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Real-World Kanban
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Real-World Kanban

by Mattias Skarin
June 2015
Beginner
140 pages
3h 22m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Make Your Own Improvements

It’s easy to fall into the trap of making short-term decisions when you’re under heavy pressure. And when things don’t get done, it’s easy to blame others and their shortcomings rather than figuring out what’s stopping them from doing a good job.

Visualization is essential in knowing what needs to be addressed. Good leadership is important, too.

The first step in good leadership is to clarify the common goal.

Try to resist the temptation to postpone improvement actions and defer decisions. Procrastination will set you back right off the bat. A good leadership strategy is to always do something, regardless of how small, to improve the current state. The effect of improvements is cumulative, so don’t underestimate ...

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