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The Value of One Great Idea

Women in Consulting

Does one of the following describe you? Your business is on a roll. Still, the idea of quitting just doesn’t sit well with you. Are there ideas you’re not aware of that can help you successfully make that change? Are there ideas you’re not aware of that can help you successfully make that change? .

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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

I started this series by discussing why managers didn't perceive the value of agile coaches and Scrum Masters in Part 1, resulting in layoffs.) But in the hype cycle, that trough of disillusionment (the Transforming Idea in the Change Model) is where people realize there is no silver bullet. Insert maniacal laughter here.)

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How to Find the Exact Words that Attract Your Clients (and Gets them Excited to Work with You)

Consulting Matters

One of my favorite things to write and talk about is copywriting. 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. Related Tutorial Video: "Ideas to Spark your Website Copy Clarity".

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Increase Your Value to Get a Great Job, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

That's why Part 1 of this series discusses your value and what managers want and need. Then, in Part 2, I suggested you mine your experience to move to a line job, so your value is obvious. Then, in Part 2, I suggested you mine your experience to move to a line job, so your value is obvious. There way too many of you.

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7 Reasons Why Your Clients Aren't "Getting It" When you Talk and Write About What You Do

Consulting Matters

One of the biggest challenges that both new and seasoned consultants and coaches face is finding the words to describe what they do. We have no idea who our business serves. One of the biggest mistakes that almost all consultants and coaches make is thinking that they serve anybody who could use some consulting or coaching.

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How to Create Better Products With Much Less of a Backlog

Johanna Rothman

How can you prevent an overstuffed backlog, roadmap, or all those great ideas from interrupting your team from finishing its work? You have several options: Separate the customer-facing problems from all the other ideas. Throw all the other ideas away because the good ideas come around again. (Or,

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More Fun on the Troubleshooting Agile Podcast, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Jeffrey, Squirrel, and I continued our conversation on the Troubleshooting Agile Podcast, with Part 2. Specifically, we discussed the ideas of empathy and value-based integrity. We had a great discussion about several of the principles in the Modern Management Made Easy books: Empathy. Value-based integrity.

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