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Change Agents Culture

Creating an Environment of Confidence

When I enter an organization as a coach, I often find people (and sometimes whole teams or departments) suffering from low confidence. For individuals, this could stem from being in a new role, a history of not being given a chance to speak what is on their mind, or a mistreatment after they made a […]

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Product Owner

5 Common Pitfalls for a Product Owner

The role of product owner is both a rewarding and challenging experience as those who are currently functioning in the role can probably attest to. There are highs and lows but the opportunity to shape and influence a product vision and see it come to life is a gratifying experience for most. Over time, however, […]

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Product Owner Transformational Leadership

Creating the Organizational Vision (Part 1 of the Agile Leadership Engagement Series)

Many books and articles have been written over the years advocating the need for leaders to provide a vision or to be a visionary. While it’s easy to read and talk about vision it can be elusive for some to create and even harder to effectively communicate. But in our Agile Leadership Engagement Model it […]

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Leadership

Becoming a Transformational Leader

Leadership during and after an Agile transformation will require a very different kind of leader. The days of command-and-control are being replaced by, as Steve Denning states in an article in Forbes, a new leadership “paradigm shift.” In my previous post, I talked about 5 questions a leader should ask themselves before undertaking a journey […]