Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 24, 2021

In Part 1 and 2 of this series, I wrote about how an agile approach might offer strategic benefits. And because an agile approach changes your culture, I said the agile approach was part of your strategy. So let's ask this question: Can any tool—agile or otherwise—offer you a strategic advantage? (I

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On the ANE panel last night, an agile coach asked, “What's my path forward as an agile coach? Focus on business results, not agility per se. Nobody wants to “be agile.” ” People want the results agility offers them. Agility can help achieve these results. What do I do next?”

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 26, 2021

They think agile approaches are tactics and agile tools are part of their strategy. That's why they want to Buy an agile approach. Not realizing a standard agile approach is an oxymoron. Teams need to experiment and change their agile approach. Address the cultural changes necessary for agility.

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

How a private equity-backed artisanal food manufacturer stemmed losses, rebuilt the leadership team, and positioned the company for growth. Brimstone worked with the CEO, the senior leadership team, and the private equity firm to put in place the conditions for success. CASE STUDY. Two senior team members were onboarded.

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Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

A Guide to Agile Practices and Their Benefits in Today’s Dynamic Business Environment In to-day’s business landscape, agility has become a key driver for success. Agile methodology, originally conceived for software development, has transcended its IT roots to become a vital approach in various business sectors.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Daniel Vacanti and Prateek Singh graciously invited* me to be on an episode of Drunk Agile: Episode 37 Johanna Rothman Part Deux More Bigger Aging. Ordering the work by value, even though agile approaches hope the value changes. (Re)defining That's why agile approaches emphasize “finish something and get feedback on it.”

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 11, 2021

Worse, most career ladders assume we can assess what a person can do, not on their contributions to an agile team. That means most career ladders don't fit agile teams or an agile culture. Instead of individual achievements, we can reward the types of agile leadership we want to see in agile teams.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 15, 2017

The agile corporate-learning business model has been getting a lot of attention in recent times. Companies are seeing the benefits of a more agile production, design, and even leadership development programs. But an agile model isn’t for everyone. appeared first on Clarity Consultants.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 23, 2021

See Leadership Tip #4: Admit When You Don’t Know.). Don, a CIO, attempted to “install” a common agile framework. Meeting with senior leadership helped Don learn as part of a team. They develop alternatives I don't consider. That's why asking for help is a sign of strength and leadership.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Let me address a little about business agility and innovation. Business agility allows us to create a culture where we plan to change. Too many people think business agility is about the ability to do more of the same, faster. ” Or mine, “Explore and support effective ways of managing product development.”

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2024

When companies leverage the diverse talents of their Asian workforce, they can evolve into more global, agile, and powerful hubs of innovation and growth.

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Brimstone Consulting

JULY 1, 2021

How a health services organization developed next-generation leaders, increased employee engagement scores, and increased employee enablement. A leading health services organization identified leadership development as one of its biggest challenges. CASE STUDY. The program consisted of eight sessions, each a day and a half.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 29, 2021

The teams want to use an agile approach so they can incorporate learning. The managers might even think this is roadmap reflects an agile approach. There's nothing about this roadmap that's agile. You can decide if you need an agile approach. See What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? What can you do?

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Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

A Guide to Agile Practices and Their Benefits in Today’s Dynamic Business Environment In to-day’s business landscape, agility has become a key driver for success. Agile methodology, originally conceived for software development, has transcended its IT roots to become a vital approach in various business sectors.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.) The reason the teams worked on so many projects was that senior leadership was not clear on the strategy. The post Little’s Law for Any Kind of Product Development: How to Learn How Long Your Work Will Take appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

McNulty, associate director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, and Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, wrote , “The coronavirus crisis, like every crisis, is unfolding over an arc of time with a beginning, middle, and end. Build Agility.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 14, 2019

In Part 1 , I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team and every product. This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. Team-based “agile” is not enough.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome. Once a strategy has been developed, organizations often struggle with execution. Lack of engagement.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2017

