Implementing OKR — 7 things to ponder
In my experience I have noticed that it’s very easy to understand what OKR stands for. Further when you have heard of nimble companies of varying sizes from Google to Spotify have implemented, you think you have hit the holy grail. To some extent, I think the above could be true. When the admiration for […]
Dealing with failures
I did B.E. in Electrical engineering from VJTI, Mumbai University. As electrical engineers we studied electrical motors, generators, transformers, electrical power generation and distribution etc, etc. . . However, I did not like any of the electrical engineering subjects. I liked to study electronics. When I got introduced to Digital electronics and computers, I loved […]
CHOW #150 – What is the first Red pill?
Project Manager Chuck has just formed a new Agile team to develop a new generation diagnostics software for diesel engines based on real-time big data coming from field installations across the country – a mission-critical and technologically challenging work. The team reports to Chuck and he in turn reports to Mary Anne. Mary Anne is […]
Agile: The Journey starts with me!
Authored by McGee – Agile Coach (These statements are strictly personal and are not those of any Company or Organization) Last week I found myself in a discussion on agile leadership. I believe agile transformations can only be successful if the leader is fully bought in, fully supports the transformation and develops an “Agile Mind-set” […]
Chow #140 – How do I structure my new tribe?
Daniel looks after the supply chain product in a 60-year-old company. He reports into the Chief Information Officer. Currently the systems run on a traditional mainframe with some interfaces to the external world using UNIX gateways. The software is developed and maintained by Peter with 12 of the company’s long-timers, who have grown up with […]
Trust me I’m Irish
Author: McGee – Agile Coach (These statements are strictly personal and are not those of any Company or Organization) My wife, Helen, is very pretty. When people meet her they are often surprised and have no problem letting me know that I am “punching above my weight” and have done well for myself! Sometimes you […]
Agile Leaders are missing Gold
As I have been involved in Agile transformation coaching in several organizations over many years, I have been noticing one pattern: Most organizations have been moving from one framework/model to another, say Scrum, LeSS, SAFe, Spotify and so on; but there is not enough change in mindset, behavior, culture towards Agility. They are doing Agile […]
Podcast – Managing an Agile Transformation for Success
https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/7092680-managing-an-agile-transformation-for-success/embed/v4?eid=AQAAAJTk81vIOWwA Agile transformations, like any other are challenging for most organizations. This episode engages experts from PM Power Consulting J Veeraraaghavan, Vishveshwar Hegde and Anand Natarajan in dialogue, sharing their agile leadership coaching and consulting insights. The dialogue also explores common challenges and approaches to agile transformations for leaders and geographically distributed teams with diverse […]
CHOW #120 – Workacholic Manager
You joined this team couple of months back. You notice that your manager generally works very long hours on week-days and comes to work on certain week-ends too. You are concerned that you would not get good appraisal if you do not work similar hours. Exercise: Suggested Solution: My response is: Yes – it would […]
Five beacons for your leadership journey
Adolf Hitler would feature in most lists of leaders of all time, but I would not want to fashion my leadership journey around him, would you? The intent of this post is not to identify the right leader to emulate but define a few guiding lights. Based on my experience and my observation of a […]
