Francie Van Wirkus's Blog, page 11
January 9, 2019
When Will we be an Us?
“When will we be an us, instead of tech vs. business partners?”
Most people with skin in the game want to be unified, so why aren’t they?
Look at your environment first: where you invest your money, your leaders and their visions…do these things align? When they do, the path to being an us can be set.
January 7, 2019
Transformation Silver Bullets
“Transformation silver...
“Transformation silver bullets don’t exist, but they are sold to companies like WL every day.” -Leading Unlikely
January 2, 2019
Listening is Your Job & Your Job is Listening
Listening is Your Job & Your Job is Listening
“Leading through problems requires a ridiculous amount of listening.”
December 26, 2018
Vision is Your Job and your Job is Vision
Vision is Your Job and your Job is Vision
Vision ground us.
Without it being shared, relentlessly, an organization becomes unstable.
Make the time now to adjust how you will make vision your job in 2019.
December 24, 2018
Invest in Value, Not Budget
It might sound like a game of words, but it’s not.
Having a budget, and working a plan according to the budget sounds organized, but it misses the point of delivering customer value. You learn more about it in this short blog by Agile Velocity.
Have a value mindset; set the intent that everything you build has customer value.
Hint: you’ll need a tight feedback loop with your clients do make this…
December 18, 2018
Visible Work is Better Work
“When the work is visible, it can be made better.”
Better for your customers.
Better for your team’s standards of excellence.
Better for your leaders to practice managerial courage.
Quote from Leading Unlikely, book three of The Dominant Gene series.
December 17, 2018
Got Time?
Leading change takes lots of time, just like good leadership.
Time to talk in person with people.
Time to listen to people’s ideas and concerns.
Time to share your vision for change, relentlessly.
December 10, 2018
New Space for New Ideas
Whether you are new to reflection, or an expert practitioner of it, there is always room to step back farther.
Why? For new ideas to flourish, you need room for them.
How to do it? Using the same ways of thinking won’t give you any extra room. Practice opening your mind, and being curious to let in all possibilities. Even the ones that seem ridiculous.
Easy to say, hard to do. Practice. Daily.…
December 5, 2018
Repeat the Right Things
The same problem repeating in an...
The same problem repeating in an organization becomes culture. It’s difficult to change an entire organization, but you can begin today, within your team, to stop repeating problems. Replace them with repeating excellence.
December 3, 2018
Hope
Even in seemingly hopeless situations, there is something...
Even in seemingly hopeless situations, there is something a leader can do to improve it. Are you a leader?
