Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

Employees and other constituents should expect HR to hold leaders accountable for fiduciary and strategic risks, just as a CFO would be expected to hold leaders accountable for a risky pattern of using corporate funds or resources. A recent Recode article provides an interesting perspective on the evolution of HR at Uber.

Recruiting 148

Recruiting Recruitment Finance Agile 148

Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

So, we’d like to give you guidance in this flow of resources – we’ve selected 11 project management books that any successful project manager should discover. They’re under pressure to meet deadlines that sometimes overlap, juggle all these projects’ shared resources, set priorities, and ensure team members’ productivity.

Management 29

Management Handbook Case Studies Case Study 29

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

This might include online or recorded refresher sessions; mentors; online resources for questions, feedback, and new ideas; or a certification process. Create a leadership and development portal. While training is indeed critical, having an adoption plan in place is even more essential. What reports do we need? What data is missing?),

Training 132

Training Training Data Agile 132

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%

Leadership 67

Leadership Company Talent Training 67

Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

Project managers can utilize the power of AI by leveraging project/resource management tools where the technology is incorporated. You can forecast project delays, resource bottlenecks, budget overrun, project performance, etc. Let’s now review the most common applications of the technology in more detail.

Trends 130

Trends Management Emotional Intelligence Software 130

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

To do this, we examined how 49 enterprise leadership teams spend their time and also looked at their perceived effectiveness on critical behaviors of a senior team. That time is spent establishing financial and operational metrics, aligning goals with overarching strategy, allocating resources, and reviewing key metrics.

Strategy 135

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Enterprise 135

Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. For example, a Google search for “agile software development” returns over 14 million results. Related Video.

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Agile Software Case Interview Interviews 73

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The strategic alignment of skills and organizational objectives is pivotal for driving revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement. Resistance to change, inadequate communication, and limited resources are common barriers.

Talent 48

Talent Training Training Culture 48

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Similarly, many organizations are experimenting with using Agile sprints beyond the traditional areas of product development and innovation. Both Kaizen events and Agile sprints are investments in innovation and human capital productivity. This includes more autonomy and agility as well as inspirational leadership.

Energy 135

Energy Agile Productivity Talent 135

Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 5, 2023

link] Cross-Cultural Strategy #1: Culturally Agile Leadership Leaders increasingly face cross-cultural differences working with diverse customers and employees. Cross-cultural differences require leaders with cultural agility. Successful, culturally agile leaders can see themself through another person's perspective.

Culture 69

Culture Leadership Agile How To 69

Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. Why 360-degree assessment matters 360-degree leadership assessment has been around for over 25 years.

Leadership 70

Leadership Tools Education Journal 70

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

Check out our selection of events for project/resource managers, business leaders, and industry professionals, which will provide you with valuable insights into recent trends and challenges, networking opportunities, and contribute to your professional development.

Industry 130

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 130

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

If you read my scaling agile series , you can see that becoming an agile organization requires seeing your organization as a system with a culture. If you don’t also address the cultural problems of rewards, you won’t continue with your agile transformation. Do join us at the Influential Agile Leader.

Agile 51

Agile System Culture Efficiency 51

Johanna Rothman

APRIL 17, 2020

Every single person in a leadership position struggles with (agile) team transparency. That kind of control is incongruent with agile leadership. Ask people to consider pairing, swarming, and mobbing to work in flow efficiency , not resource efficiency. These leaders think the team members work alone. (I

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Agile Efficiency Meeting Leadership 96

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The model has been used in other industries and has parallels to the “teams of teams” approach in the agile method of operating that has become so popular. By 10 AM, vital information has risen to the executive leadership, which includes the CEO and his direct reports plus other assigned functional executives.

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System Healthcare Metrics Report 131

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. Mastering digital requires leaders to be agile amid disruption. Voser was impatient for a new experience which attracted him to ABB and there he learned a whole new level of turnaround leadership. Insight Center.

Development 70

Development Leadership Talent Agile 70

Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If you use these delegation ideas, you will find you have time to have one-on-ones every week or two, depending on how agile your team is. Most of the problem is that organizations reward resource efficiency, not flow efficiency —even for managers. Do you want to do more technical work or leadership work? Decide for now.).

Leadership 79

Leadership Management Efficiency Meeting 79

Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

This includes project plans, portfolios, programs, and the resource pool. Assess the software’s ability to meet your organization’s needs, improve resource management processes, and achieve desired outcomes. Flexibility : Epicflow is applicable to any project management methodology you stick to, including Agile.

