After 9/11, a friend started struggling with high levels of stress and near panic attacks. Although they were not personally impacted by the events themselves, they fell victim to the never-ending barrage of 24 hour news reports, speculation, and fear. Everything in the news was so dark and negative that it took them along for […]
crisis, planning
In user surveys by VersionOne each year, over 80% of respondents claim faster delivery, better teamwork, and closer stakeholder alignment. However in quantitative studies, Agile is no better than other delivery methodologies. Wait, WHAT?!!! Why is that? Companies are moving to DevOps, BusDevOps, DevSecOps, SalesBusDevSupportSecRinseRepeatOps (and the list goes on), but few teams can agree […]
agile, best practices, BusDevOps, DevOps, DevSecOps
“It’s not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” — Charles Darwin “Change before you have to.” — Jack Welch “I think Smithers picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I’m around.” — Homer […]
agile, business agility, change mangement, culture change, resiliency, transformation, value realization
Do the circumstances make the leader or do great leaders make the circumstances? In J.K. Rowling’s amazing book series, Harry Potter finds himself rejoining the wizarding world only to discover he has a legend to live up to. Each year Harry and friends faced a new series of personal and environmental challenges they had to […]
Harry Potter, leadership, leadership development, Strength finder, teams, Teamwork
Your organization is pushing for increased business agility, but what do they mean? It is not about switching to an Agile SDLC. Business agility requires a different approach to responding to and managing change across your organization. It requires teams to think and act differently. In this session, we’ll discuss how the Cynefin Framework will […]
agile, business agility, culture change, transformation, value realization
We’re all familiar with the value of training, mentors, and coaches for professional development, but have you ever considered that a work spouse may be even more important? Just what is a work spouse, you ask? Work spouses are a mutually beneficial relationship based on sharing stories, honest feedback, and some common ground. But why […]
coaching, leadership, leadership development, management, mentoring
