Team Habits for Reliable Results

Last week, the Humanizing Work Meetup session was about “Habits & Strategies of Successful Agile Teams.” We discussed how habits work at… Read More

How to Keep Meetings On Track

When you’re running a meeting, your role as the facilitator is akin to a maps app on your phone. You have a clear destination (the… Read More

Sustaining Team Momentum Beyond January

If you’re a regular in a gym, you know the pattern. The first week of January, there’s an influx of new members. Some are eager… Read More

Insights from 2023’s Most Popular Content

We’ve produced a lot of content over the years. And in 2023, we made a concerted effort to release more and more useful content. We… Read More

Our Favorite End-of-Year Retro Format

A couple weeks ago, we recommended using the end of the year and start of the next as a time to zoom out and do… Read More

You Only Need to Change One Thing

One of our favorite thinking tools is Eli Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints. In fact, it’s become such an essential part of our work that we… Read More

Finish Strong, Start Stronger: Practical Tips for Year-End Success

The end of one year and start of another can be a difficult time for organizations and for the people in them in two, almost… Read More

When Busy Becomes a Buzzword: The Art of Value-Driven Work

In the bustling world of product development, it’s easy to fall into the trap of “busy.” Teams often find themselves knee-deep in a backlog that’s… Read More

The High Cost of Ineffective Backlog Refinement

There’s a popular myth that backlog refinement is just administrative work around a backlog—managing JIRA tickets and arguing about tasks and estimates. Humanizing Work’s Co-Founder,… Read More

Groups of Customers Lie to You

Whether a formal research session or an informal gathering of a group of customers or stakeholders, focus groups are one of the most popular ways… Read More