learning to be a manager in the age of agile less2012
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Material of workshop hel at LESS 2012 on how to find an effective path for a self transfromation from a traditional to a 21st century managerTRANSCRIPT
LEARNING TO BE A
MANAGER IN THE
AGE OF AGILE
Giuseppe De Simone
It is not the strongest of the species that survive,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change!Charles Darwin
Eliminate waste Build integrity in Create knowledge
Defer commitment Deliver as fast as possible Respect people
Optimize the whole
ANTI-SOLUTION
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Doing the same things over and over, but expecting different results.
Albert Einstein – Definition of Insanity
If you're not a front line engineer, there's only one reason for you to exist: help your team move faster
Jan Bosch
TAKEAWAY #1
The better adapted you are, the less adaptable you tend to be
Sir Ronald Fisher
ZEN STORY
Adults are much more likely to act their way into new way of thinking than to think their way into new way of acting.
Richard Pascale
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo Tolstoy
TAKEAWAY #2
Challenge the decisions you’re taking before
putting them in action
Joe the regular guy
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AGILE AMPLIFIER
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
David Starr Jordan
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HOW WILL YOU CHANGE YOURSELF?
TAKEAWAY #3
If you want your developers to be at the
edge of technology, make sure you are at the edge
of management.
EXPERIENCES
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
John F. Kennedy
TAKEAWAYS
1.The better adapted you are, the less adaptable you tend to be - Sir Ronald Fisher
2.Challenge the decisions you’re taking before putting them in action
3.If you want your developers to be on the edge of technology make sure you are at the edge of management
Baby Steps
REFLECTION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
CONTACTS• Giuseppe De Simone
–mail: [email protected]–Twitter: @giusdesimone–web:
http://it.linkedin.com/in/giuseppedesimone
http://evolutionaryagility.blogspot.it/
Artwork by Francesca Marfia
THANKS TO• Marko Keba
–mail: [email protected]
–Twitter: @MarkoKeba
–web:
http://hr.linkedin.com/pub/marko-keba
Artwork by Francesca Marfia