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The Focus of Every Agile Coach: Support How the Business Creates Value

Johanna Rothman

How should agile coaches work? I've heard several questions and problems around what agile coaches should and should not do. Should agile coaches focus on: How well the teams use their pre-determined agile framework. Enroll (or somehow persuade) the managers in an agile mindset. (As I see this a lot.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 2: Where Does Management Fit?

Johanna Rothman

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. Managers Create and Refine the Culture.

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Reflecting on Agile Thinking with Roy Osherove

Johanna Rothman

Years ago, Roy Osherove interviewed me about project management, agile thinking, hiring, and management. If you are not sure about effective management, listen to the interviews. After a nudge from one of my recruiter friends/colleagues (Recruiting Animal, @animal ), Roy and I recorded another interview.

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A merger of convenience

Ben de Haldevang

The latest in our Agile Gorilla podcast. For anyone running a professional services business, the challenges of highly mobile clients and employees and a very tight recruitment market are perennial issues. This week we talk about the recently announced magic circle merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling.

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Creating Agile HR, Part 8: Summary

Johanna Rothman

Recruitment. Of these, it makes sense to change the compensation and rewards approach, recruitment and hiring if the organization wants to create an agile culture. It’s possible to create a more agile approach to education and training. Agile approaches are not a cure-all for an organization’s culture.

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Here’s Why Succession Planning Matters

Brimstone Consulting

Poorly managed S&P 500 CEO and C-suite transitions result in annual losses of close to $1 trillion. Reduce recruitment costs By developing internal talent, organizations can reduce the need to recruit external candidates for leadership positions. Fewer than 40% of organizations have a formal succession plan in place.

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Lead to the future: leadership imperatives for success

Brimstone Consulting

To take advantage of this opportunity place focus on building agility, aligning the organization, operating as a team of teams, and developing your people. Build Agility. While it is easy to say these pivots were a result of agility, it is important to differentiate between “brilliant improvisation” and a repeatable capability.