Andy Cleff aka Just Sit There
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mindfulness • creativity • collaboration • resilience • agility
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Between Getting Lost and Finding My Way
A nine-year-old city kid discovers the Maine woods in 1969. Fifty years later, his father's fading memory holds onto "Gus's cabin" while everything else dissolves. A story about what stays, what goes, and finding one’s way. The post Between Getting Lost and…
A nine-year-old city kid discovers the Maine woods in 1969. Fifty years later, his father's fading memory holds onto "Gus's cabin" while everything else dissolves. A story about what stays, what goes, and finding one’s way. The post Between Getting Lost and…
Between Getting Lost and Finding My Way
A nine-year-old city kid discovers the Maine woods in 1969. Fifty years later, his father's fading memory holds onto "Gus's cabin" while everything else dissolves. A story about what stays, what goes, and finding one’s way. The post Between Getting Lost and Finding My Way appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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December 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Between Getting Lost and Finding My Way
A nine-year-old city kid discovers the Maine woods in 1969. Fifty years later, his father's fading memory holds onto "Gus's cabin" while everything else dissolves. A story about what stays, what goes, and finding one’s way. The post Between Getting Lost and…
A nine-year-old city kid discovers the Maine woods in 1969. Fifty years later, his father's fading memory holds onto "Gus's cabin" while everything else dissolves. A story about what stays, what goes, and finding one’s way. The post Between Getting Lost and…
Join me on 12/12/25 to explore how you can remove perverse incentives and instead provide healthier ways for teams to gain meaningful insights into the outcomes of their experiments. Then learn to put theory into practice by exploring metrics for your ecosystem
Metrics for Agile Teams
Forget Velocity: 42 Other Things to Ponder
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December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Join me on 12/12/25 to explore how you can remove perverse incentives and instead provide healthier ways for teams to gain meaningful insights into the outcomes of their experiments. Then learn to put theory into practice by exploring metrics for your ecosystem
Velocity is one of the most commonly used - and abused - development metrics. There's a better way! Join me on 12/12/25 to learn more:
Metrics for Agile Teams
Forget Velocity: 42 Other Things to Ponder
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Velocity is one of the most commonly used - and abused - development metrics. There's a better way! Join me on 12/12/25 to learn more:
Join me on 12/12/25 to explore an empowering, continuous improvement framework for building qualitative and quantitative feedback loops that guide organizational learning! Hands-on and highly interactive.
Metrics for Agile Teams
Forget Velocity: 42 Other Things to Ponder
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join me on 12/12/25 to explore an empowering, continuous improvement framework for building qualitative and quantitative feedback loops that guide organizational learning! Hands-on and highly interactive.
Join me on 12/12/25 to learn about a comprehensive & holistic approach to exploring metrics applicable to all kinds of creative knowledge work. An empowering, continuous improvement framework for building qualitative & quantitative feedback loops that guide organizational learning.
Metrics for Agile Teams
Forget Velocity: 42 Other Things to Ponder
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Join me on 12/12/25 to learn about a comprehensive & holistic approach to exploring metrics applicable to all kinds of creative knowledge work. An empowering, continuous improvement framework for building qualitative & quantitative feedback loops that guide organizational learning.
