Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. While some agile teams can manage their own deliverables, that's not the only role for a project or program manager. I've been talking about servant leadership.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

If you're ready to discover how to talk about what you do in a way that is compelling to your ideal clients, then read on. What I'm NOT going to do is show you how to put sizzle around how to explain your methodology to your client that makes them sign with you on the spot because that is not going to happen. You get me!".

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LSA Global

JUNE 16, 2022

Agile Organizations In general, agility is the ability to move quickly and easily. In a business setting, we define organizational agility as the ability of an entire organization (especially its leadership team) to adapt quickly to market changes. We need more agile mindsets at work. What are its trademarks?

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 18, 2021

I had the pleasure of being on the Agile Uprising Podcast: Modern Management Made Easy with Johanna Rothman. How servant leaders support people taking responsibility. How trust, empathy, and creating a safe environment are what allows us to use agile approaches. ” The costs and fallacy of yearly planning.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 14, 2021

I had a great time with Jeff and Squirrel on their podcast, Troubleshooting Agile. If we want to be great managers, we need to learn how to be a manager. The post Great Fun on the Troubleshooting Agile Podcast, Part 1 appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. We had a wide-ranging and fun discussion.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Let me address a little about business agility and innovation. Business agility allows us to create a culture where we plan to change. Too many people think business agility is about the ability to do more of the same, faster. Seek outcomes over outputs : It doesn't matter how many hours people work (or where they work).

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

McNulty, associate director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, and Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, wrote , “The coronavirus crisis, like every crisis, is unfolding over an arc of time with a beginning, middle, and end. Build Agility.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Effective leadership is communication. A few things about effective leadership communication are proven based on several studies over the past two decades. With these recommendations, you can focus on the critical few proven leadership communication solutions that create business results. Why Leadership Communication Matters.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 18, 2018

I've met a number of agile coaches recently. Even though the client asked for agile coaching, that might not be what the client needs. Even though the client asked for agile coaching, that might not be what the client needs. These questions have nothing to do with a “better agile” or “better Scrum.”

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 4, 2019

I just finished a series for my Pragmatic Manager newsletter about Agile Transformation Secrets: Part 1: Manage for Change. I wrote this series because I find that many people get a little confused about an agile transformation. They think an agile approach will work because they can predict and commit better. Please join us.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2022

The following 9 inspirational videos on leadership and change have been helpful for us and the leaders with whom we work. How do you lead change? Grit, curiosity, agility, courage and so much more. In this talk, Jason Clarke covers how to make your ideas happen and why new ideas are often met with resistance.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

You want business agility. The teams have worked hard to change how they work. The people and teams continue to experiment with agile behaviors. Every team's agile journey is unique. So is each manager's agile journey. If some people aren't sure, they might not be as far along in their agile journey.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 14, 2019

In Part 1 , I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team and every product. This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. The team decides how to solve problems.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Enter the concept of how to leverage change friction to change behaviors at work — a notion rooted in behavioral economics and organizational psychology. They can introduce agile methodologies, flatten hierarchies, and foster cross-functional collaboration to break down silos. When things are farther away from us (e.g.,

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 13, 2023

This leadership style often stems from believing that the leader knows best and the stakes are high. This style of leadership is described as laissez-faire. The "your way or the highway" leadership style does not work to build or restore trust in relationships. How motivated is the follower toward the task? Zigarmi, D.,

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 17, 2021

I see too much micromanagement, even in supposedly agile organizations. As an example, when managers don't bother to learn agile measures and what they mean and instead want a Gantt chart, “because how long could it take?” ” Or, when a manager imposes a “standard” agile approach.

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LSA Global

JULY 8, 2023

Maybe It’s Time to Improve Leadership Mindsets at Work. Ineffective executive teams tend to operate in silos , micromanage their teams , or make misaligned leadership decisions. Leadership Mindsets versus Leadership Skills Can’t top tier leaders just focus on improving certain leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors?

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Instead of copying how Dan did the management job, Jim's now rethinking everything about how to be more effective. If you use these delegation ideas, you will find you have time to have one-on-ones every week or two, depending on how agile your team is. Do you want to do more technical work or leadership work?

