Category: Remote Working
The real purpose of an Agile coach
August 21, 2020
The role of an agile coach I love seeing coaches roll their sleeves up and get stuck in. It gives me goosebumps when I see the passion they put into helping a team and the smile on their face when they know they have made a meaningful difference to the team’s sprint outcome. I’m glad […]
Jody Weir: The Levels of Remote Working
July 21, 2020
What are the levels of remote working? During our first episode of At Home With Interesting People, our guest Jody Weir explained that each organisation sits within 5 levels of remote working. “Level 2 is like when you take everything you used to do in the office and you basically move it to Zoom. And […]
At Home With…Jody Weir
July 6, 2020
What is At Home With…? Now that a lot of the world is in some form of self-isolation and in-person events are problematic, EPiC thought it would be a good idea to start a new virtual event. We’ve called it ‘At Home With…Interesting People’. It’s a one-hour webinar show where EPiC chats about business agility […]
IIBA Webinar: Face-To-Face In Virtual Reality
July 2, 2020
We recently had the pleasure of joining International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) to talk Face-2-Face in Virtual Reality. The webinar’s purpose was for Brendan Tubbs (Tubbsy) and Jarad Roberts to share tips and tricks on how to transform a virtual meeting into a virtual experience. Some of those top techniques for facilitating virtually include: […]
Returning To The Office: Is Your Business Ready? Are You?
June 16, 2020
As we head through to recovery, many people are using the term ‘returning to work’, but for many, this means different things. Each business and each individual has a unique set of circumstances. Organisations need to be thinking holistically on how to chart the course ahead. As we’ve been working with our clients, we’ve seen […]
Personal Wellbeing: Remote working tips from a life coach
June 2, 2020
Before COVID, working from home had its benefits for your personal wellbeing. You had flexibility on where and when to do your work, while eliminating the dreaded commute. But now that we have no other option, there are drawbacks and challenges, especially if you aren’t equipped with the tools and techniques to look after yourself. […]
Ask A Coach: Two Agile Coaches Discuss Sprints, Inceptions, Books and Wellness
June 1, 2020
What happens when two Business Agility coaches get 30 minutes to talk about their profession over Hangouts? You get something that we’re calling ‘Ask A Coach‘. Christian van Stom and Michael Arndt have a conversation covering four topics: books, sprints, inceptions and spicing-up your isolation. Have a watch below. Watch… Comment… If you have a question […]
Recalibrate and Accelerate to Perform in the New Normal
May 14, 2020
The Problem So, you finally got through shifting to remote working, lived the joys of getting the tech to work and everyone is busier than ever before, yet it feels like things are happening in slow motion. Working remotely has highlighted some gaps that technology can’t fix and you find yourself asking the question of […]
5 Elements of Virtual Big Room Planning
May 14, 2020
Big Room Planning (BRP) is a grand-scale event that brings everyone together in one room to align on common goals, with the intention of walking away with a high level plan for the quarter ahead. How do we continue to honour this valuable event when we cannot come together in one room? Watch… https://youtu.be/XG8O8aElU84 With […]
Leading through this crisis: Learnings from HBR’s article
April 16, 2020
This article by Eric J. McNulty and Leonard Marcus in the Harvard Business Review is so beautifully articulated and inch-perfect, as it depicts why leading over managing during a crisis embodies respect, trust and humility. Read here: Are You Leading Through the Crisis … or Managing the Response? At EPiC, we pride ourselves on connecting on a […]