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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

We talk a lot about empowered or self-organizing teams in the agile community. When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , we said the easiest way to create a system that worked for the team was for the team to create its own board. Agile Approaches Require Management Cultural Change.

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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

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. Or, the person must adhere to onerous policies, especially for travel, to get reimbursed.

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A Partner in Change and Transformation

Brimstone Consulting

As the COVID-19-pandemic unfolded, we were guided by our values , and we drew on our agility and resilience. We acted quickly to close our office, suspend travel, and help our people and our clients. We also worked quickly to reimagine and retool our programs for delivery via Zoom, Teams, and WebEx.

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Is Executive Coaching Really Worth it?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Like most leadership development opportunities, you will get the most significant return when you do the work. And it might not always be focused on traditional leadership growth. Frequently leaders look for a coach to help adapt their leadership style, deal effectively with change, or build high-quality trust-based relationships.

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Ten Attributes of High Performing Leaders

Claris Consulting

After giving a disclaimer about high levels of competency and a deep expertise in their respective areas, I provided my top ten list of suggested attributes for leadership and team effectiveness. Their curiosity has them traveling to diverse places, reading broadly and being intellectually engaged both at work and at home.

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Harvard Business

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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Interview with Pat Kramer CEO of BDO Canada On Future Of Work

Cheryl Cran

What is your leadership philosophy? As a CEO – I talk about leadership a lot with our partners and its very important to our firm and our business. I think about leadership every day – my first philosophy is that I believe that leaders need to have a strong foundation in values and authenticity.