Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 19, 2021

The first was not waiting for the end of an iteration to demo or release. They demo'd every week on Wednesday mornings and then they released after the demo. LargerCo offers several SaaS products all in the financial domain. They want an agile approach, so they started with Scrum. It didn't take long for them to make changes.

Agile 105

Agile Tools Productivity Development 105

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. Connect with your purpose. Draw it or build it.

Leadership 28

Leadership Energy Agile Productivity 28

Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2016

It’s astounding how many companies produce a financial plan, customer segmentation document, or financial forecast when you ask to see their strategy. Here are three things executives can do to secure scalable growth for their midcap companies. Replace counterfeit “strategies” with real market identity.

Company 28

Company Energy Advertising Marketing 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

When organizations lack a formal innovation pipeline process, project approvals tend to be based on who has the best demo or slides, or who lobbies the hardest. In reality, for innovation to contribute to a company or government agency, it needs to be designed as a process from start to deployment.

Engineering 44

Engineering Government Productivity Data 44

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The reason is failed leadership, and Apple – currently the dominant tech firm for the mobile era – is at risk of making the same mistakes. As process oriented as the new CEOs are, you get the sense that one of the things they don’t love are the products (go look at the Apple Watch announcements and see who demos it).

Operations 28

Operations Productivity Software Talent 28

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

When these differing priorities (task/time versus relationship) are unclear or not taken into account, the result is misunderstandings among professionals that can lead to frustration, loss of trust between teams, missed targets and goals, and even financial penalties. What Leadership Looks Like in Different Cultures.

Culture 39

Culture Efficiency Meeting Ethics 39