Steven HK Ma

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How to make work more human

A sneak peek at the chapters contained therein:

Everything contained in this book, served gangnam dot-point style

  • Agile: Explain it like I’m five

  • Why the f*ck do we need another book about this?

  • The takeaway at the top: do authentic retrospectives

  • Let's talk about you, baby

    • Beginners Mind

    • Growth Mindset

    • Grit

    • Case Study

  • Let's talk about us, Jules. aka Lost in Transition - a love letter to Anne Hathaway

    • Empathy

    • Decision Making

    • Psychological Safety

    • Case Studies

  • Rowing, sushi, and the training room

    • Continuous Improvement

    • Visualisation and Goal Setting

    • Case Study

  • Smoking, donuts and the scope monster

    • Backlogs and Communication

    • A Vision of Theseus: The Art of Product Ownership

    • Case Study

  • A Gedanken: Jack, Jill and Takeshi.

    • Mura: Unevenness

    • Expanding your eye: observation as a management skill

    • Case Study

  • Scrum like you’ve never seen it before

    • The four loops

    • Scrum for the rest of us

    • Case Study

  • Onion Soup, Zen silence and the magic of Nintendo

    • Gamification

    • Short cycle times and teaming

    • Case Study

  • Stuff that didn't fit anywhere else

    • The kanban for this book

    • What to do next