by Louise Brace In a TED Talk, educationalist and author Sir Ken Robinson spoke of the extraordinary capacities that children have for innovation. Growing up we are naturally creative, inquisitive and with exceptional talent, which Sir Ken believes is squandered during our education. By the time we reach adulthood, our creativity has been literally ‘educated out of…
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Management 3.0 Case Stories How can agile leadership approach be adapted to different industries and sectors? Want to see how Management 3.0 works out in the jungle? We wanted to make sure that you have all the examples of how Management 3.0 agile leadership and change management practices work (and sometimes don’t work) with real-world teams….
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by Louise Brace Editor’s Note: This blog was written when Management 3.0’s parent company was called Happy Melly One and when we had launched an experimental project called Happy Melly, which focused on happiness at work. Today Happy Melly has been absorbed by Management 3.0, which is part of the Happy Melly Group. What does…
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by Jurgen Appelo When you’re a team of just a few people, discussing roles, authorization and delegation is easy. You just show up at a meeting, or on a Slack channel, and ask each other a question: “Can someone take over email enquiries?”“Is it OK if I spend some money on Facebook ads?”“What is the password…
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What leads to a happy life? What are the various ways to be happy? Happiness means different things to each of us, yet after doing extensive research, Management 3.0 founder, Jurgen Appelo, discovered a common thread: Happiness is something we create, it is not something to achieve. It is a path you choose, not a…
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by Louise Brace Distractions, distractions, distractions. In the 21st century office, we are surrounded by them. Smart phone ringing, email pinging, tweets calling for our attention. For most of us, it’s near impossible to stay focused; we are in what is known as ‘continuous partial attention’. Our mind is rarely focused on one task, or…
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by Jennifer Riggins Happiness is way more than job satisfaction. It’s loving your life and it’s loving others’ lives. Really, it’s everything. Of course, if you are happy in life you will be able to perform better at work and vice versa, and no matter how you feel at work pours over into your external…
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Welcome to one of the most controversial topics in management: Who should be paid what. Paying people for work without destroying their motivation is one of the most difficult challenges for management and regrettably, most compensation systems are considered unfair by employees and unscientific by experts. That’s why it would be wise to consider some…
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For some purposes, starting a business guild might sound like too much effort with too little benefit. Sometimes you just need to make a quick decision as a group, or you merely want a brief update on the latest news and gossip within your community of creative workers. That’s where the corporate huddle comes in….
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Define your organizational culture by sharing stories: Turn your team values and organizational purpose into action! Create your value story! When it comes to Value Stories, let’s start with looking at what your, your team’s or your organization’s values are: The question is, do you know what you consider to be valuable? Does your team…
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I don’t care for cookbooks, as in ‘5 steps to success at whatever.’ I like books that urge you to think, that present new ideas and get mental juices flowing. Jurgen’s book is in this latter category; it asks us to think about leading and managing as a complex undertaking–especially in today’s turbulent world. Management…
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What do you do when you need to make a decision? How do you know what makes your new hire tick? How do you know what gets under your own skin? One of the easiest and definitely most fun ways to delve into both your motivations (more on that below) is to play Moving Motivators!…
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The Littlest Guide for Change Managers Management guru Jurgen Appelo drafted the 90-page booklet How to Change the World: Management 3.0 as a starter guide to what is change management and how to enact it within your organization. This small tome is chock full of hands-on exercises and tips for how to influence change across an organization….
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Here we have created a place to answer all your frequently asked questions about Management 3.0. Whenever new questions crop up, we’ll keep adding to them. If you can’t find the answer to your question below please submit us a support request. Quick Links: General | Workshops | Agility in HR Workshops | Community | Facilitators…
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by Jurgen Appelo OKRs are a mix of the PDCA cycle, stretch goals, SMART goals, the Lean Startup method and Management by Objectives. Basically, it’s all of them wrapped up in one agile management practice. So many metrics, so little time. The lyrics of the actual song, one of my favorites from the 80s, were…
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by Vasco Duarte Horrible tasks, we all have them. And nothing is more human than putting them off. (Even if you aren’t real, believe me.) ‘I’ll do them tomorrow. Or next week.’ And before you know it, your deadline is way past or, even worse; the work has accumulated to Mount Doom size proportions. So…
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by Vasco Duarte When it comes to basic needs, I’m wired different than other people. Internet, for instance, is way more important for me than breathing, food, water and all other interesting things we know from Maslow’s pyramid. Also, it’s the only place I exist, so how’s that for a basic need? On that same…
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