this fine, yeah
Rising above the madness
Homeward bound again
To normal ways and lazy days
And old familiar friends
Some conversation with my lady
Some love long overdue
God knows I hate to leave her
But I got a job to do
So lay down a back beat
Crank up your trusty Gibson, son
Let's give it everything we got just one more time
Lovin' the life we're livin'
Playin' that Georgia rhythm
Makin' music, movin' on down the line
One more time
Lay down a back beat
Crank up your trusty Gibson
Let's give it everything we got just one more time, one more time
Lovin' the life we're livin'
Playin' that Georgia rhythm
Nothin' else ever made me feel this fine
Give it everything we got just one more time
These are the notes I had to study from to pass the Scaled Agile Framework SPC exam. Yes, there is a lot of memorization. Welcome to college cramming.
"Where are you looking to anticipate change?"
"What is the diversity metric of your network?"
"Are you courageous enough to abandon the past?"
When we spend time with teams with often repeat a number of things over and over and over again in order that they might, at some point in time, "stick" in their minds like dried cement.
One of these is the simple fact that optimizing team performance and team dynamics takes work – and not a small amount either. You see, we can bring all the strategy, tactics, tools, technology, consulting, coaching, and we could even spend our precious time simply yelling at you (but we don't) – and none of that would do any good unless the individuals and teams have committed themselves to do the tough work necessary of improving themselves and their team.
That's why we title some of our activities and group assignments as "Team, Work" – reminding the group that it's going to take your Team + Work to make this happen (or = Teamwork). Not overly clever, I know, but it does cause a few to pause when they see it.
As is often the case, many people commit to the idea of change and perhaps might even fall in love with the idea of change but it can be difficult at times to commit the actual effort that is required.
But your teams, your organizations, and the products, services, and solutions that you have for your clients and customers are worth it – and you'll serve them better when you're a better team and more optimized organization.
Go for it! Commit to the work, effort, and time required to help your team improve their performance and enhance the culture and everyday environment. You don't have to use Team Science™ to do this either as there are many options for improving team performance out there – the point is that you budget in the time, realistically, so that it can be scheduled in appropriately and intentionally.
Our passion is to see teams grow and perform better. Shouldn't that be one of your top priorities as well?
Sticky notes are a ScrumMaster's best friend.
Start small. Increment. Build from learnings. Improve.
"When you become all things to everyone, you satisfy none." – But maybe you'll become a consultant.
"You strive to never compromise on your values or principles, when you do, you become nothing." – But if you do, maybe you become a consultant.
"The difference between a methodologist and a terrorist is that you can negotiate with a terrorist." – But methodologists can become rich consultants.
Like any method or framework one needs to be highly-contextual as to how facets of that method will work within your organization. Meaning, you have to pick and choose what works.
Being educated in a "new" idea of sorts is really (at least to me), and exercise in reflection, introspection, and self-awareness. I was, of sorts, doing reconnaissance. I was also looking for things I might be able to pull from the SAFe framework for my client and coaching work. In some deeper ways, I was looking to see whether my heart was ready for a codified framework on something I've been attempting to do for several years. This is an ego issue (hell, I've even published a book on Agile).
The first time I touched SAFe was a 2 day course held at my client 5-6 months ago (I got to participate for free because I was, after all, a coach on-site). I was aloof, un-attentive, and didn't take it very seriously as I was also juggling other consulting duties (e.g. being pulled out of class). Now, after paying $3000+ out of my own pocket, I dug in. I got serious about learning this.
My company has rolled out Agile at scale at several places, and one of my favorite and most successful (probably why it's my favorite) was a $22.7M program that I was the Agile Architect for, and presented a part of our results at Agile2012 in an IEEE paper. Our company has it's own home-brewed version of scaling Agile, and we've been pretty successful in multiple places. We've also had our failures.
That being said, taking this class on the Scaled Agile Framework has allowed me to see many things. A couple here:
Dan Pink kills it on the idea of (P)urpose and (p)urpose.
Definitely worth the 20 minutes. Watch it on your lunch break.
Managers! Take notice!