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Let's first discuss what my colleague does and how we might name that role. Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager? ” (You might like Why an Agile Project Manager is Not a Scrum Master.). She's an agile project manager. When she manages programs, she's an agile program manager. Scrum is not her job.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Next, How Value and Cost of Delay—Not Cost Savings—Applies to Centralization Decisions Part 2 , I explained how to think about the value of work instead of predicted costs. See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility and Unearthing Your Project's Delays.) Aging: how long a piece of work has been in progress.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2019

Most of my clients struggle with their agile transformation. The teams love agile approaches because they can work on their release frequency and technical excellence. The senior managers love the agile promise because they can see how agile approaches help the teams release a more constant flow of value.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A couple of weeks ago, I delivered the first version of my Free Your Agile Team talk at Agile New England. I spoke about the problem of a framework-first approach to transforming to an agile culture. I based the talk on Create Your Successful Agile Project , but I didn’t stop there.). (I Yes, there are 8 parts!).

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

When I work with leaders about how to say No, they often say: But someone needs to do this work, right? And I have a discussion in Create Your Successful Agile Project about backlog items.). I often discover the value discussion illuminates how to create better choices—about the work and the people who could do the work.

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LSA Global

JUNE 9, 2023

Unfortunately, Leadership Succession Planning Often Fails to Meet Expectations While most leaders know that they should develop a leadership pipeline, leadership succession planning often fails to make a measurable impact. Are your leaders willing and able to support leadership succession planning? Why is that?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unfortunately, many organizations keep strategic plans a secret and don't involve leaders outside the executive leadership team. But how inclusive should your strategic thinking and planning be? Here is what leaders need to know to be more inclusive in strategy development and how to overcome three common barriers.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 15, 2018

Part of what makes an agile transformation difficult is the cultural change required. That’s what makes an agile transformation a journey. A client said to me, “I want the agile. The agile is good stuff: faster delivery of smaller stuff that we can get revenue for. How fast can I get it?”

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

I’m tired of hearing about how much business and leadership is going to change in the “World 2.0.” Not to be left out of the rush to platitudes, the Darden business school at the University of Virginia enjoins us to “get back to BASICS,” their acronym for Bonding, Agility, Safety, Inclusion, Compassion, and Strategic Alignment.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Leaders need to learn how to help teams become comfortable with uncertainty. But a lucky few react with a degree of strategic clarity and mental agility that allows them to adapt with relative ease. And a study by Korn Ferry found companies with highly agile workforces have 25% higher profit margins than their less agile peers.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Introduction to an Agile Transformation series… I’ve seen several agile transformation challenges. Since I want to address those challenges, this is a series of posts about agile transformation. The problems I’m planning to address are: Understanding why agile, why now. You might have another reason.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Let me address a little about business agility and innovation. Business agility allows us to create a culture where we plan to change. Too many people think business agility is about the ability to do more of the same, faster. Seek outcomes over outputs : It doesn't matter how many hours people work (or where they work).

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Ryan Ripley, host of Agile for Humans, interviewed Gil Broza and me in AFH 102: The Influential Agile Leader. We spoke about the workshop I lead with Gil, the Influential Agile Leader. We spoke specifically about how to help people see their options as leaders in the organization—regardless of their title.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 18, 2017

I have a new book in beta, Create Your Successful Agile Project: Collaborate, Measure, Estimate, Deliver. Agile approaches create more opportunities for jelled, performing teams. And, many teams find agile approaches tease them farther apart, not together. It’s a process.). I’m so excited about this book.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 10, 2023

Here’s a look at how to create an effective L&D strategy that aligns with your goals. In turn, the approach remains agile long-term, ensuring it meets your organization’s needs today and tomorrow. The post How to Create an Effective L&D Strategy appeared first on Clarity Consultants. Contact us today.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To better engage your team when faced with unrealistic targets requires a blend of leadership vulnerability, trust , and practicality. Understand the Impact on the Business It’s tempting to blame company leadership for creating insurmountable targets. Is your team agile enough? Are you clear about the true impact on your team?

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.) Also, see the Pairing, Swarming, Mobbing post so you can see how people might work together, keeping the team's WIP low. The reason the teams worked on so many projects was that senior leadership was not clear on the strategy.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 6, 2021

How can we overcome strategy execution risks? How can we expect employees to commit to a strategic direction if they cannot fully articulate it? Make sure that each member of your work force can spell out the company strategy and understand how their job fits into the overall plan.

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