There’s a myth in organizations that the org chart can hold the total of the work that the organization performs. It’s a persistent myth and it’s lack of truth seems to have no effect on its power. Why? My conclusion is that the myth is self-sealing, in the sense that the lack of value in […]
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One of my key learning takeaways from yesterday’s meeting with Dr. Edgar Schein is that all change agents must be disciplined enough to wait until they have permission from the other person, who Schein call the client, before you offer your recommendations. Help without permission isn’t help. It’s…abuse might be too strong a word…relationship wear…it
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1. What are you going to do? 2. Who are you going to tell you did it? 3. How can they join you and do it too? Answer those questions, act, and you just might change the world. Why not try? Thanks to Max Ebnother for the great conversation that prompted me to distill these
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My new role in a global company is already teaching me new lessons. Today’s important lesson is that supporting a global organization requires schedule flexibility. I was on a call this morning at 6 AM to support a group in Eastern Europe. I was on a call late tonight at 9 PM to support a group
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Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” – William “Squire Bill” Widener I find the best way to get things done is to just start getting things done. But shouldn’t I prioritize the tasks first? Not necessarily. But shouldn’t I make sure I have an exhaustive list? Not required. Lately I’d
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In a few weeks I’ll be the guest speaker at Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (Rose City SPIN). Check out the details: Choose Your Own Journey: How to Make Every Change Better Dates/Times: Monday, March 30th, 2015: Networking & Food: 5:30-6:30, Talk: 6:30-7:30 PM Location: HF3 Auditorium, Intel Hawthorne Farms 3 (HF3)
Interested in joining me for five days of Agile and Lean learning in Hillsboro, Oregon in April? Here’s the flier with all of the details. The event is open to the public. Cost is $300 for the five days. IN_AL_flyer_Hres_F
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How much change can you absorb? As I sit aboard the Intel jet, flying between Hillsboro, Oregon and San Jose, California, I’m pondering my capacity for change. Next Monday marks ten years since I first became a mother. Helen was born on a Wednesday morning at 1:35 am. She was forced into the world a
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Thanks to Alan Gladman for this quote. Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln Let’s make up our minds to be happy today and throughout the weekend. Our families and friends will thank us.
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It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” – Theodore Roosevelt Don’t I know it! I’ve spent the past several months toiling to make this impending move to Oregon a reality. The new home is moving quickly toward closing and the old
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