Seth Godin Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Organizations grow when they develop a base of customers. Companies find profits, non-profits serve their cause, political ideas become movements for just one reason: they develop a group of people who are changed by what they do. ’ is the actual hard work of developing customers. You’re making a change.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 7, 2023

If you're trying to use an agile approach, what do you care about in terms of finishing: That the team finish the work, regardless of the personal or team cost? Successful product development requires the team learn together—the faster, the better.) Agile teams always know who did what. Not in an agile team.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

That allows me the most flexibility in my product development. I'll use my product development as an example to explain how my experimentation and finalization work. I start with something small—a blog post or an idea for a talk. I start with something small—a blog post or an idea for a talk.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 30, 2020

He’s pretty sure a colleague, John, is plagiarizing his blog posts. This guy, from a famous agile consultancy, not only used my article. ” Remember, this was the premier agile consultancy at the time. Develop Your List of Topics. The big thing is to develop a list of topics so you can write at (almost) any time.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I decided that was worth a blog post. For writers, this might be a finished blog post or article. I publish a wide variety of blog posts and books about agility in all forms. In Create Your Successful Agile Project , I offered ways to rethink any given team's approach to agility. We might use them as a team.

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Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. This is especially true in developing markets where competitors can move very quickly with few of the obstacles that big companies face. But tangible examples of these new ways of working are few and far between.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 4, 2024

And given the plethora of “agile” coaches, too many managers have relinquished their coaching roles to these (supposed) agilists. I feel another blog post coming on.) What happens when a developer or tester (or, if you're lucky) a team has to choose between two products? That serves no one in the organization. (I

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 23, 2022

Jenny has experienced what many of you have, too: Collaborative teams with diverse experiences can develop products customers want to buy. That means she needs to encourage more incremental development—and that the product teams feel as if the benefits and compensation are fair for everyone. Managing Product Development Blog.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

2] New Competencies: Soft and Digital Skills The latest trends in project management require developing specific competencies by PM professionals to be able to effectively implement these innovations in their work. Hybrid project management methodologies will also remain relevant instead of focusing on Agile for every kind of projects.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Personality Traits, Motivation, Learning Agility, and Potential Done right, the proper assessment of leadership competencies and related micro-behaviors tells you about current capabilities. To assess potential, you must use assess specific personality traits, motivation , and learning agility.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Peer-to-peer Fundraising Email Marketing Website Management Website Design Payment Processing Sphere Know How Blog Sphere Knowledgebase Sphere Forum Case Central Sphere Connect Sphere Connect Partners Blackbaud Connect Partner Network Overview Partner Login. Hiring and developing great people to support you.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 21, 2022

Its current development is primarily driven by 4 major trends: connectivity, autonomous vehicles, shared mobility, and electrification. As the automotive industry continues its development affected by recent unprecedented disruption, the number of projects its companies take on this year will be increasing.

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Cheryl Cran

AUGUST 21, 2016

CEO’s and leaders want to know the number one secret to a leadership development programs success. 30% of US companies admit that fail to succeed at international opportunities because they have not developed their leaders with the right capabilities.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Here's my speaking bio, in specific lines, so you can see how I use that template: Johanna, known as the Pragmatic Manager, offers frank advice for your product development challenges. She works with individuals, teams, and leaders across the organization to resolve risks and see alternatives for their product development.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 24, 2021

In Part 1 and 2 of this series, I wrote about how an agile approach might offer strategic benefits. And because an agile approach changes your culture, I said the agile approach was part of your strategy. So let's ask this question: Can any tool—agile or otherwise—offer you a strategic advantage? (I

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technologies Under current conditions of economic turbulence, workforce shortage, and supply chain disruptions, manufacturing organizations should work towards increasing the efficiency of their operations, achieving business agility and resilience. AdvancedTech. Industry 4.0. Goodwin University.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 18, 2018

Yes, I manage my own product development and my business. I mentioned agile approaches. She asked me a bunch about my personal blog, createadaptablelife.com , and I answered. Consultants and writers share a common problem: we are business owners. That means we manage our businesses. and how you can adjust as you proceed.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 2, 2019

Here's how I think of the various agile product roles: product managers, product owners, and business analysts. I do not like “Chief Product Owner” because I don't like “Chief” anything in an agile approach. Guess that's another blog post. Product Managers Manage the Product's Strategy.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CEO’s Best Tool for Success – A High Performing Leadership Team To thrive, organizations must be agile enough to meet everchanging market conditions. Not Enough Executive Team Trust, Norms, and Processes Executive teams do not all develop in the same way at the same speed. The speed and scope of change can be daunting.

