Michael Ball-Marian

Co-founder of @InstantAgenda, Intrapreneur at CA Technologies.

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

I've about had it with @Uber_Support and their total lack of a customer support option. I understand hiding it behind self-service options...but they have NOTHING. #CX #failure #Uber

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

My lightning talk from Agile 2018 was just posted online. Take 5 minutes to hear about the 30% of your organization that is not #agile. #productivity #meetings

[Instant Agenda @instantagenda]

Check out our Co-founder @mscottball give a 5-minute Lightning talk at #agile2018 #agile #meetings

https://t.co/mAMBYeCAF9

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

@azolyak @waffleio I like the idea of measuring this. I think it would play really well at annual review time. "This year I increased the amount of work I avoided avoided by 150%." #snark #lean

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

Love @LeadStrat 's approach to Masterful Meetings. #Facilitation #Silentkiller. It's why we built Instant Agenda to help people consistently execute these meeting practices! https://t.co/VUGVSCNnH0

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

I haven't improved much since I was 8 years old. I may have gotten worse!! https://t.co/ILWnFJpTjt

[Instant Agenda @instantagenda]

Can you beat our co-founder’s high score? Come find out and grab a t-shirt! #milehighagile2018 #Denver #Scrum #meetings

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

Hey @elonmusk, you are right to worry about #meetings! They are the glue that holds companies together, or the tar that drags them down. Proposal for @Tesla: No non-essential meetings; use @instantagenda for the essential ones. https://t.co/VUGVSCNnH0

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

Just worked with Jessica at @wpengine support team to resolve some problems with our site. BEST TECH SUPPORT EVER! Commanding technical knowledge, pleasant and helpful. If you host wordpress, use WPEngine - worth every penny.

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

I just answered "Why do #Meetings wreck #productivity ?"
1 - People don't prepare
2 - Meeting well is a skill. Most people haven’t developed it.
3 - Follow-up requires a systematic approach. Read more: https://t.co/UTqFcld3Ga

[Instant Agenda @instantagenda]

My answer to Why do meetings wreck productivity? https://t.co/4UQ1VgXc7z

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

Anyone for a game of "Retrospectives Against Humanity"? #Agile https://t.co/eDSOMD34e3

[Instant Agenda @instantagenda]

EXCITING NEWS for #scrum teams that are looking for a fun way to mix up their #retrospective format: Retros Against Humanity is now available as a built-in @instantagenda template! Read more here: https://t.co/QzEkttBFFI #scrummaster #retro #continuousimprovement #agile

[Christine Hudson @fcnewtech]

#groundrules are rules that are imposed; someone or some group holds us accountable
#workingagreements are rules we create together for how we want to work; we all agree to hold each other accountable
Which do *you* think is more powerful for habit and cultural change? :)

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

The truth about #startups and hockey stick growth curves. https://t.co/09YbzYXqcF Spoiler: it’s not always “up and to the right”. #startupgrind #entrepreneur #tech #leanstartup #coloradotech #Cotech #hockeystickcurve

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

@mikewcohn @instantagenda Thanks @mikewcohn! Lots of your advice on #Agile over the years has inspired our product! We've also built in quite a few cool features not available in other #retrospective products. #scrum

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

@RefineM Distributed teams? @InstantAgenda now has powerful #retrospectives for #agile teams. https://t.co/J2XWEZFigv

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

My awesome team has officially launched our new #Agile #Retrospective meetings. Major leap for @instantagenda! https://t.co/J2XWEZFigv https://t.co/ivIESsccqU

[Instant Agenda @instantagenda]

Super proud to announce that Instant Agenda now supports powerful #Agile Retrospective meetings for distributed or local teams. #Scrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
https://t.co/L5nIzYDIy1

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

We're still accepting registrations for this Webinar! Please forward if you know anyone who might be interested! https://t.co/eGpZVjz3XQ

[Peter Matthews @peterm57]

What is the secret to running highly productive and effective meetings? Join @mscottball from @instantagenda in 1/18 webcast to learn about a collaborative framework that any organization can adopt: https://t.co/VP4r4Jqb6x #agile

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

My answer to What are the best ways to run a meeting? https://t.co/jH4alHuFPg

[Instant Agenda @instantagenda]

@instantagenda just launched on @ProductHunt! Check us out & let us know what you think: https://t.co/a8KLX4r4Y8 #meetings #ProductHunt

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

Instant Agenda: A powerful tool that will change how you run meetings. https://t.co/nbSjhyxaO4 via @ashmaurya

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

Thanks @OttoBerkes! Instant Agenda makes it easy to execute this. https://t.co/LiTZSRlV68

[Otto Berkes @OttoBerkes]

This is exactly the problem @instantagenda is tackling: Stop the Meeting Madness https://t.co/sBkEdjYXOg

[Michael Ball-Marian @mscottball]

The number one thing killing #Business #agility: bad #meetings.
https://t.co/YsNgO9jhxb