Girard Training Solutions

MARCH 29, 2024

The skills that made you successful in your former role are likely not enough—and possibly not even related—to the knowledge and skills you’ll need to help you thrive in your new position. What’s most relevant is fundamental mindset shifts. Six Mindset Shifts to Make to Thrive in Your New Role 1. Congratulations!

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Makarios Consulting

MARCH 30, 2023

You might think that a great visionary is someone who comes up with wonderful, creative, profitable ideas. But, the differentiator that moves someone from the “visionary” category to the “great visionary” category is far different. What makes her great is how practical she is in her: Personal humility.

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The Management Centre

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It’s used widely in management development to help managers get to grips with the multiple responsibilities that they need. What the model says Adair was one of the first to say that leadership is what you do (the actions you take) rather than a trait or personality quirk. Is this model still relevant?

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Several of my trusted advisor clients have asked this question, “Why do I need to choose between effectiveness and efficiency? ” A great question. That occurs when they say yes to just the work they need now, to reduce the organizational WIP. That increases the team's WIP and creates lower throughput.

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Girard Training Solutions

APRIL 17, 2024

Now that you’re a manager, your job is to get results through your team members and guide them to perform at their best. However, many managers struggle to get their team committed to doing their work to the best of their abilities. Making it a habit will foster a more engaged, productive, and purposeful environment.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Or, we have some remote people, so we need several “places” to meet and the technology to support all those places. All of these problems are worse when it comes to so-called hybrid teams. There is not one type of hybrid team. Instead, there are satellite teams and cluster teams.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

Then, in Part 2 , I asked those unemployed agilists to review their functional skills, the skills people need to do a product development job well. Sure, if a team reduces its feedback loops, the team will learn faster. Sure, if a team reduces its feedback loops, the team will learn faster.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this interview, Rebecca Cooper, Head of People and Development at ACT Training shares her experience of what effective leadership development looks like in action. Tell us about what prompted you to commission training for your senior leadership team? What did you want to see change?

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the previous article , we introduced the key skills an effective consultant is expected to possess — but now what? As an aspiring consultant, simply knowing which skills to show on your CV is not enough; you’ll also need to know how to hone and highlight these skills, which is what we’ll be covering in this article.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I feel as if I can't make a good, final decision.” ” When I asked why he had to make a final decision, he said, “Because I need to show strength and resolve, and point the direction. We have to know how we will make money next quarter and next year. Does that sound like an agile team to you?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. In today's data-driven world, data is becoming increasingly important for organizations to gain a competitive advantage and make informed decisions.

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In our last blog , we discussed how leaders can wreck trust on their teams. If you find yourself in the unenviable position of having been responsible for dismantling team trust, you have an important job ahead of you: rebuilding trust on your team. You need to be willing to make changes in your own behavior.

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Halo Psych

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In my experience, they can make working life great or extremely difficult. Here are the five management skills I think can make a positive difference: Listening well Many people listen to respond, rather than listen to understand. To communicate and engage effectively, we need to understand our audience.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 18, 2024

Do you have an overstuffed backlog the way Jenny did in Create More Success: How to Say No to “Everything” to Say Yes to What’s Necessary Now ? But what about the future? How can you prevent an overstuffed backlog, roadmap, or all those great ideas from interrupting your team from finishing its work? Change your language.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Transforming from a good to great coach equals turning disengaged employees into top performers. It will establish you on the path to becoming a great coach. This means enhancing your career and team’s success. This means enhancing your career and team’s success. However, employees today are restless.

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Makarios Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

If your business or team isn’t in the midst of change already, then get ready: it’s right around the corner. By knowing what lies ahead, you can prepare for it. Confusion: “What are my new responsibilities?” You can’t take shortcuts, but you can accelerate the journey and make it easier on everyone by planning well for the trip.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I started this series with many specific concerns about a particular interview question: “The product owner and dev team cannot decide on a sprint goal, even after hours of discussion. They (the team) feel that the tasks for the sprint are too varied to manage to a single sprint goal. What should the Scrum Master do?”

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 26, 2024

I suspect their teams hide their feedback loops. If your product does not need much innovation, you can plan for longer and know you will meet that plan. That's another great way to hide feedback loops. In addition, I ask teams to show visual progress , such as in a demo. What if you have no visual progress yet ?

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LSA Global

MAY 20, 2024

Understanding What Matters Most to Buyers: A Strategic Guide To influence and sell, you need to understand what matters most to buyers. Understanding what matters most to buyers isn’t just a competitive edge — it’s a necessity. What is the key decision making criteria? We’ll look it over.”

