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Why Minimize Management Decision Time

Johanna Rothman

.” In my experience, when organizations want to use agile approaches or transform in some way, the managers start with the teams. The more I work with people on teams, with teams, and with managers, the more I am convinced starting with the teams is the “wrong” end to start. I'm always off.

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Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person

Harvard Business

Executives need to own up to their role in creating the workplace stress that leads to burnout—heavy workloads, job insecurity, and frustrating work routines that include too many meetings and far too little time for creative work. Many corporate cultures require collaboration far beyond what is needed to get the job done.

Company 53
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Managers Need to Work as Teams

Johanna Rothman

We hear about agile teams, in the form of product or feature teams. However, too many managers still work independently. That’s a problem when the teams have organizational problems a single manager can’t solve. Instead of managers working alone, what if we had teams of managers? Benefits of Management Teams.