Are you a Team Leader, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Project Manager, or part of a team that works in a complex adaptive system? Looking to develop insights that inform next steps for business strategy, and organizational transformation Join me on 12/12/25
Metrics for Agile Teams
Forget Velocity: 42 Other Things to Ponder
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Are you a Team Leader, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Project Manager, or part of a team that works in a complex adaptive system? Looking to develop insights that inform next steps for business strategy, and organizational transformation Join me on 12/12/25
Do you want to help individuals and teams build metrics dashboards to provide double-loop feedback systems for their experiments? How about catalyzing learning, collaboration, and innovation across teams and at scale? Join me on 12/12/25
Metrics for Agile Teams
Forget Velocity: 42 Other Things to Ponder
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Do you want to help individuals and teams build metrics dashboards to provide double-loop feedback systems for their experiments? How about catalyzing learning, collaboration, and innovation across teams and at scale? Join me on 12/12/25
The Great Vespa Registration Saga
A cross-country Vespa registration crisis turns into an unexpected lesson in leadership, persistence, and the power of asking the right questions at 8 AM. The post The Great Vespa Registration Saga appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
A cross-country Vespa registration crisis turns into an unexpected lesson in leadership, persistence, and the power of asking the right questions at 8 AM. The post The Great Vespa Registration Saga appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
The Great Vespa Registration Saga
A cross-country Vespa registration crisis turns into an unexpected lesson in leadership, persistence, and the power of asking the right questions at 8 AM. The post The Great Vespa Registration Saga appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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October 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The Great Vespa Registration Saga
A cross-country Vespa registration crisis turns into an unexpected lesson in leadership, persistence, and the power of asking the right questions at 8 AM. The post The Great Vespa Registration Saga appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
A cross-country Vespa registration crisis turns into an unexpected lesson in leadership, persistence, and the power of asking the right questions at 8 AM. The post The Great Vespa Registration Saga appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
The Mathematics of No: Why Working Less Delivers More
Discover why 100% utilization guarantees failure and how slack time creates improves throughput and predictability. Learn the mathematics behind strategic "no" decisions and practical experiments to build sustainable team effectiveness through…
Discover why 100% utilization guarantees failure and how slack time creates improves throughput and predictability. Learn the mathematics behind strategic "no" decisions and practical experiments to build sustainable team effectiveness through…
The Mathematics of No: Why Working Less Delivers More
Discover why 100% utilization guarantees failure and how slack time creates improves throughput and predictability. Learn the mathematics behind strategic "no" decisions and practical experiments to build sustainable team effectiveness through Kingman's Law, context-switching research, and flow metrics. The post The Mathematics of No: Why Working Less Delivers More appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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October 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Mathematics of No: Why Working Less Delivers More
Discover why 100% utilization guarantees failure and how slack time creates improves throughput and predictability. Learn the mathematics behind strategic "no" decisions and practical experiments to build sustainable team effectiveness through…
Discover why 100% utilization guarantees failure and how slack time creates improves throughput and predictability. Learn the mathematics behind strategic "no" decisions and practical experiments to build sustainable team effectiveness through…
The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time
Discover how the "Yes Habit" invites five thieves of time into your team's workflow. Learn to transform overcommitment into strategic boundaries that protect capacity and enable flow. The post The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time appeared first on…
Discover how the "Yes Habit" invites five thieves of time into your team's workflow. Learn to transform overcommitment into strategic boundaries that protect capacity and enable flow. The post The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time appeared first on…
The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time
Discover how the "Yes Habit" invites five thieves of time into your team's workflow. Learn to transform overcommitment into strategic boundaries that protect capacity and enable flow. The post The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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September 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time
Discover how the "Yes Habit" invites five thieves of time into your team's workflow. Learn to transform overcommitment into strategic boundaries that protect capacity and enable flow. The post The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time appeared first on…
Discover how the "Yes Habit" invites five thieves of time into your team's workflow. Learn to transform overcommitment into strategic boundaries that protect capacity and enable flow. The post The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time appeared first on…
Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms
Explore how garden metaphors reveal powerful insights about leadership, team dynamics, and nurturing growth. Learn when to provide structure versus space for authentic potential to unfold. The post Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms appeared…
Explore how garden metaphors reveal powerful insights about leadership, team dynamics, and nurturing growth. Learn when to provide structure versus space for authentic potential to unfold. The post Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms appeared…
Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms
Explore how garden metaphors reveal powerful insights about leadership, team dynamics, and nurturing growth. Learn when to provide structure versus space for authentic potential to unfold. The post Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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September 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms
Explore how garden metaphors reveal powerful insights about leadership, team dynamics, and nurturing growth. Learn when to provide structure versus space for authentic potential to unfold. The post Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms appeared…
Explore how garden metaphors reveal powerful insights about leadership, team dynamics, and nurturing growth. Learn when to provide structure versus space for authentic potential to unfold. The post Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms appeared…
Building slack into your system isn't just nice—it's necessary for innovation and sustainable delivery. Join me to learn how to implement strategic "no" decisions that create space for exceptional "yes" decisions to flourish.
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
buff.ly
August 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Building slack into your system isn't just nice—it's necessary for innovation and sustainable delivery. Join me to learn how to implement strategic "no" decisions that create space for exceptional "yes" decisions to flourish.
Transform team culture with practical experiments that strengthen your "no" muscles. Join my 3-hour immersive workshop to protect team capacity, improve flow metrics, and deliver predictable value. Interactive sessions you won't want to miss!
