Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

Now, these same managers want business agility. The more we remove, the more agility or improvement we might see. As the teams used agile approaches, they requested more and more frequent deployments. A lot of the friction we see is anti-agility. This is a part of the series of intermittent leadership tips.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 14, 2019

In Part 1 , I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team and every product. This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. Team-based “agile” is not enough.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

McNulty, associate director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, and Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, wrote , “The coronavirus crisis, like every crisis, is unfolding over an arc of time with a beginning, middle, and end. Build Agility.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If you use these delegation ideas, you will find you have time to have one-on-ones every week or two, depending on how agile your team is. Most of the problem is that organizations reward resource efficiency, not flow efficiency —even for managers. Do you want to do more technical work or leadership work?

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A couple of weeks ago, I delivered the first version of my Free Your Agile Team talk at Agile New England. I spoke about the problem of a framework-first approach to transforming to an agile culture. I based the talk on Create Your Successful Agile Project , but I didn’t stop there.). (I Yes, there are 8 parts!).

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

You want business agility. The people and teams continue to experiment with agile behaviors. Every team's agile journey is unique. So is each manager's agile journey. If some people aren't sure, they might not be as far along in their agile journey. The teams have worked hard to change how they work. Educate them.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 13, 2021

I had great fun with Cherie Silas and Alex Kudinov on their podcast, “Keeping Agile Non-Denominational.” You've seen or heard about this problem: Senior leadership says, “Yes we need agility!” ” The teams say, “Yes, we got the agile goodness here!” ” And the middle managers?

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

To navigate these challenges successfully, many medium-sized companies are turning to business consulting services. In this article, we will explore the manifold benefits of working with business consultants and the various areas in which they provide invaluable assistance.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

If you read my scaling agile series , you can see that becoming an agile organization requires seeing your organization as a system with a culture. If you don’t also address the cultural problems of rewards, you won’t continue with your agile transformation. Do join us at the Influential Agile Leader.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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. Preparing organizations to handle change both efficiently and sustainably requires a systematic approach. Is your organization ready for it?

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. While some agile teams can manage their own deliverables, that's not the only role for a project or program manager. I've been talking about servant leadership.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for an action learning program entitled Leading Leaders for Senior Executives.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. Now, it's time for Economies of Scale and how that ties into resource efficiency thinking. See the Wikipedia article.

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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? Agile teams always know who did what. In agile organizations, peers offer this feedback, not (just) the managers. Not in an agile team. Reward collaboration.

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Brimstone Consulting

JULY 1, 2021

A leading health services organization identified leadership development as one of its biggest challenges. The organization had grown quickly through acquisitions which placed leaders in positions larger and broader than their leadership training and experience equipped them for. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a customized Leading Leaders Workshop. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

I'm also a fan of working in flow efficiency , so the team can finish more features faster. See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.) In addition, when managers reward flow efficiency, people tend to collaborate more, not just cooperate. However, I know this: they should have just one project at a time.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

You don't want to reinforce resource efficiency, even though you rewarded the person for that all along. Instead, you want to reinforce flow efficiency. Discuss why you want flow efficiency and overall lower cycle time. You now realize that if you want an agile culture, you want the team to collaborate.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a leadership action learning program called Action Learning for Leading Leaders.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you’re thinking about an agile transformation, you already know about feature teams. Except, in an agile approach, product management (often via product owners) is an integral part of a high-performing agile team. And, great agile teams often have HR support near the team, if not part of the team. See Part 2.

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LSA Global

MARCH 15, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a highly customized 6-month Action Learning Program for Healthcare Leaders.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The German sociologist Max Weber famously praised bureaucracy’s rationality and efficiencies. I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Learn and experience how agile works.

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LSA Global

APRIL 13, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for an Emerging Leader Training. Net Promoter Score. Net Promoter Score.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

We reinforce a culture of resource efficiency. We reinforce a culture of flow efficiency. Flow efficiency can help create and reinforce a product culture.). If you want to move to an agile culture, start thinking in terms of teams. Not just technical teams, but management teams. Let’s change how we refer to people.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

.” In my experience, when organizations want to use agile approaches or transform in some way, the managers start with the teams. Agile approaches can help teams improve, and many teams do release value faster. If you want to create an agile culture, start with the managers. And, the teams benefit.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

But a lucky few react with a degree of strategic clarity and mental agility that allows them to adapt with relative ease. According to recent McKinsey research, successful agile transformations deliver almost 30% improvements in efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and operational performance.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 29, 2022

Influence Engage others by clearly and concisely articulating ideas for improving business results, motivating others to say yes, and role modeling resilience, adaptability, and agility in periods of organizational, environmental, and business change. 100% Job Relevance 100% Satisfaction 175% Knowledge Gain 90% Net Promoter Score.

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

After familiarizing with the system, understanding how it works, and communicating with Epicflow consultants, more advanced features can be added to the client’s environment. Share your experience with Epicflow consultants. Therefore, our PM consultants offer extensive assistance to help you maximize the benefits of Epicflow.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Part 1 was about how when we organize by function, the recognition and rewards might prevent a successful agile transformation. All those measures are about a manager’s span of control, a sign of resource efficiency. Product organizations optimize for throughput, for flow efficiency. See my writing on OKRs and MBOs. ).

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Ideas may include marketing initiatives, personal networking, social media, thought leadership, new offerings, and more. Fifth, seek ways to improve internal efficiencies. For example, you might give additional payment or delivery options to adapt to a tightened economy.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 18, 2020

My agile transformation clients struggle with this big question: How do we effectively reward managers? The more the organization wants or needs an agile transformation, the less the current reward structure works. Cindy wants this agile transformation to succeed. Agile Transformation Requires Management Collaboration.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Agility Evolution Agile transformation represents an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. Leading organizations have the agility and flexibility needed to respond to disruptions, evolve with market conditions, and act on emerging trends without clunky processes holding them back.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In Part 1 , I suggested that when we organize by function, the recognition and rewards might prevent a successful agile transformation. Product lines use flow efficiency thinking. I am using the word serve as in servant leadership. I didn’t know anything about agile approaches then. What do you do?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. This requires effective communication and collaboration across all levels of the organization, from your senior leadership team to front-line workers.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Ideas may include marketing initiatives, personal networking, social media, thought leadership, new offerings, and more. Fifth, seek ways to improve internal efficiencies. For example, you might give additional payment or delivery options to adapt to a tightened economy.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It’s wide-ranging from thinking about agile approaches as a way to improve organizational flow and what that means for us as humans. We had a wide-ranging discussion, about my fiction writing, my books, how agile approaches affect the organization and how people can think differently when the teams and managers use agile approaches.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 2, 2022

When I consult with a client with this problem, I ask this question of all the department heads: What one to three projects currently in flight will make the most difference for your department this in the next one to three months? I can do this as a consultant, and you might not if you work on the inside. That's fine.

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