Cadence does one more thing, too. It provides predictability.
I guess it's one part of why cadence made so much of a career within the agile world. It's just easier to play along when you know what will be happening up front.
Even more so if you're dealing with high-level stuff.
And then, there's another characteristic of cadence that's really neat. When people stop caring, they stop showing up. And the cadence dies out. Well, not the cadence itself, but whatever the thing was we planned on cadence.
That's a clear signal we need to propose something new or reinvent the old thing, or agree that it doesn't provide value anymore and move on.
These are very good points. In a different direction than what I was writing about. But absolutely valid and another great line of the value of cadences. Thanks, long time no see / hear!
As I read and then reflected upon the two essays that you so far have published on this blog, it repeatedly occurred to me that the same principles apply to other human organizations, such as club's, households, and government agencies. People lose focus, avoid difficult conversations, and go on pretending that everything is okay when it is really not.
Another thought that occurred to me is that it is probably impossible to have an intentful organization without intentful people continually re-building it. And the underlying problem with society that we face is the lack of intentful people, meaning those who have done the necessary work to achieve any degree of clarity about their own life-purpose, realistic goals, and guiding values.
Thanks, that is a really deep response. It hits me because it brings to my cortex what was in the back of my mind when I wrote this. It’s something I had in mind but wasn’t able to put ‚on paper‘. Thanks a ton for making this concrete.
Cadence does one more thing, too. It provides predictability.
I guess it's one part of why cadence made so much of a career within the agile world. It's just easier to play along when you know what will be happening up front.
Even more so if you're dealing with high-level stuff.
And then, there's another characteristic of cadence that's really neat. When people stop caring, they stop showing up. And the cadence dies out. Well, not the cadence itself, but whatever the thing was we planned on cadence.
That's a clear signal we need to propose something new or reinvent the old thing, or agree that it doesn't provide value anymore and move on.
These are very good points. In a different direction than what I was writing about. But absolutely valid and another great line of the value of cadences. Thanks, long time no see / hear!
As I read and then reflected upon the two essays that you so far have published on this blog, it repeatedly occurred to me that the same principles apply to other human organizations, such as club's, households, and government agencies. People lose focus, avoid difficult conversations, and go on pretending that everything is okay when it is really not.
Another thought that occurred to me is that it is probably impossible to have an intentful organization without intentful people continually re-building it. And the underlying problem with society that we face is the lack of intentful people, meaning those who have done the necessary work to achieve any degree of clarity about their own life-purpose, realistic goals, and guiding values.
Thanks, that is a really deep response. It hits me because it brings to my cortex what was in the back of my mind when I wrote this. It’s something I had in mind but wasn’t able to put ‚on paper‘. Thanks a ton for making this concrete.
What is your background of work?
Computer tech support.