Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

“Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO! But, as an industry, we continue to look for the recipe, the shortcut, the silver bullet, all to decrease the time and cost of product development. (I There is one silver bullet for product development—the speed of team learning time.

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UPD Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But it’s also necessary to ask: what actions are truly being taken to honor their legacies? During my time as a director of DEI, I witnessed first-hand the challenges faced by so many directors of DEI in their efforts to achieve meaningful change. The reason: real change is uncomfortable and complex.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

That's why a manager's decision time matters. Instead of wanting a final decision, why not make it easy to change decisions? Agile teams don't assume they make a final product the first time out. They expect to change direction when they get feedback. The code and tests are relatively easy to change.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 9, 2024

I had a great time discussing the issues with Jay and Claudia. Some of what we discussed: That managers want agility but do not care about any agile methods or frameworks. Agility requires a cultural change. And the people in teams cannot lead that organizational cultural change. And much more.

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Makarios Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Change is coming. If your business or team isn’t in the midst of change already, then get ready: it’s right around the corner. Change is chaotic. It doesn’t matter whether change is viewed as positive or negative … change is always messy. Change is demanding. Confusion: “What are my new responsibilities?”

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

” All change requires learning, and that learning often creates chaos where people's performance is uneven. .” ” All change requires learning, and that learning often creates chaos where people's performance is uneven. See the Satir Change Model description in Where Are You in Your Changes?

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 18, 2024

Do you have an overstuffed backlog the way Jenny did in Create More Success: How to Say No to “Everything” to Say Yes to What’s Necessary Now ? But what about the future? Change your language. I offered “now” advice in that newsletter. Or, create a parking lot.) ” Let me take each of these in order.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 11, 2024

Is it time for executives and teams to say goodbye to strategic planning? Annual off-site meetings to change dates on unsuccessful strategies don't make sense. As the world changes, businesses and leaders must change too. So, how can organizations and teams account for uncertainty and make progress on what matters?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Now, John Cutler has changed my mind. While John changed my mind, we have the problem of changing the minds of these fine people. The faster the team (the shortest blue feedback loops) releases a feature, the more often we can change the roadmap (in red) and the strategy (in green). How do we create partnerships?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we begin this new year, I encourage you to spend some quiet time reflecting on this past year - the unforeseen challenges, the changes you made to your leadership habits, and what is most important. Here is what you need to know about critical reflection and four steps to shift your mindset this new year.

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Makarios Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2024

In each of these examples, the leader knows that change is necessary. If you are stalling rather than taking action to put the right people (perhaps including yourself) in the right seats… Ask yourself: Am I … Resisting change because I don’t like the mess and upheaval that goes along with it? He knows it.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 5, 2023

BTW, I like product development teams that stay together, preferably on one product at a time. See Product Planning, Information Persistence, & Product Lifetime to see what I mean about the product lifecycle.) The more innovative the product is (or we believe it to be), the less we can plan at any one time. See Manage It!

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

As most of us spend the majority of our time working, it’s important to consider where that time is spent, how to manage your tasks and energy, and how to ultimately find fulfilment. Know where you spend your time. Managing time is no different. Managing time is no different. Tracking your time. Networking.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Change Readiness — Essential but Oft-Omitted Want lasting change? During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Is your organization ready for it?

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UPD Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2024

Times have changed. The New York Times recently revealed in an eyebrow-raising investigation the extent to which the backlash to ADEI has become a highly organized and concerted social and political campaign. But its susceptibility also reveals what some in marketing might refer to as a “branding issue.” Yes, no doubt.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 28, 2023

Sherry, a middle manager in a relatively small organization, said, “We can’t plan for an entire quarter at a time. Our managers need to change what they want more often than that. But I'd like to plan for a quarter at a time and I really don't want to ask people to multitask. What do I do?”

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 26, 2024

In innovative products, the interdependencies can change any day. So instead of trying make forward-based predictions, as people typically do with Gantt charts, I use cycle time as evidence-based prediction. What if you have no visual progress yet ? I have never found Gantt charts to be useful. As for the date?

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Rick Conlow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Managing your time, leads to managing your life. Real time management is self-management. A change in self-perception and behavior is required, especially in implementing new approaches. Big changes aren’t usually required. Big changes aren’t usually required. Most people do not see this the first time.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

They have no idea how long this project will take them because the world has changed since they started and restarted this project. The rest of the code base changed, the environment has changed, and the team has changed. They keep taking a long time. Are you still working on this project? And Team 5? Little's Law.

