Johanna Rothman

JUNE 24, 2021

He thought agile approaches would work to “meet” and “enforce” deadlines. However, software product development is not construction. Even when we use a non-agile approach , schedule variance doesn't make sense. Several of my clients struggle with their deadlines. Why do you have deadlines?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 15, 2019

I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. This part is about how people want a recipe, The Answer, for how to get better at “Agile.” ” Before we can address what an answer might be, your need to know your why for an agile approach. Can “Agile” deliver on that?

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Agile Software Efficiency Construction 67

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Indeed, I’m not sure I’ve met a CEO who has made learning more central to the corporate culture than Ridge has, or has found more ways to develop a thirst for learning among his colleagues. WD-40 is an unlikely setting for such a learning-obsessed culture. It is hardly a glamorous brand, but it is iconic in its own way.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Agile culture is about the ability to change. You need to know why you want to change, but once you know that, agile cultures promote change.). We (as agile teams and organizations) deliver something to get some feedback and learning. You might work for one of these companies and they want to use an agile approach.

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LSA Global

JUNE 13, 2024

Building a Culture of Change Agility When it disrupts established routines and comfort zones, organizational change typically faces stiff resistance. Leaders play a critical role in fostering a culture of change agility that views change as an opportunity rather than a threat.

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Agile Change Management Culture Construction 68

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

FTE for full-time Equivalent (as in human beings!) “Resources” instead of the words: people, or human beings Construction metaphors, such as: build, which describes how we organize and create a usable product. See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility. Pregnancy to explain the indivisibleness of some work.

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Construction Resources Productivity Development 78

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization. When it comes to tracking your strategic goals, it's crucial to focus on the data that matters.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, a stark reality is that employees receive significantly less constructive feedback the higher they move up in an organization. A company-wide or team view of 360-degree feedback provides talent management insights into organizational performance and culture. Feedback is the lifeblood of a high-performing team. Perreault, D.,

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Leadership Tools Education Journal 70

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Identify five people that know you well and would be comfortable giving you constructive feedback. Cultivate Your Cultural Agility. Culture is one of the most potent forces in business. Culture is one of the most potent forces in business. I experienced the importance of cultural agility early in my career.

Leadership 52

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Agile Culture 52

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The new role required the former CEO of Sodexo India On-Site Services to work with a team of 15 executives from different nationalities and cultures, demanding a shift to a more inclusive leadership style. Formal training programs can teach high-potential leaders the competencies they need to think globally and manage cross-culturally.

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Emotional Intelligence Talent Culture Leadership 70

LSA Global

MARCH 13, 2025

Team members must feel comfortable sharing information, providing updates, discussing challenges, and constructively debating ideas. A transparent team culture ensures that everyone understands their roles and responsibilities in a way that fosters collaboration. What you allow one person to get away with sets the performance standard.

Emotional Intelligence 36

Emotional Intelligence Agile Construction Culture 36

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2017

And what we found in our interviews was an interesting reinforcement of our prior work on employer branding and agile talent. Research led by our Agile Talent Collaborative points out that project leads who manage freelancers don’t give enough specific feedback. Autonomy: Independence, seeking choice and flexibility.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 27, 2025

To build a high-performing team, leaders must take a thoughtful approach to defining and communicating roles across three levels: Level 1: Team Strategy Level 2: Team Culture Level 3: Team Talent Lets look at each level. Team culture accounts for 40% of the difference between high and low performing teams.

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How To Talent Agile Efficiency 60

LSA Global

JULY 18, 2024

Tips to Mitigate Confirmation Bias Encourage psychological team safety and a culture of constructive debate where team members feel comfortable voicing and challenging assumptions. Tips to Mitigate Overconfidence Bias Foster a culture of humility, benchmarking, continuous learning. It can also lead to complacency.

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Data Benchmarking Analysis Agile 69

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

To improve their job performance, successful human advisors will use virtual assistants to tackle routine administrative tasks and focus on more constructive, creative, and relationship-building activities. Insurers should focus the case for a proof of concept on activities that require agility, automation, and continuous innovation.

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Insurance Insurance Industry Turnaround 71

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

The company grew through brilliant marketing, brand acquisitions, innovation and a decentralized geographic set of business units that helped create an entrepreneurial culture out in the markets. The Anchor Layer Construct at PepsiCo Can Remove Layers of Infrastructure and P&L Complexity. #3: a) Agility.

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Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

APRIL 23, 2018

NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration. In 1993 NASA was directed by the White House to collaborate with other nations on the design and construction of the International Space Station.

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LSA Global

MARCH 6, 2025

Without cultural norms around decision making , discussions can become unproductive, and teams may default to ad-hoc or reactive decision-making. When decision-makers rely on the process for validation rather than owning the decision itself, critical thinking, constructive debate , and employee ownership can wane.

