Last year, I temporarily forgot that onboarding leaders to new levels of business #agility requires building trust from the ground up. Sure, they might be excited about the agility, but they aren't necessarily excited about me. Humbling. Then its back to square negative one.

3 global Mega Trends trends underpinning the Enterprise landscape impacting the Future of Work. Mike Quindazzi PwC via Antonio Grasso >>> #FutureofWork #socialmedia #emergingtechnology #DigitalStrategy

“You can only do your best work if you do it the way you want to do it...and if you can take pride in it after.”

Future of employees :-)

3 questions to build trust when working with a new #agile team: What is going on in your team right now that has you moving to agility? What kryptonite has been holding you back from delivering awesome products? What would you consider as super successful results in 3 months?

Anyone can do it!

This one hit home!

From Forming to #performing: When #agile team first forms, they feel a real sense of pride. I call this the awards ceremony phase. At this point I write EVERYTHING positive they say down, so that when they start storming, I can pull the notes and remind them of who they are.:)

My favorite assessment book of all time: Accelerate by nicole forsgren Jez Humble @genekim415 In it you'll find the 24 proven capabilities that super charge a team's performance. Every single CTO on the planet (and probably every MBA) should read it and implement.

What if we put our energy and focus on the topics that unite us? Most Americans care about stopping drug addiction. What would our world look like if we doubled down on that, instead of trying to convince the other side “our” issue is right? people-press.org/2019/12/17/vie…

A country cannot reach its potential when so many of its citizens are not reaching theirs. Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn marieforleo.com/2020/01/nichol… via Marie Forleo

Do you encounter resistance in your agile transformation? My article Four Levels of Agile Leadership - How to overcome what's stopping you and create the organization you want to work with! can help :) linkedin.com/pulse/four-lev… via LinkedIn

“Put down your shield and stand in the rain of blessings.” Thank you Danielle LaPorte for today’s daily planner message!!

Applying a static model, like a #MaturityModel to dynamic variables—such as markets, customer needs and #technology—rarely meets expectations Barry O'Reilly ctt.ec/UyS6t+

Vasco’s link below shares exact steps on how to take your team out of their comfort zone so that they can create magic together. Wonderful video, great free ebook!

The estimates you created in October for your current project, how did they account for the epidemic going on? And the teams going fully remote? You still need to adapt anyway 🤷‍♂️ #NoEstimates

Looking forward to this book!

Your product teams are stressed out right now. What can you do for them? You can learn several simple ways to make their work-life easier now. Listen to this week’s Mind the Product podcast to find out how. mtp.io/3gQWKDA

Ever been in one of those meetings where everyone is on their computer working on things *other* than the topic of the agenda? Here’s what to do about it.

Do you run or participate in a Community of Practice at work? If you have thoughts about what makes a good one, or why yours failed*, I'd love to talk to you about it sometime. Happy to reciprocate any way I can. *extra points if it failed spectacularly!