I help people and organizations learn about Management 3.0. I do this, for example, by facilitating the Management 3.0 Foundation workshop. One of the questions I get very often, is: “OK Ralph, great stuff, but how do I put his all to use?” My answer, of course, always is: “Well it depends…” I do understand, however, that people would like to hear stories about personal experiences. Stories about the actual pitfalls and benefits when applying Management 3.0 ideas and practices. To answer that question, I wrote a book: Doing It – Management 3.0 Experiences. The book details and reflects on my personal experiences adopting and implementing Management 3.0. The mistakes I made and the successes I achieved. I wrote them down primarily because I like to help people and organizations get started with Management 3.0 as well.
I believe people make all the difference in every project. The people’s skills, how they work together, how they feel, and just who they are. Scrum, Kanban, eXtreme Programming, Management 3.0, these are just tools or frameworks that exist to help people.
I have been working in IT since 1997. I had different roles: Software Developer, Tester, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Team Lead, Manager, and VP Software Development. What I always liked most, was working with people, to improve the processes and the environments they work in.
I am specialized in Management and Leadership coaching, Agile Coaching, and Organizational Development support.
I love to share my ideas and insights. I publish regularly articles on my blog posts.
Each chapter in this book contains examples on how Ralph implemented the methodologies as defined by Jurgen Appelo. What I liked a lot about it, is that Ralph explains that this might not work on your team. It’s just an idea on how you can implement these things. If you do the same, don’t forget to tweak it. Because what works for his team, might not work for yours.
A practical guide for both experienced and not so experienced managers. Insightful, useful and even funny, this book will give you a much better understanding on how teams work and how to make your employees feel better about their day to day jobs. A must read for any professional who wants to learn about improving their work experiences!