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Rick Conlow

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

To achieve a greatest quotes of all time status, the author must be well known, and the quote must inspire the reader to believe bigger. ” — Amelia Earhart “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” While there are other famous quotes, these quotes epitomize the best of the best. ” — H.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 27, 2022

Years ago, a client of mine taught me an influential leadership framework called: See, Think, Do The idea is that if you want an employee, customer, or partner to do something differently than how they are currently, you need to: 1) Change how they see the situation. 2) This, in turn, changes how they think about the situation.

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Be willing to change. You need to be willing to make changes in your own behavior. You can’t make changes to your behavior until you know what behaviors need to be changed. You can’t make changes to your behavior until you know what behaviors need to be changed. Now, it is time to listen.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 30, 2023

Running a business during tough economic times can cause a lot of uncertainty. However, a recession can also be a great time to focus on what matters most in your business–your employees. However, a recession can also be a great time to focus on what matters most in your business–your employees.

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Simon Associates

JANUARY 12, 2023

In my last blog I talked about how in these turbulent times, businesses of all shapes and sizes, even non-profits, are finding that their old ways of doing things are just that — old. They need to change their culture , but they don't know what their current culture is, or how to go about changing it.

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Before committing to a new location, developing the move schedule, and finalizing the project plan , you should conduct a site assessment to identify any changes that need to be made to meet your needs and be ready for move-in. Facility relocation projects can be long and complex efforts.

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Makarios Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2023

She allocated some time and resources to hunt for new clients, but focused primarily on farming existing accounts to expand sales, capitalizing on the company’s reputation and relationships. What happened? What the CEO said was “We are targeting 25% sales revenue growth.” That changes everything. That was it.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I use the ideas of experiments and finalization to decide what to ship and when. However, too many organizations don't differentiate between what they need to ship as experiments and when to finalize the product. I can then choose what to finalize in the form of a much longer effort, such as a long workshop or a book.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

It's time to start removing some of those policies and procedures. As the organization changes (both products and tooling), people might not make those mistakes again. I saw that in an organization that had management signoff for changes the technical people made. However, the managers still wanted to sign off on all changes.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 20, 2021

Can Your Team Change Its Board? Can Your Team Change Its Board? That board will work for you if you have little interrupting work, enough hours of overlap, and the team is good at predicting what they can do in a couple of weeks of time. Agile Approaches Require Management Cultural Change.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 27, 2023

Marketing has gotten so much more complex in comparison to past times. It drastically changes with the Internet. Furthermore, it changes due to online commerce. Then, the recent couple years changed consumer behavior, which impacts marketing again. Marketing is always adjusting to the times. Give it a try.

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PM Alliance

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Project teams typically focus on what will (or could) happen in the next project, and that’s the right place to put your energy. Rather than casting ominous shadows over a project, these prospects represent a better reality than what you’ll probably face once the initiative begins. And if those things don’t happen?

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Energy Education Financial Training 91

Comatch

JANUARY 30, 2023

For consultants, now is the perfect time to take the plunge into tech. If you want to stand out to your clients, investing time in developing technical skills and keeping up with the latest trends is essential. If you want to experience all the benefits it has to offer, you should brace yourself for a rapidly changing environment.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 13, 2022

The past year produced unprecedented challenges with the pandemic, political instability, and climate changes. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is.” Use what you have. Do what you can.” .” ” Michael Phelps, 23-time Olympic Gold Medal swimmer. Toni Morrison, author. .

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

mc: Thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us Chris, and for sharing your feedback. =mc: mc: Thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us Chris, and for sharing your feedback. Tell us about what prompted you to commission training for your managers across the Calico Group? What changes were you aiming to see?

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 29, 2023

And while you could send all of your employees to in-person training, this can be costly and a time sucker. And while you could send all of your employees to in-person training, this can be costly and a time sucker. eLearning can save you time and money while also improving productivity, increasing employee retention, and more.

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The Management Centre

JULY 28, 2023

They are: Driver : what triggered this project? Task : what action will be taken in this project? What are you actually going to do? Purpose : What will this project achieve? What will change as a result of the project? What will change as a result of the project? Why was it initiated?

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As a leader, when you hear the words “change management,” you may cringe inside. Perhaps you remember a change that was rough, such as handling a large layoff or learning to comply with complex regulations or being acquired in a hostile takeover. This period of time is fun and exciting and you and your team should enjoy it!

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