All women working in the tech industry make a contribution to the industry, not just those in developer roles. Working in it, even on the “business-side”, they know a lot about tech. If you work in Tech, and you self-identify as a women, you are a Women in Tech. Regardless of your role, level or experience. I want to celebrate them all.
Can Agile self-organization help with the natural tug-and-pull when building a great Executive team?
One of the most interesting things about executive teams is that no two are alike. When someone reaches C-Level, they have a unique set of experiences, skills and attributes that has a big impact on how they work with others and achieve results. Often C-Level responsibilities blend – especially with different groups that share a focus on the customer. So a natural give-and-take can happen that if not acknowledged and directed can sway a company culture in an unintended direction and even create competitive silos.
In our complex world Business we no longer can focus on only one thing at a time
We live in a complex world where there are many moving pieces that effect each other. It’s no longer possible to hold everything still and focus only on one thing. Yes we may have to prioritize, though hold multiple number one priorities. When we make decisions to change one, we need to consider how it changes others. While also always being prepared for what may come out of left field and drag us along with it.
What should your Agile Transformation teams focus on?
At an AgileTO meetup this week on Agile Transformation Teams individual tables were fictional ATT teams that went through steps to define their work. No one at our table knew each other and came from different backgrounds and experiences. The first step was coming up with a scenario. And then a vision. An interesting exercise. What we came up with was neither right or wrong, it moved us forward to the next steps: metrics to measure success, setting the team and budget, user stories for the ATT.
Have you ever considered asking your people to rate how aligned your company Culture is to the stated values?
Culture shouldn’t be something that we look at only on an offsite retreat. It’s something that we do every day. Partly, how things are done around here! If what is done doesn’t support the stated Culture, then start with taking a thermometer of what people think about where you are now.
What is your Wall?
Often we fence ourselves into impossible positions, with our identity so attached to a process, faction or decision that it can seem like letting go of it would be a step towards total defeat. We become unmovable, even in the face of someone else unmovable. What is yours?
