J.D. Meier's Blog
Agile Results, Digital Business Transformation, and Program Management
Spend $100 to Prioritize Your Opportunities
The key to shipping value is making sure your users, value what you ship. On the Microsoft...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/17/2012
Value is the Short-Cut for Building Better Products
It's easy to build what's possible. It's tough to build what's valued. If there's one thing...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/16/2012
Make the Most of What You’ve Got: Articles on Personal Development, Time Management, Life Hacks, and More
Life’s better with the right tools. The trick of course is, how do we fill our mental toolbox...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/15/2012
Outsourcing with Skill: Three Types of Outsourcing Relationships
While reading the book, Enterprise Architecture as Strategy, by Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/12/2012
How Tos for Personal Development, Leadership, and More
I’ve revamped my personal development How Tos page. How Tos are simply step-by-step recipes...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/11/2012
Weekly Outcomes: The Simple Weekly Planner
The single most important thing I do at the start of each week is create my list of "Weekly...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/10/2012
Top Blogs for Insight and Action
This is a serious roundup of top blogs for insight and action: Top Blogs for Insight and Action...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/09/2012
Top Blogs Lists
I’ve updated my top blogs lists. They are roundups of top blogs that I find to be...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/07/2012
Crucial Conversations at Microsoft
“Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.” -- Dr. Laurence J....
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/06/2012
Best-Selling Author on Mental Toughness
I’m honored to have a guest post by Jason Selk, Ed.D., on patterns and practices for mental...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/22/2012
Business Books
"People are known by the company they keep; companies are known by the people they keep."...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/18/2012
Health Books
I did a revamp and sweep of my health books collection. The focus of my collection of health...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/18/2012
Find Your Strengths Path to Accelerate Learning and Growth
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." --...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/17/2012
David Zinger Interviews Me on Getting Results the Agile Way
I'm honored to be interviewed by David Zinger on Getting Results the Agile Way. David Zinger is...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/13/2012
Expert Access Radio Interview on Getting Results the Agile Way
You can listen to the Expert Access Radio Interview on Getting Results the Agile Way. It’s...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/11/2012
Life Lessons from the Legend of Zelda
A fellow Softie, and performance improvement architect extraordinaire, Walter Oelwein, wrote a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/05/2012
200,000 Served: Getting Results the Agile Way Continues to Grow
As of yesterday, Getting Results.com served up 200,000 views on the home page. If anything the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/05/2012
Agile Methodology in Microsoft patterns & practices
Note: This article is updated at Agile Methodology in Microsoft patterns & practices. “I put my...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/03/2012
30 Days of Getting Results Revisited
Do you really know what you are truly capable of? It’s time to get your game on and find...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/03/2012
Agile Results: It Works for Teams and Leaders Too
Note: This article is updated at Agile Results for Teams and Leaders. “No one can whistle a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/25/2012
Spirit Magazine Mentions Getting Results the Agile Way
Back in December, an editor from Southwest Airlines Spirit magazine reached out to me because they...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/23/2012
Agile Results in Russian
Yury wrote a great post on Agile Results in Russian. The post is titled, Agile...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/22/2012
Idea to Done: How I Use a Personal Kanban for Getting Results
I’ve been using personal Kanbans for several years, thanks to early guidance from Corey Ladas. ...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/19/2012
Getting Results Site Redesign
While writing some more articles on the art and science of getting results, I took a quick detour to...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/18/2012
Office 365 Links and Resources
While looking for key Office 365 resources, I found the following to be useful starting points:...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/15/2012
Portfolio Management
How do you manage your portfolio of IT investments? Do you have a mental model for portfolio...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/14/2012
Happy Valentine’s Day
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I have a guest post from a colleague, Rob Boucher on lessons in...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/14/2012
Scale Things Down so You Actually Do Them
If you find there are things you really need to do, but don’t do, then scale them down, so that you...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/06/2012
Simplified Home Page for Getting Results the Agile Way
I made significant changes to simplify the home page for Getting Results the Agile Way: Getting...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/05/2012
Drive Your Week with Skill
You can drive your week or your week drives you. One of the ways I add sanity to the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/04/2012
Ability to Execute
Note: This article is updated at Ability to Execute. If you’re familiar with Gartner’s Magic...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/01/2012
ITIL Stages, Processes, and Sub-Processes
Note: This article is updated at Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) at a Glance....
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/29/2012
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Framework
Note: This article is updated at Project Management Body of Knowledge at a Glance. Here is a quick...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/29/2012
30 Days of Getting Results - Free Time-Management Training
I’ve updated 30 Days of Getting Results based on feedback. (Special thanks to Alik Levin for...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/07/2012
Getting Results the Agile Way - Top 10 Best Seller on Amazon in Time-Management
Colleagues, friends, and family have been asking me how my book, Getting Results the Agile Way, is...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/07/2012
10 Things Great Managers Do
Note: This article is updated at 10 Things Great Managers Do. What do great managers do? To put it...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/07/2012
Connecting Business and IT
Note: This article is updated at Connecting Business and IT. This is a mental model we often use...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/05/2012
Nailing Your Goals for 2012
If you want to nail your goals for 2012, here are some guidelines, checklists, and tools to help you...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/04/2012
Getting Ready for 2012
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/17/2011
Goals and Your New Year's Resolution
As we get ready to turn the page for a new year, it's a great time to reflect on what you achieved,...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/15/2011
Making Sure Your Life Energy is Well Spent
I love one-liners that really encapsulate ideas. A colleague asked me how work was going with...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/14/2011
30 Day Improvement Sprints Revisited
“No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.” -- Voltaire With New Years,...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/11/2011
Leadership Books Sweep
I finished sweeping my Leadership Books list. It took a while to update it, but I think it...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/11/2011
Leadership Quotes
I’ve put together a comprehensive collection of leadership quotes. It took me a bit longer...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/07/2011
Best Business Books List
I’ve done a major overhaul and sweep of my Best Business Books list. I use business books to...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/03/2011
Now Available: 30 Days of Getting Results Free eBook
30 Days of Getting Results is a collection of little lessons you can use to improve your personal...
Author: JD Meier Date: 11/30/2011