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

What happened?” He had too many questions: how to use his expertise to contribute to the team; who was actually on the team; and the processes we use. He had too many questions: how to use his expertise to contribute to the team; who was actually on the team; and the processes we use. With no notice?”

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

However, the policies and procedures increase friction and make it harder to get the Right Things done. Here's how an environment of Big Honking Binders starts: Someone makes a mistake, or a leader sees a potential risk. As the organization changes (both products and tooling), people might not make those mistakes again.

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

Read further to learn what to expect upon deciding to start your journey with Epicflow, and learn our recommendations for making the implementation simple and effective. We’ll dwell on the team training and onboarding in a separate section. Evaluation and decision-making. Here are the main stages of the process.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 25, 2023

In How to Predict When the Team Will Complete a Specific Backlog Item, Part 1 , I said there was no way to accurately predict an estimate for a specific backlog item more than a month away. I want to know what to expect.” By product, where they assign a team to a product for a long period of time. Here's the bad news.

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Rick Conlow

APRIL 23, 2023

The “great” Elon Musk has a stream of complaints from employees at Tesla. The Great Resignation Opportunity The GREAT Resignation signaled a revolution against top leadership. What are the reasons for quitting? Because of the above, companies are grappling what to do about it. Look at the stats below.

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Rick Conlow

AUGUST 1, 2023

Yet, research demonstrates that 60% teams fail. Another study shows that 75% of teams are dysfunctional. Yet, company leaders say they need to rely on teamwork more than ever. Leaders who embrace these concepts learn how to deliver and teach teamwork, so their teams excel. The strength of each member is the team.”

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The managers need to “deliver” more projects, products, and features. That pressure rolls down to the teams. Too often, the team hears, “Can you just do a little more?” Managers pressure both the teams for faster blue feedback loops, and pressure the product people for faster red feedback loops.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 19, 2022

What is unlimited vacation An employer grants its employees unlimited annual leave. In the perception of potential candidates, this offer sounds great. What do regulators say In most countries around the world, there's a minimum annual leave that employees are entitled to. So much about being a great place to work.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 9, 2021

Great coaching is the secret sauce to leadership success. Therefore, they make the following lethal mistakes over and over. Great coaches help employees overcome these to achieve incredible results. Poor managers make these lethal coaching mistakes that reinforce the self-limits. Great coaching requires servanthood.

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The Management Centre

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This co-creation approach has some real benefits – participants are engaged early on, and we can understand exactly what their management challenges are and ensure the training is tailored to meet their needs. We also find out what their teams are like, and what approach might help them best. Let’s call him Bob.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This is the metaphor of “Nine women can't make a baby in a month.” ” Metaphors do help us make sense of the world and of our role in that world. I'm discussing why these metaphors no longer make sense—even if we think they once did. ” He said, “You know what I mean.” I'm a woman.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Lots of great insights. He says later, “Stop making it harder.” He says later, “Stop making it harder.” “Stop making it harder” applies to everything we do. TL; DR: “Stop making it harder” is a culture problem. Watch all of it, including the Q&A at the end.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 8, 2021

Development enables your team members to grow in their role, to feel stretched and supported, and to stay motivated and engaged. Indeed, one of the main reasons people cite when leaving an organisation is the need for more development [1]. What will they need to excel at, in order to really progress in their career?

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Rick Conlow

JULY 20, 2021

By focusing on the team with integrity, setting high standards, demonstrating compassion and support, servant leaders inspire others and bring out the best in their potential. Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.” Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 18, 2022

While an offsite can provide a great environment for team building and alignment, planning and running one could be stressful and time-consuming as it involves multiple executive-level stakeholders and there are many moving pieces. Facilitating a structured and thoughtful discussion on how the team can improve performance.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

If you are a STEM major looking to go into technical consulting, whether at a large generalist firm or a small boutique one, you will likely need to draw upon your knowledge of digital tools and skills. Use your network to get an idea of what you might need to learn before you graduate. After graduating with my Ph.D.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 17, 2024

In a previous article , we explored what strategy is from an academic and historical standpoint. In a previous article , we explored what strategy is from an academic and historical standpoint. This means that even if a company has a great culture, it is not a competitive advantage that will lead to long-term profitability.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 31, 2023

A great leader knows that employee synergy unleashes the power of great teamwork. We collaborated with other consulting firms to work with a global client that had intense competition and needed significant performance improvement. Conversely, mediocre or bad bosses enable poor attitudes and destroy teamwork.

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