What Level of Optimization Do You Want?
InfoQ picked up a previous post of mine about the right way of doing or being Agile. There is an interesting comment that being agile is nothing more than living the values and principles. If you’re...
View ArticleInsights vs MBTI: Am I an Extrovert?
Last week I went through our corporate Discovery Insights training. My MBTI preference is ISTP so I was curious what the difference would be after my Insights assessment given both instruments are...
View ArticleDisrupting the Status Quo
A couple weeks back my manager called me a ‘shit disturber’ and that folks complain about my disruptions. Actually, his comment was they ‘complain about me’ but I understand that it’s the disruption...
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Agile Leadership Practices
Management is an often overlooked aspect of Agile. More and more organizations are adopting Agile practices and struggling with how to create an environment that fosters innovation and...
View ArticleThe Soul of a Change Agent – Part 1
Matt was the typical resistor of change. He didn’t like the introduction of Scrum and certainly didn’t like being forced to stand there once a day and report on what he did yesterday, what he planned...
View ArticleThe Soul of a Change Agent – Part 2
In Part 1, I wrote about how change agents need to focus not only on models, tools and processes, but also on change that matters. I’m sure Matt is much happier in his new organization and that’s an...
View ArticleThe Soul of a Change Agent – Part 3
“You don’t need me anymore, you’ve got it figured out and you’re on your way” was both the most satisfying and frightening statement my personal coach told me a few weeks back. It’s been almost a year...
View ArticleRecovering from Failure, A Year Later
Last year I completely tanked at Agile 2012. We, in the Agile community, like to say that failure IS an option and in order to learn and grow, you must fail. Rightly so I suppose, but it sucked. It...
View Article15-minutes on Air with Jurgen Appelo
I recently sat down with Jurgen Appelo to talk about the next edition of Lean Change Management which is being published by Happy Melly Express. We talked about what’s in store for the next edition and...
View ArticleOrganizational Revolt
Many years ago a friend told me about an experience he had facilitating the ball point game for a team. For some reason he decided to start tossing the balls at the team instead of having them...
View ArticleSorry, I broke Your Company
One day the journeyman went to the village to see how the people were progressing on their new housing project. He was astonished to see that everyone was using hammers to pound nails, stir the cement...
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What is Resistance to Change?
Last week I saw an interesting tweet about “resistance to change” Since “resistance to change” is one of my favourite topics, I had to chime in! Of course that prompted a whole bunch of responses: So...
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Shoot for “Ha”
Thanks to the jet lag from my recent trip I’ve been waking up around 4am every morning for the last few days. That means it’s coffee time extra early! After a particular revolting cup of coffee from...
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We Have a Long Way to Go
“Are you being Agile, or are you just lazy?” Those words were written on the whiteboard at tonight’s CMP (Change Management Professionals) meet-up in Melbourne. “I saw some person just go up to the...
View ArticleWhat You Can Learn About Problem Solving Through Lego
How cool would it be to solve every organizational problem by playing with Lego blocks? Jason Little is one of 70 Lego Serious Play facilitators in Canada who run workshops to explore large...
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Your Organization is Probably Awesome!
Did you know 70% of changes fail? Did you know your organization WILL DIE if you don’t INNOVATE NOW!!!??!?? If THAT’S not enough urgency for change, then what is? From the 12 failure modes of agile to...
View ArticleWhy Executives Don’t Go to Agile Conferences
I worked at an organization years ago that was almost put under by a postal strike. Let’s say at the time, cash flow was a problem. The owner had to put in a substantial chunk of his own savings to...
View ArticleIf It Was My Organization
Taking an idea from The Feedback Wrap, this post was written on a beautiful Sunday night by the pool on the eve of Agile 2016, and after a skimming of “Why Business People Speak Like Idiots“. I’m in a...
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Do We Need ‘Agile’ Leadership?
Yesterday Adriana Girdler and I presented Timeless Leadership at the Toronto Agile Tour. Our intent was to show that everything we need to know about leadership has already been invented, we just need...
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