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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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2018

I’ve been thinking more about possible measurements in an agile transformation journey. This post will focus on measurements you might see when the culture changes with an agile transformation. Without knowing why you want to use agile approaches throughout the organization, you can’t generate reasonable measurements.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

Maybe this group includes you. 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. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? What can I do?”

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

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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LSA Global

MARCH 15, 2022

The action learning leadership development program focused on enhancing the skills and confidence of senior leaders who are required to build cross functional commitment, role model the desired culture, and translate functional strategies into effective actions. 98% Job Relevance. Satisfaction. 132% Knowledge Gain. 92% Net Promoter Score.

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

2021), referencing Tajfel & Turner’s (2004) diversity research, note that multigenerational groups may have a lower inclination to engage in open knowledge sharing due to the salience of age as a factor, which triggers automatic social categorization processes. Maxwell Leadership. Gerpott et al. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler.

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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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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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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2017

At this juncture, what you think, what you say, and how you show up — in effect, your leadership presence — can have a direct impact on those you are now leading and managing for the first time. Set a leadership values-based goal. Leadership presence is therefore an “and/both” versus an “either/or.”

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

This is confirmed by the recent PMI Pulse of the Profession report — they’ve found that companies that give particular importance to soft skills (or how they call them “power skills”) achieve better project outcomes and have higher levels of project management maturity and organizational agility [3].

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2021

With no time for planning, we were forced to innovate, to be agile , and be more human. We recently brought together a group of CHRO’s to discuss how they and their organizations are deciding the “will be” of work. While challenging, we have, individually and collectively, accomplished the previously unimaginable.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility and Unearthing Your Project's Delays.) Since the organization started with one coherent product line, it made sense to have a centralized group to make the project portfolio decisions. The portfolio group assigned individual people—not teams of people—to various projects.

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Cheryl Cran

AUGUST 21, 2016

CEO’s and leaders want to know the number one secret to a leadership development programs success. A recent McKinsey report states that in the US $14 billion is spent on leadership programs annually. If you Google ‘leadership development programs’ there are over 11 million results.

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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. Being a compassionate leader may not be separately listed, but compassion is certainly part of all four foundational aspects of great leadership.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Consider conducting focus groups or distributing surveys to get customer feedback, and pay close attention to what is said in the reviews you are getting online. Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Is purchasing activity decelerating? Are product or service choices shifting?

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

No one else in Steve's group could do this. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? You now realize that if you want an agile culture, you want the team to collaborate. Agile thinking and culture shows us that no, we don't. First, they are rare.

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LSA Global

MAY 11, 2023

To us, it feels like leadership malpractice to create an organizational structure that negatively impacts the loyalty, discretionary effort, or intent to stay of your top talent. How fair and balanced is your leadership succession process in calibrating leadership performance and potential?

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

A = “We need to build a more robust M&A pipeline that evaluates potential targets and moves to the execution phase with more agility. Group and summarize your supporting arguments. Group and summarise your supporting arguments. This can be achieved by…”. Organise your overall argument.

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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. There might be a “centralized” function for these groups, but all the people developing and supporting this product are in the product line. Consider a Product-Oriented Organization.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 29, 2022

Agile strategy leads to 220% increase in revenue. Further, the organization had not invested in leadership development nor was there a common leadership language. Following the assessment, Brimstone began by working with the leadership team to develop a comprehensive strategy. CASE STUDY.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Consider conducting focus groups or distributing surveys to get customer feedback, and pay close attention to what is said in the reviews you are getting online. Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Is purchasing activity decelerating? Are product or service choices shifting?

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Kates Kesler

JULY 24, 2020

Aligning internal teams with targeted diverse customer groups or geographies can help to build greater insights while enabling growth and opening up talent development opportunities. They start with a discussion of Talent and Leadership. Creating intentionally smaller GM development roles can provide growth opportunities for all.

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Kates Kesler

JULY 22, 2020

Aligning internal teams with targeted diverse customer groups or geographies can help to build greater insights while enabling growth and opening up talent development opportunities. They start with a discussion of Talent and Leadership. Creating intentionally smaller GM development roles can provide growth opportunities for all.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

And sales leadership simulation assessment data tells us that too many sales leaders struggle with the ability to select strategic sales priorities that add significant value and create a competitive advantage. Stay agile and proactive, regularly reassess your approach, and incorporate feedback to maintain a competitive edge.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

And sales leadership simulation assessment data tells us that too many sales leaders struggle with the ability to select strategic sales priorities that add significant value and create a competitive advantage. Stay agile and proactive, regularly reassess your approach, and incorporate feedback to maintain a competitive edge.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 25, 2016

We expected people to point the finger at leadership (or lack thereof) to explain their organizations’ innovation struggles. While respondents did note some gaps in leadership effectiveness, they were more likely to highlight opportunities for their team members to improve. Fall in love with the problem, not your solution.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 2, 2022

However, the technology group will stop working on all the managers' projects. The technology group will get at least two weeks to work on projects that will make their work lives easier or better. The technology group has a long list, too. Instead of evaluating them separately, group them together and create a program.

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Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Embracing leadership assessment can build your capacity to navigate complex challenges and steer your team and organization to success. Here is what you need to know about leadership and the five keys to 360-degree assessment success. Why 360-degree assessment matters 360-degree leadership assessment has been around for over 25 years.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 1, 2020

From our perspective, it is critical to assess change readiness because: An organization or group that is not mentally or emotionally prepared for change will tend to stay in denial, rather than embrace and commit to the change. We think of change readiness as how ready an organization is to undertake a change.

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BCG

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Companies spend a tremendous amount of time and money on leadership development for their executives. But they often fall short when it comes to developing their frontline managers, a larger group that can likewise have a significant impact on a company’s performance. Effective development of frontline managers requires a new approach.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In Create Your Successful Agile Project , I recommend the team end an iteration in the middle of a week. I'm agnostic about a group lunch.) You might be using an agile approach, but it's not Scrum. See What's Wrong With Wednesday? That day needs an agenda. 10 am: break and gather any data for the retro, which is next.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Operational excellence, customer intimacy, or product leadership — successful companies excel in one dimension and perform well in the others. Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Digital transformation requires new strengths. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The model has been used in other industries and has parallels to the “teams of teams” approach in the agile method of operating that has become so popular. By 9:15 AM, the reports of those directors are considered in Tier III huddles by hospital administrators and geographical clinic groups.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Coca-Cola recently reshuffled its leadership team to focus on growth, innovation, and digital. One of Rochet’s first tasks was to create a leadership development program that equipped executives with the knowledge, mindset, and ways of working the company would need to grow in the digital age. Help Employees Embrace Agility.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

His leadership team began with a search for purpose. ” But instead of plastering this new slogan on motivational posters and repeating it in all-hands meetings, the leadership team began by quietly using it to start guiding their own decisions. They begin with a group of passionate enthusiasts who deliver a few modest wins.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

This revealed five essential leadership and organizational capabilities: discipline and focus, agility, connectivity, openness and transparency, and empowerment and alignment. Digitally sustainable organizations are agile: They think fast, decide fast, execute fast, fail fast, learn fast, and scale fast. Discipline and Focus.

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