Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The bridge from strategy to execution often fails due to one or more of the following reasons: The leadership team is not aligned. Agile strategy is fast, flexible, and time competitive.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2022

The Brimstone team is made up of highly-skilled, senior-level consultants from a wide range of backgrounds—educators at top universities, serial entrepreneurs, former C-suite executives, and seasoned process consulting experts. Grit, curiosity, agility, courage and so much more. 5 ways to lead in an era of constant change.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Let me address a little about business agility and innovation. Business agility allows us to create a culture where we plan to change. Too many people think business agility is about the ability to do more of the same, faster. Instead of optimizing for a team's agility, we can encourage management agility with flow efficiency.

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The Source

JANUARY 15, 2021

The events of 2020 have undoubtedly shaken things up in the world of consulting firm content production. From our unique position looking across the whole thought leadership landscape, we believe there are some key trends that will help to shape 2021. Here are our top three: A more agile mindset. A more collaborative approach.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

important;}”] Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The bridge from strategy to execution often fails due to one or more of the following reasons: The leadership team is not aligned. Lack of engagement.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 28, 2019

I suspect the first question is how much change do you need in your product, not how good your information is, or how much planning you need. See the various kinds of products in Tactical Ideas for Agile Budgeting, Part 1 or in Manage Your Project Portfolio.). How Long Does Your Information Have Value? All planning costs money.

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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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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

If you are a recent graduate, the consulting industry offers a great way to get a head start in your career, and to hit the ground running from the outset. Consulting firms are very transparent about the skills you need to have if you want to build a successful career in the industry. Storytelling and sales are similar.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Marketing consulting services have emerged as a beacon of hope for companies aiming to navigate the complex and ever-evolving realm of digital marketing, brand positioning, and customer engagement. Marketing consultants improve business results effectively. Find out below more about the benefits.

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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. They might have valuable information. If some people aren't sure, they might not be as far along in their agile journey. Educate them.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 23, 2018

I had the chance to talk with Andy Kaufman on his podcast, Accelerating Your Agile Journey, PPP 2017. We’ve had the chance to speak informally and more formally on his podcast. We spoke about many of the ideas in Create Your Successful Agile Project : Learning early (instead of failing fast). Servant leadership.

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Business Consulting Agency

MAY 6, 2024

Consulting agencies play a vital role in assisting companies of all sizes to execute change and manage the process efficiently. Explore the benefits of change management and how consulting agencies provide valuable support. Get started with business consulting here. The role of change management delivers significant benefits.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unfortunately, many organizations keep strategic plans a secret and don't involve leaders outside the executive leadership team. 5 Key strategic thinking leadership competencies A leader's ability to question and make connections between ideas and evaluate options improves strategic thinking.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 17, 2021

I see too much micromanagement, even in supposedly agile organizations. As an example, when managers don't bother to learn agile measures and what they mean and instead want a Gantt chart, “because how long could it take?” ” Or, when a manager imposes a “standard” agile approach.

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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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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The leaders in the Facilitative Leadership Workshop faced the following challenges: High expectations to take, promote, and encourage a cross-functional and program focus vs. the predominant product and function focus that most of their internal customers follow and are rewarded for. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Overall faster decision-making, which allows for business agility. See Leadership Tip #9: See & Stop Micromanagement—Learn to Trust Instead. How often do you need to change your decisions as you learn more information? This is a part of the series of leadership tips. In my experience, the best people leave.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

I’m tired of hearing about how much business and leadership is going to change in the “World 2.0.” Not to be left out of the rush to platitudes, the Darden business school at the University of Virginia enjoins us to “get back to BASICS,” their acronym for Bonding, Agility, Safety, Inclusion, Compassion, and Strategic Alignment.

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

While there are many reasons for this high rate of failure, in our work, we have found that the bridge from strategy to execution tends to fail due to one or more of the following reasons: The leadership team is not aligned. Whereas many companies were forced to shift to agile methods, this was already the company’s mindset.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 19, 2018

Are you looking to help support your team, management, or organization’s agile adoption? Do you feel as if you are part of the formal or informal team leading your agile transformation? You need what Gil Broza and I teach and facilitate at the Influential Agile Leader Workshop. How Do You Tell Your Agile Story?

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 4, 2024

And often, that manager realized you needed more information. Maybe you asked your manager for coaching, specific information, or support. In my experience, effective managers act a lot more like effective consultants when they choose which role to use at the time. I bet you felt undervalued and disgusted with your manager.

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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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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

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many agile teams and product leaders assume they can make many product decisions on their own. See Leadership Tip #9: See and Stop MicroManagement—Learn to Trust Instead.). How Micromanagement Breaks Informal Working Agreements. We have many informal working agreements in organizations. Encourage debate and discussion.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2022

That requires clarity into current situations, sound decision-making, and agile execution. We want things to go a certain way and so we interpret (or ignore) information so we can support our point of view and desired ends. My leadership team? a normal part of our leadership activities. At least until reality breaks in.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Change management consulting experts know that orchestrating successful organizational change often resembles navigating turbulent waters; it requires adept navigation and strategic foresight. They can introduce agile methodologies, flatten hierarchies, and foster cross-functional collaboration to break down silos.

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We have never yet come across a leadership team that said, “We don’t want good information. But we have worked with many leadership teams that acknowledged, “We don’t know what metrics to track to get meaningful insights so that we can make strategic, timely business decisions.” That is not a problem.

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You and your leadership team are facing a decision, so you gather a wealth of data – and then you gather some more. When we come upon this leadership situation, we have – literally – one word of advice: Decide! Fear can paralyze your leadership team, stopping you from making the decisions you need to make. Fear of being wrong.

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You and your leadership team are facing a decision, so you gather a wealth of data – and then you gather some more. When we come upon this leadership situation, we have – literally – one word of advice: Decide! Fear can paralyze your leadership team, stopping you from making the decisions you need to make. Fear of being wrong.

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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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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

Finally, make an informed decision about whether to proceed with the full implementation of Epicflow. Share the findings with key stakeholders and decision-makers to inform the decision on whether to move forward with the implementation of Epicflow. Share your experience with Epicflow consultants. Explain the value of Epicflow.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2022

That requires clarity into current situations, sound decision-making, and agile execution. We want things to go a certain way and so we interpret (or ignore) information so we can support our point of view and desired ends. My leadership team? a normal part of our leadership activities. At least until reality breaks in.

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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. Do you take a long time to respond to new information or shifting circumstances? Do you often request additional information before deciding? Do you regularly doublecheck and overprepare?

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Brimstone Consulting

JULY 20, 2020

Agile strategy transformations organizations and delivers results. Agile strategy gives organizations the framework and mindset necessary to accelerate momentum and drive results while simultaneously developing leaders, aligning teams, changing the way the organization works, and energizing people.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

If you are a B2B company, connecting with your customers is usually as straightforward as getting on the phone or making an in-person visit with your clients to have informal (but informative) conversations. Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Fifth, seek ways to improve internal efficiencies.

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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. Under one condition: How much information do you ask the teams to deliver so you can decide?

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 9, 2020

In the agile and lean communities, we talk a lot about transparency. This image is the transparency principle we used in From Chaos to Distributed Agile Teams. You might only need two teams collaborating informally to create the product. And, a much more agile organization. What do agile managers do?

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