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Retire These Metaphors & Reframe the Discussion to be More Effective

Johanna Rothman

For years, we've used several metaphors to describe software product development: People-based metaphors, such as: Man-weeks for all the humans working on a project or a product. See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility. I've been part of several construction projects, and they all used an iterative lifecycle.

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Are You Assessing Executive Capabilities to Close Key Gaps?

LSA Global

Creating an aligned and high performance culture that sets the stage for peak performance is about a lot more than just designing a corporate strategy and deploying the resources to deliver on it. To assess potential, you must use assess specific personality traits, motivation , and learning agility.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

Identify five people that know you well and would be comfortable giving you constructive feedback. Cultivate Your Cultural Agility. Culture is one of the most potent forces in business. Culture is one of the most potent forces in business. I experienced the importance of cultural agility early in my career.

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LSA Global Delivers Facilitative Leadership Workshop for Biotech Company

LSA Global

Existing politics, silos, and cultural misalignments that inhibit functions from fully following through on organization-wide plans and agreements. The current product development playbook is outdated, too detailed, and is not aligned with the new strategy. Learn more about getting aligned.

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization. When it comes to tracking your strategic goals, it's crucial to focus on the data that matters.

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Top 5 Challenges of Building a High Performing Leadership Team

LSA Global

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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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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