Software 130

Software Resources Training Training 130

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. Agility and scale rarely co-exist in the design of the organizational operating model. So why is it so hard to create networked, agile teams in large, global product companies? The global/local tension.

Agile 50

Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

That takes time and resources – and it also requires bringing creative thinking to unfamiliar problems. The leadership team conducts a weekly evaluation to assess, “Is what we’re doing working?” The result is an ability to quickly adjust and re-allocate resources.

Marketing 135

Marketing Agile Fashion Sales 135

Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Leadership Support: Leaders must champion change and cultivate an environment that encourages adaptability. Is your organization ready for it?

Culture 98

Culture Leadership Change Management Organizational Development 98

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

” is one of the questions I see when I work with people going through an agile transformation. Traditional measurements focus on resource efficiency instead of flow efficiency.) Resource efficiency measures don’t measure what the organization delivers or what prevents the organization from delivering.

Agile 44

Agile Efficiency System Culture 44

Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master!

Course 52

Course Leadership Software Agile 52

Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master!

Course 52

Course Leadership Software Agile 52

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you’re thinking about an agile transformation, you already know about feature teams. Except, in an agile approach, product management (often via product owners) is an integral part of a high-performing agile team. And, great agile teams often have HR support near the team, if not part of the team. See Part 2.

Productivity 74

Productivity Agile Culture Efficiency 74

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For the past 30 years, the literature on leadership and empowerment has advised leaders not to be too prescriptive about these questions, lest they undermine employee empowerment. It also compromises your own leadership bandwidth, reducing your ability to macromanage.

Leadership 132

Leadership Agile Course Exercises 132

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

At the law firm Allen & Overy, the idea of replacing traditional, annual performance appraisals with a technology-enabled continuous feedback system did not come from human resources. Only after a lot of stakeholder management and leadership intervention did the pilot get back on track. It came from a leader within the practice.

Talent 130

Talent Management Methodologies System 130

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. Instead of optimizing for a team's agility, we can encourage management agility with flow efficiency.

Agile 40

Agile Efficiency Culture Resources 40

LSA Global

APRIL 11, 2024

A Guide to Boosting Organizational Change Agility: The Top 6 Best Practices Most leaders understand that organizational change is both a constant and a necessity. Change management consulting experts define agility as the capacity of an organization to anticipate, respond to, and capitalize on internal and external changes.

Agile 36

Agile Culture Change Management Development 36

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.

Agile 68

Agile Change Management Culture Construction 68

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 Biotech Corporate Leadership Academy. Cross-Functional Leadership Designed for Senior Directors to improve cross-functional leadership.

Leadership 36

Leadership Enterprise Talent Training 36

Brimstone Consulting

JULY 1, 2021

A leading health services organization identified leadership development as one of its biggest challenges. The organization had grown quickly through acquisitions which placed leaders in positions larger and broader than their leadership training and experience equipped them for. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

Development 65

Development Case Studies Case Study Study 65

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

Finally, because of the size, importance and structure of the bank, the project would require not just the support of the BTFG function that reported to Shuttleworth, but the leadership team of BTFG (of which he was a member), the executive team of parent Westpac, and the board of directors of Westpac. What were the steps?

Banking 132

Banking Data Productivity System 132

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

As senior leadership peeled back the organizational onion, a clear case for change emerged in 2013. Global category and brand leaders influenced a small portion of those resources, and few of the ideas that were developed in-market were scalable. The strategy worked until growth slowed in both developed and developing markets.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

You don't want to reinforce resource efficiency, even though you rewarded the person for that all along. You now realize that if you want an agile culture, you want the team to collaborate. Back when we thought in resource efficiency terms, we might have made the mistake of thinking we could have 10x developers (or testers or DBAs).

Development 99

Development Management Efficiency Agile 99

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

For example, by adopting agile principles, leaders can motivate and energize teams, and give individual team members a way to own the results. With Agile approaches, teams focus on fewer, more critical activities. Leaders can help establish new cultural norms around time and make clear that everyone’s time is a precious resource.

Company 135

Company Energy Tools Talent 135

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

“Organization,” as we’re using it here, includes all of the required capabilities, resources (including human), and management systems necessary to implement your strategy. Each state poses a different leadership challenge. How well does your organization support the achievement of your business strategy?

Banking 132

Banking Film Strategy Strategy& 132