Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We hear about agile teams, in the form of product or feature teams. I showed Bob this picture from Book 3: Practical Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization , and he said, “Yes! ” If we want business agility, managers need to work in teams—maybe even before we think about product or feature teams.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. For example, a Google search for “agile software development” returns over 14 million results. Related Video.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

Recently, I came across the book “ The Pyramid Principle ” by Barbara Minto, which gives an in-depth view on a framework that McKinsey consultants use to deliver effective writing. This post will summarize the key ideas in the book and how you can apply the framework to your job. What is the Minto Pyramid Principle?

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 9, 2022

A senior manager said, “We give our resources everything they could need: technology, tools, even some training. I wrote the Modern Management Made Easy books and Manage Your Project Portfolio so managers could see the effect of a flow-based culture. Okay, also all my other books.). Resource Efficiency.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

James Sipe and Don Frick, in their classic book Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership, observe that “A systems-thinking Servant-Leader is adaptable because he or she knows reality is fluid and new issues call for new responses. They always call upon agility and balance. But, as a leader, you know it is not that simple.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

James Sipe and Don Frick, in their classic book Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership, observe that “A systems-thinking Servant-Leader is adaptable because he or she knows reality is fluid and new issues call for new responses. They always call upon agility and balance. But, as a leader, you know it is not that simple.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When we ask participants in our new manager training workshops to list the attributes of great leaders, the most common are: self-awareness, learning agility , communication , and influence. They subtitled their book The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations. Harvard Business Review agrees.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You might look at your fingers to train yourself to write without typos. And don't get me started on books. I've published almost 20 books. It doesn't matter how many editors I use, I can open a book anywhere and find a problem within a couple of pages. No editing. Writing-down. No backing up. What if you have typos?

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Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2018

As I discuss in my book Analytics: The Agile Way, how Nextdoor responded illustrates not only the importance of reacting quickly in a crisis , but how useful a data-driven, agile approach can be. But by taking a data-oriented and agile approach to design, the company reported it had reduced racial profiling by 75 percent.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Beyond wages, other forms of investment in human capital include education and training, improved healthcare, and other, less obvious investments, such as the time and space to explore new ideas and professional development opportunities. billion in its associates through higher wages, better benefits and enhanced training.

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Cheryl Cran

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The more flexible and agile your mind the more quickly you can adapt to a new change or situation. practice training your mind to do this through brain games, reading about creative processes (i.e./ Most people have never received training, support or coaching on how to be an agile and adaptable person.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2016

People in the business world are increasingly turning their attention to mental training practices associated with mindfulness — and for good reason. Consider combining live, in-person or virtual training with apps for optimal behavior formation. Develop mental agility. Compartmentalize your cognitive load.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

There are a variety of reasons why this is so difficult: We’ve been trained to believe that strong emotions should be suppressed. If you want to assess your own Emotional Agility, here is a link to a quiz.) We have certain (sometimes unspoken) societal and organizational rules against expressing them.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

More than 20% of employees took the training online or in workshops in the first few months of the program, and employee submissions to its sales lead and job candidate referral programs were up 43% and 19% respectively. Marketers are adopting the business practices of entrepreneurs such as lean startup and agile development.

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Cheryl Cran

JANUARY 18, 2016

In my book The Art of Change Leadership I interviewed a number of leaders in organizations where meaning and purpose are a focus and these companies are thriving not only in business growth and customer happiness but also with employee happiness and engagement. Change leadership that includes flexibility, agility and adaptability skills.

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Cheryl Cran

OCTOBER 12, 2016

We are focused on arming our leaders with the ability to lead change, to increase agility and innovation skills. We are embarking on effective and impactful leadership training that is needed to prepare them for the future and to give them the tools to be effective leaders. What do you think that leaders need to do to be future ready?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Many legacy companies would like to transform themselves into agile, talent-first organizations. “Technically, cars today are very different from ten years ago,” says Sällström, whom we interviewed for our book, Talent Wins. Gerald Lord/Getty Images. “Once, you needed mechanical engineers.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

There’s not a lot of evidence that getting good at writing book reports or regurgitated essays under typical high school conditions leads people to success or happiness later in life. Good riddance. When typing became commonplace, handwriting was suddenly no longer a useful clue about the background or sophistication of the writer.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

And here’s an interview with Sam Lessin , former VP of Product Management at Facebook, who says he has “never successfully trained empathy.”). Eriksson, Banfield and Walkingshaw ’s book Product Leadership has a section that has a lot more detail on this topic). Company Fit.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Remember: No matter how large Contect gets, it will stay agile and motivated. Rogier knew Derek’s position—but he had gone to an executive training course on holacracy in Las Vegas and had come back so fired up that he was now pushing for self-managed teams at headquarters and complete decentralization at the country level.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Consider how IBM has tackled new ways of work distribution as described in Lead The Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment , a book which one of us, Ravin, co-authored. Mastering digital requires leaders to be agile amid disruption. the one-click mobile purchasing app), it is the means through which we get work done (e.g.,

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Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2018

In her book, Expect to Win , Carla Harris provided examples of times that mentors in the organization helped her to showcase her multifaceted self, such as when one sponsor colleague invited her to sing at a work party. Similarly, we can all work to destabilize the shared narratives we have about what “it takes” to get ahead.

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