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
buff.ly
August 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Transform team culture with practical experiments that strengthen your "no" muscles. Join my 3-hour immersive workshop to protect team capacity, improve flow metrics, and deliver predictable value. Interactive sessions you won't want to miss!
Only 25% of delivery capacity goes toward features customers actually use. The rest? Junk and "dark work." Learn to redirect capacity to what truly matters through strategic prioritization in my upcoming workshop.
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
buff.ly
August 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Only 25% of delivery capacity goes toward features customers actually use. The rest? Junk and "dark work." Learn to redirect capacity to what truly matters through strategic prioritization in my upcoming workshop.
Tending to My Inner Landscape
A personal story about life transitions, neural rewiring, and the messy reality behind best-laid plans. Sometimes the most valuable insights emerge when we stop trying to have it all figured out. The post Tending to My Inner Landscape appeared first on Andy Cleff.…
A personal story about life transitions, neural rewiring, and the messy reality behind best-laid plans. Sometimes the most valuable insights emerge when we stop trying to have it all figured out. The post Tending to My Inner Landscape appeared first on Andy Cleff.…
Tending to My Inner Landscape
A personal story about life transitions, neural rewiring, and the messy reality behind best-laid plans. Sometimes the most valuable insights emerge when we stop trying to have it all figured out. The post Tending to My Inner Landscape appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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August 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Tending to My Inner Landscape
A personal story about life transitions, neural rewiring, and the messy reality behind best-laid plans. Sometimes the most valuable insights emerge when we stop trying to have it all figured out. The post Tending to My Inner Landscape appeared first on Andy Cleff.…
A personal story about life transitions, neural rewiring, and the messy reality behind best-laid plans. Sometimes the most valuable insights emerge when we stop trying to have it all figured out. The post Tending to My Inner Landscape appeared first on Andy Cleff.…
Ready to transform "We can't take on more work" into "We don't take on unrefined work"? Small language shifts create powerful boundaries. Join my live workshop to build your Strategic "No" toolkit for Agile Teams.
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
buff.ly
August 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ready to transform "We can't take on more work" into "We don't take on unrefined work"? Small language shifts create powerful boundaries. Join my live workshop to build your Strategic "No" toolkit for Agile Teams.
"Red Time" for execution. "Blue Time" for thinking. Without balance, productivity suffers. Join my workshop to learn how strategic "no" decisions create space for both modes—leading to better outcomes and happier teams.
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
buff.ly
August 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Red Time" for execution. "Blue Time" for thinking. Without balance, productivity suffers. Join my workshop to learn how strategic "no" decisions create space for both modes—leading to better outcomes and happier teams.
The five thieves of time are stealing your team's productivity: Too much WIP, Unknown Dependencies, Unplanned Work, Conflicting Priorities, and Neglected Work. Learn to stop them in my upcoming workshop! www.oreilly.com/live-events/...
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
www.oreilly.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The five thieves of time are stealing your team's productivity: Too much WIP, Unknown Dependencies, Unplanned Work, Conflicting Priorities, and Neglected Work. Learn to stop them in my upcoming workshop! www.oreilly.com/live-events/...
Are stakeholder expectations crushing your team's morale? Learn to say "no" without damaging relationships. Join me for a 3-hour workshop where you'll gain practical WIP limiting techniques that drive predictability while protecting team sanity. www.oreilly.com/live-events/...
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
www.oreilly.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Are stakeholder expectations crushing your team's morale? Learn to say "no" without damaging relationships. Join me for a 3-hour workshop where you'll gain practical WIP limiting techniques that drive predictability while protecting team sanity. www.oreilly.com/live-events/...
Improving your team's performance by just 1% daily compounds to 37x improvement in a year! Join me to learn how strategic "no" decisions can catalyze this transformation in your agile teams. Live online workshop coming soon!
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
buff.ly
August 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Improving your team's performance by just 1% daily compounds to 37x improvement in a year! Join me to learn how strategic "no" decisions can catalyze this transformation in your agile teams. Live online workshop coming soon!
