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Empiricism: Adaptation

The commitments required as foundation for proper team adaptation.

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Sep 22, 2020 • 7 min read
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Teamwork
Team Building
Continuous Improvement
Retrospective
Motivation
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Summary

“Responding to change”, is often more difficult than expected. Teams need to adapt, or otherwise be continuously confronted with their ineptitude. The inability to uphold improvement commitments often lead to disappointment and demotivation, but Sjoerd Nijland shares that the Wizard of Oz gives us hope. It tells a tale of individuals, each lacking key elements, can come together and work it out - as long as there is support and trust.

Takeaways

  • Everyone on the team has strengths and weaknesses but if the strengths are utilized correctly the product or procedure can be developed successfully. The team has to be willing to help each other if needed to ensure that the goals set will be met. The team needs to inspect the process to determine where the help is needed.

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