by Loïc Leofold A few years ago, I was asked to be mentor for a Startup Weekend. I’m still very proud of my experience. Relationships with participants were mutually beneficial: they developed their competencies and worked to become more agile. And they gave me energy. It was very exciting! When Sam looked for mentors to...
Read moreby Loïc Leofold Holidays are over. Kids are back in school. Also comes the time to choose your family activities. “I want to play football.” “And me, to ride!” “You take us to the restaurant!” Have you ever been in this complex situation? Inevitably, you have more choices than time and money. One thing is...
Read moreby Maya Middlemiss The story starts with the end of 17 years in a command-and-control, all or nothing work situation. Let’s call it a rather dark shade of Amber. Giving 100% of myself, to build something ultimately owned and controlled by someone else… and then ending up with nothing at all. I have no regrets...
Read moreby Rachel O’Toole I couldn’t find any model or pattern that I could apply while learning to be a coach. Instead, a model emerged out of my growth as an agile coach. It is based around six different personas that I inhabit when I’m in different types of situations with individuals, groups, and teams. Because...
Read moreby Rachel O’Toole My name is Rachel and I’m an agile coach. My admitting this is the first step in accepting it is my job — one that I didn’t think I wanted. Like anyone who takes on a new role, I was apprehensive. I had never done it before and although others thought this...
Read moreby Robbie Wood The first value of the Agile Manifesto is “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.” Defining this as the highest value of agile is recognition that people, with their abilities to communicate, collaborate, motivate, and inspire, are the most important component of the business ecosystem. The writers of the manifesto recognized that...
Read moreby Jennifer Riggins We are all, in part, to blame for the extremism that causes terrorism. Extremism most often happens to people without options. When we allow a generation to become hopeless, we make it easier for them to become vulnerable to false promises of a better life. Unemployment and underemployment combined with racism, isolation and hatred can...
Read moreby Jennifer Riggins The School of Play’s Founder Portia Tung started her talk at the AgiNext Meetup by getting us up singing and acting out the infamous “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.” Yes, this was a room full of adults. Not only was Portia trying to wake us up after a long day, she was...
Read moreby Maurice Lefebrvre What if I told you that there are companies out there where people can come to work as they are, with no need to hide behind a mask? Where challenges are put before you as opportunities rather than tests? Where your employer is invested in helping you grow by mentoring you into...
Read moreby Jennifer Riggins A workplace can’t continue to be black and white, right and wrong, only made up of good or bad behavior. Like the diverse mindset that’s necessary to innovation and eventual success, you can’t look at team collaboration and management as black and white. And it’d be ridiculous to just put on rose-colored glasses...
Read moreby Fabio Frascella Self organization is a highly recurrent topic when speaking about motivated and happy teams, and I’m a big fan of it. To some of us, it’s because of the sense of purpose, to others the cause of employee engagement and happiness. Whatever your reason is you will find something useful for you...
Read moreby Ryan Lockard Recently I was in a car driving down the eastern coast of England with my Uncle David. It was a long ride through the winding country roads typical of Suffolk. We had a series of conversations about life, including his time as a touring trumpet player with various bands around Europe. His crowning...
Read moreby Robie Wood This is the very first value listed in the Agile Manifesto. Individuals and interactions is all about the agile mindset and the behaviors that “being agile” is all about. Unfortunately, in many “agile” organizations, we still spend most of our time thinking about and working on improving our processes and tools. We...
Read moreby Kevin Miyashiro Agile businesses are the future because they are often in the best position to exploit the disruptive effects of digital and software technology. A business that follows an agile process can launch the right products faster than its competitors and adapt quickly to changes, both internal and external. A growing body of practitioners called agile coaches...
Read moreby Louise Brace I listened to a fascinating episode on NPR’s TED Radio Hour a few months back, Why ants don’t need a leader. The interview with biologist Deborah Gordon fascinated me. Picture this: the world’s largest ant colony stretches over 3,700 miles and it has been completely constructed by ants who self-organize through the...
Read moreby Jennifer Riggins Back in ’98, someone wrote: “The microprocessor is one of the greatest accomplishments of the twentieth century.” Since it enables our connected and computed world, I’m not going to be one to disagree. And the impact of Intel on our lives is no small fete by making the benefits of the microprocessor...
Read moreby Louise Brace “How can we engage upper management during change management?” In this article we’re going to delve into a question that we explored a little while ago during one of our Happy Melly Coffee sessions, you can see the context of the discussion below. How can we engage not only employees, but also upper...
Read moreby Agilista.me Last week a friend of mine told me a story that I wanted to share with the rest of the world. A couple of years ago he was working as a line manager. Together with a colleague he managed a group of about 25 people, consisting of two teams. Each team was responsible...
Read moreby Robie Wood ImprovAgility is a program for developing Agile mindset and behaviors in teams, team members, managers, and executives. It’s about Being Agile. James Highsmith puts it best that Being Agile includes the ability to: Foundational to developing the Agile mindset is practicing to become an effective collaborator–the first part of engaging–as well as understanding the...
Read moreby Vasco Duarte It’s an important topic in a lot of companies: Who gets to decide what? Democratic decision-making sounds like an interesting plan, and it is. But only as long as the company stays small, it often doesn’t work in bigger companies. If you are looking for a new approach, maybe this blog post...
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