I find these particularly relevant to personal development, as individuals often must resolve the tensions between competing values and traits and must carefully monitor their own strengths so those strengths don’t lapse into weaknesses. On the other side of the spectrum, great leaders are agile.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 5, 2023

Regardless of your industry, you will likely experience vast differences between cultural expectations among employees, challenges in attracting and retaining culturally diverse talent, and the growing need to develop intercultural professionals and leaders. Cross-cultural differences require leaders with cultural agility.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

important;}”] Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome. Once a strategy has been developed, organizations often struggle with execution.

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Clarity Consultants

MARCH 7, 2017

This trend toward more agile production, design, and leadership development is critical in creating the kind of responsive and flexible atmosphere that gets better results quickly. Today we're talking about how agility is particularly essential to corporate learning and development programs.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In Create Your Successful Agile Project , I recommend the team end an iteration in the middle of a week. Notice When the Meeting Goes Sideways Meetings, just like the product development, can go sideways. You might be using an agile approach, but it's not Scrum. See What's Wrong With Wednesday? That day needs an agenda.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 15, 2017

The agile corporate-learning business model has been getting a lot of attention in recent times. Companies are seeing the benefits of a more agile production, design, and even leadership development programs. But an agile model isn’t for everyone.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Learn and experience how agile works. What can I do?”

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Development is essential for leaders to thrive in today's turbulent marketplace. Embracing leadership assessment can build your capacity to navigate complex challenges and steer your team and organization to success. Here is what you need to know about leadership and the five keys to 360-degree assessment success.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 21, 2024

Net Promoter Score 95% Skill Adoption 92% Impact This global biotech company with a commercial footprint in 78 countries was looking to accelerate leadership and management development though a Corporate Leadership Academy for Biotech. Job Relevance 98% Satisfaction 148% Knowledge Gain 95.4%

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 7, 2023

Here are five reasons why organizations need to focus on succession planning: Avoid leadership gaps Succession planning helps to avoid leadership gaps that may arise when key leaders retire, resign, or leave the organization. This can help to retain top talent and ensure that the organization has a strong leadership pipeline.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 17, 2020

Aligning your senior leadership team will help drive the results needed to move your organization forward through recovery. The alignment of the senior leadership team impacts growth, performance, profitability, and the ability of an organization to navigate change and disruption. Ownership ensures accountability and execution.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. While some agile teams can manage their own deliverables, that's not the only role for a project or program manager. I've been talking about servant leadership.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 27, 2021

They succeeded, not because anyone was a 10x Developer or Manager. This is a part of the series of leadership tips. The post Leadership Tip #6: Give Credit as Often as Possible appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. You increase your reputation when you offer credit to others. Want to read more?

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Continuous Learning = An Agile Workforce LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report looked at the factors most important to job seekers when evaluating a new career opportunity. When viewed in the context of an unstable or uncertain job market, continuous learning is essential to creating and maintaining an agile workforce and operations.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The People Leadership Fundamentals workshop results were: 98.2% To set people leaders up for success, they wanted to establish proficiency with the fundamentals of leadership. The post People Leadership Fundamentals for Technology Managers appeared first on LSA Global. Job Relevance 98.4% Satisfaction 151% Knowledge Gain 95.5%

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2019

Most of my clients struggle with their agile transformation. The teams love agile approaches because they can work on their release frequency and technical excellence. The senior managers love the agile promise because they can see how agile approaches help the teams release a more constant flow of value.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 26, 2018

I started to think about the management signals we send, especially in an agile transformation. In From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , Mark and I developed this chart to show how agile approaches change the culture.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Overall faster decision-making, which allows for business agility. When I work with leaders, I hear reasons like this: I was the original architect or product manager or developer, so I know the most about the system (or product). See Leadership Tip #9: See & Stop Micromanagement—Learn to Trust Instead.

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