Tending To Your Inner Landscape
Learn how to transform your inner landscape with neuroscience-backed practices for self-organization. Discover techniques to rewire prediction patterns, transform inner critics into allies, and build adaptive responses that strengthen both individual performance and…
Learn how to transform your inner landscape with neuroscience-backed practices for self-organization. Discover techniques to rewire prediction patterns, transform inner critics into allies, and build adaptive responses that strengthen both individual performance and…
Tending To Your Inner Landscape
Learn how to transform your inner landscape with neuroscience-backed practices for self-organization. Discover techniques to rewire prediction patterns, transform inner critics into allies, and build adaptive responses that strengthen both individual performance and team dynamics through emotional construction theory. The post Tending To Your Inner Landscape appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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August 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Tending To Your Inner Landscape
Learn how to transform your inner landscape with neuroscience-backed practices for self-organization. Discover techniques to rewire prediction patterns, transform inner critics into allies, and build adaptive responses that strengthen both individual performance and…
Learn how to transform your inner landscape with neuroscience-backed practices for self-organization. Discover techniques to rewire prediction patterns, transform inner critics into allies, and build adaptive responses that strengthen both individual performance and…
Is your team drowning in too much WIP? Learn how to escape the "Doom Loop" of overcommitment in my upcoming workshop: The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams. Discover practical techniques to improve flow and deliver what truly matters. www.oreilly.com/live-events/...
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
www.oreilly.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Is your team drowning in too much WIP? Learn how to escape the "Doom Loop" of overcommitment in my upcoming workshop: The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams. Discover practical techniques to improve flow and deliver what truly matters. www.oreilly.com/live-events/...
When you think about focusing, you think it's saying 'yes.' Nope. Focusing is about saying 'no.' Join my live workshop to master The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams. Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery!
The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams
Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery
buff.ly
August 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When you think about focusing, you think it's saying 'yes.' Nope. Focusing is about saying 'no.' Join my live workshop to master The Strategic "No" for Agile Teams. Protect team capacity, sanity, and unlock predictable value delivery!
Beyond the Lizard Brain: Nurturing Adaptive Teams
Discover why the "lizard brain" myth is holding your team back. Learn the Adaptive Brain Model and Four Quadrants framework for building self-organizing teams that thrive through neuroscience-informed practices, psychological safety, and ecosystem…
Discover why the "lizard brain" myth is holding your team back. Learn the Adaptive Brain Model and Four Quadrants framework for building self-organizing teams that thrive through neuroscience-informed practices, psychological safety, and ecosystem…
Beyond the Lizard Brain: Nurturing Adaptive Teams
Discover why the "lizard brain" myth is holding your team back. Learn the Adaptive Brain Model and Four Quadrants framework for building self-organizing teams that thrive through neuroscience-informed practices, psychological safety, and ecosystem leadership principles. The post Beyond the Lizard Brain: Nurturing Adaptive Teams appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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July 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Beyond the Lizard Brain: Nurturing Adaptive Teams
Discover why the "lizard brain" myth is holding your team back. Learn the Adaptive Brain Model and Four Quadrants framework for building self-organizing teams that thrive through neuroscience-informed practices, psychological safety, and ecosystem…
Discover why the "lizard brain" myth is holding your team back. Learn the Adaptive Brain Model and Four Quadrants framework for building self-organizing teams that thrive through neuroscience-informed practices, psychological safety, and ecosystem…
Communication Currents: How to Read and Enhance Your Team’s Information Flow
Learn to read your team's communication flow patterns and create conditions for healthy information currents. Practical techniques for leaders to improve team dynamics beyond the Kantor Four Player Model. The post…
Learn to read your team's communication flow patterns and create conditions for healthy information currents. Practical techniques for leaders to improve team dynamics beyond the Kantor Four Player Model. The post…
Communication Currents: How to Read and Enhance Your Team’s Information Flow
Learn to read your team's communication flow patterns and create conditions for healthy information currents. Practical techniques for leaders to improve team dynamics beyond the Kantor Four Player Model. The post Communication Currents: How to Read and Enhance Your Team’s Information Flow appeared first on Andy Cleff. Powered by WPeMatico
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July 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Communication Currents: How to Read and Enhance Your Team’s Information Flow
Learn to read your team's communication flow patterns and create conditions for healthy information currents. Practical techniques for leaders to improve team dynamics beyond the Kantor Four Player Model. The post…
Learn to read your team's communication flow patterns and create conditions for healthy information currents. Practical techniques for leaders to improve team dynamics beyond the Kantor Four Player Model. The post…