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LSA Global

MAY 13, 2024

The strategy enables companies to embed technologies across their businesses increase efficiency, improve agility , and unlock value. My company promotes a growth mindset of experimentation, learning, reflection , and development. My company’s employees respond positively to changes required to remain competitive.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 1, 2024

Take a Collaborative Approach to Strategy Development Too many leadership teams craft a strategic plan in the boardroom and then mistake strategy communication with strategy implementation. Organizational cultures must be agile and ready to recalibrate strategies based on evolving circumstances.

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The Source

MAY 10, 2019

While scale is still a key part of the firm’s narrative, the years in which Accenture offered the consulting equivalent of Bauhaus brutalism have given way to an altogether smarter approach, all agile and innovation. But where is Accenture going now? But Accenture’s scale makes this a significant move.

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LSA Global

JULY 8, 2023

Unfortunately, leadership mindsets at work are often overlooked because organizations can easily buy leadership simulation assessments , action learning leadership development programs , and executive coaching. Do you know the mindsets of your current leaders? Are you ready to align leadership mindsets with your strategic priorities?

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Kates Kesler

APRIL 7, 2022

Agility” is the management word of the decade for sure. But to move with agility in a complex organization requires leaders to be confident that important decisions are being made at the right level and location across the enterprise. And where they need to let go of decisions to create speed but also to develop talent.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 22, 2024

Are you creating the psychological team safety required to develop strong interpersonal relationships? In a world where agility is paramount, teams that cultivate a mindset of continuous learning and adaptation thrive during the good and bad times. Can you teams effectively lead and manage change ?

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PM Alliance

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Most have supported quite a bit of advancement over the years, with developers rolling out new features that were never intended in the original design. They’ve done an admirable job of keeping up. One problem with legacy platforms is that very few have truly remained stuck in the past.

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LSA Global

MAY 10, 2023

The goal of succession planning should not be to simply identify potential successors, but also to create customized development plans to ensure that when opportunities become available, you will have “ready now” candidates for any given position. Who has potential to move into a higher roles and how should they be developed?

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 25, 2018

I’m working on my roadmapping talk for Agile 2018. Okay, I just wrote the smallest blog post that might give me some feedback. I finally had the transforming idea about how to position the talk: Roadmapping and product planning are about feedback loops. The shorter the feedback loop, the faster and more often we can learn.

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Kates Kesler

JULY 24, 2020

Creating intentionally smaller GM development roles can provide growth opportunities for all. Aligning internal teams with targeted diverse customer groups or geographies can help to build greater insights while enabling growth and opening up talent development opportunities. Metrics and Rewards.

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Kates Kesler

JULY 22, 2020

Creating intentionally smaller GM development roles can provide growth opportunities for all. Aligning internal teams with targeted diverse customer groups or geographies can help to build greater insights while enabling growth and opening up talent development opportunities. Metrics and Rewards.

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LSA Global

JUNE 8, 2022

Talent management is all about attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining top talent in a way that makes sense to the business AND the people. This requires a company-wide commitment to assessing and developing the core skills required for current and future performance. This approach also helps to engage and retain top talent.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 14, 2024

Use Timeboxes to Make Visible Progress I have a variety of larger work: Books, fiction, and some blog posts (the ones that turn into series) New workshops Presentations Client work, which can vary from proposal to implementation and back again. I strongly recommend product development teams use Cost of Delay to rank 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. Have you defined enough meaningful and visible milestones along your leadership succession planning journey?

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Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

For example, the lack of project prioritization and ineffective allocation of engineering and product development resources resulted in late and over-budget products, which were now in high demand. How should business development, M&A, and partnerships be aligned to the growth strategy and innovation portfolio? Jaclyn Kates.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Agilent Technologies, separating from Hewlett Packard, turned to Deloitte to help facilitate the transaction and Deloitte in turn asked Steve Pratt to act as project lead. At the same time, a close friend of Pratt’s, Raj Joshi, was working hard, trying to develop new offshoring strategies that would keep Deloitte ahead of the field.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2019

I spoke at Agile 2019 last week. Here are my thoughts and where I think the “agile” industry is headed. Problems I See with “Agile” Here's a summary of problems I saw last week: Too many people think “agile” will solve all their problems. Do You Need an Agile Approach?

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Kates Kesler

JULY 6, 2020

Reductions in staffing levels can destroy or erode organization capabilities or “muscle” that are at the heart of their competitive advantage and may have taken years to develop. Where does it make sense to duplicate work in order to drive differentiation and agility? What is the right level of integration?

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