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Construction Data Culture Leadership 41

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2018

This message is reinforced in meetings, at events, and with various awards for contributing to the culture. Microsoft’s popular Precision Questioning class teaches participants to question their own ideas, develop approaches to healthy, constructive criticism, and act with emotional agility even in tense situations.

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LSA Global

MARCH 3, 2025

They purposefully and consistently align a companys strategy, culture, and talent so that everyone and everything is moving in the same direction for the same reasons. Enhancing Organizational Agility We know from change management consulting experts that organizational agility is a crucial determinant of success.

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Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Alternatively, the large automotive company previously referenced needed a different construct. 1 Networked, Scaled, and Agile. Conversely, in the absence of healthy and managed tension, the complexity of the matrix can devolve into frustration for customers and frontline employees. Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, Michele DiMartino.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2024

You will know that you have more work to do if people are uncertain about shared goals or feel pulled in different directions by conflicting priorities or misaligned cultural expectations and metrics for success. Strong strategic alignment creates constructive collaboration for a company to perform at its peak.

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LSA Global

JULY 6, 2024

Net Promoter Score This global biotech leader is shifting strategic growth plans and requires its top leaders to successfully design and build high performing teams that are aligned with a culture of accountability , a relentless focus on delivering results, a cross-functional mindset, and quality decision-making.

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Training Training Leadership Culture 36

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Do your leaders encourage collaboration, constructive debate, alternative viewpoints , and delight in examining and testing different scenarios ? Perilous times require daring, innovative leaders and organizational cultures that allow employees to thrive. Act in a Timely Manner. Strategic leaders have a bias toward action.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 1, 2022

Culture is acutely critical during notable change, such as M&A, and executive leaders increasingly work with and lead multicultural teams. Coaching helps leaders shift assumptions and perceptions and adopt positive cross-cultural motivation, vision, and cultural agility. How much does executive coaching cost?

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Emotional Intelligence Leadership Ethics Study 52

LSA Global

MAY 25, 2022

Having constructive debate in a safe environment. About LSA Global Founded in 1995, LSA Global is the leading performance consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps high growth technology, services, and life-science companies create a competitive advantage by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with their strategy.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Existing politics, silos, and cultural misalignments that inhibit functions from fully following through on organization-wide plans and agreements. The current product development playbook is outdated, too detailed, and is not aligned with the new strategy. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Leadership Company Talent Agile 36

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2016

In its place, switch to constructing self-directed experiences for participants that replicate the precise contexts they need to lead in. However, the CEO did know that all he could do in such a dynamic context was build new capacities for agility and change in his organization.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

3 Strategies for Executive Teams to Stay Aligned As leadership teams navigate through inevitable challenges and opportunities, maintaining alignment becomes paramount to achieving collective goals and sustaining a high performance culture. marketplace, strategy, structure, culture, talent, processes, technology, leadership, mindsets, etc.),

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Creating an aligned and high performance culture that sets the stage for peak performance is about a lot more than just designing a corporate strategy and deploying the resources to deliver on it. To assess potential, you must use assess specific personality traits, motivation , and learning agility.

Emotional Intelligence 36

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Talent Agile 36

Harvard Business

JANUARY 20, 2017

Microsoft’s popular “Precision Questioning” class teaches participants to question their own ideas; develop approaches to healthy, constructive criticism; and act with emotional agility even in tense situations.

Training 70

Training Training Study Film 70

LSA Global

MAY 11, 2023

Why an Organizational Structure Designed to Promote Employee Engagement Matters Findings from our organizational culture assessment tell us that most employees feel like their companies are in a constant state of organizational flux driven by the accelerating pace of organizational change and never-ending industry disruption.

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Culture Leadership Study Guidelines 36

LSA Global

JULY 11, 2023

To be successful, change must go through your people and your culture. Invite constructive debate, different opinions, and feedback. The Bottom Line Companies that excel at embracing new ways of working are agile enough to face new challenges and open enough to take advantage of new opportunities.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CEO’s Best Tool for Success – A High Performing Leadership Team To thrive, organizations must be agile enough to meet everchanging market conditions. The speed and scope of change can be daunting. Agreed-upon executive team norms and processes set expectations for how the team will interact in completing key tasks.

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Leadership Construction Accenture Agile 36

LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Let’s delve into the intricacies of constructing an effective sales strategy that makes sense to your people, your customers, and your business as a whole. Foster a sales driven culture where every individual feels motivated and supported to help customers to succeed in a way that makes sense.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Let’s delve into the intricacies of constructing an effective sales strategy that makes sense to your people, your customers, and your business as a whole. Foster a sales driven culture where every individual feels motivated and supported to help customers to succeed in a way that makes sense.

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