Inline with an Agile Organizational Structure
As time goes by, I realize there is no such things in life as coincidence. I’ll probably expend on this topic in an upcoming post but for now I’ll jump to the purpose of today’s blog post. If you have...
View ArticleDefining Agile Management – part 1
Following a post I wrote a few months ago, I keep trying to define the principles behind agile management and so far I came up with the following: Be humble: When it comes to the details, your team...
View ArticleDon’t Sell Buzzwords to Business Leaders, Learn How to Describe Real Value
During a break from the exhibit hall, I had the opportunity to attend the presentation given by Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations called “Don’t Sell Buzzwords to Business Leaders, Learn How to...
View ArticleThe Strategic Café or “A bottom-up approach to setting a corporate strategy”...
If you ever had a chance to participate in a Strategy Definition meeting, you either had a good time because YOU were dictating the strategy to follow or had an awful experience because your...
View ArticleThe Strategic Café or “A bottom-up approach to setting a corporate strategy”...
As a follow-up to my earlier blog post on this topic, below is the agenda of our meeting as well as the questions asked during the sessions. If you are not already doing so, I strongly recommend you...
View ArticleInteresting blog posts (January 22, 2010)
On the importance of creating the right organizational culture (Thanks to Andrew) By the time we got to 100 people, even though we hired people with the right skill sets and experiences, I just dreaded...
View ArticleAgile Leadership (Agile Management) – part II
Like most modern Homo sapiens, when you hear Agile Leadership or Agile Management, you think of: [if you are outside the business world] A business-person who can use a combination of balance,...
View ArticleAre you an Agile Leader? – Nine questions for people managers
One of the frequent obstacle encountered by project teams when transitioning to Agile is the resistance of their manager. When an executive declares that the organization is moving to Agile, many team...
View ArticleI don’t feel so good – I’m a people manager in an Agile organization
At the Agile 2010 Conference this week, out of the two hundred or so sessions presented, a number of them talked about the role of the manager in an Agile team. A few people believe managers are no...
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