The Soul of a Change Agent – Part 1
Matt was the typical resistor of change. He didn’t like the introduction of Scrum and certainly didn’t like being forced to stand there once a day and report on what he did yesterday, what he planned to do today and what was in his way. As far as he was concerned, the only thing in his way was Scrum. ”Just gimme my work and let me work!“, he’d often say. Matt would decide on his own to do a piece of work that the team didn’t commit to until something...
Read MorePractical Advice for Managing Change Resistance
The Fast Track posted an interesting article about overcoming resistance to change filled with the usual feel-good, common sense advice for said topic. I agree with all the points mentioned in the post but one bone of contention I have is that this, and many other ‘feel-good’ posts, sound great but offer nothing practical that you can actually do when faced with change resistance. For each “fix” mentioned in this article, I’ll give you tangible actions you can do...
Read MoreChange Elasticity
Many organizations think Agile is the solution to their dilemmas. Many try and many fail yet many seem to exhibit the same patterns. The 3 most popular reasons for failure are lack of management/executive buy-in, general resistance to change and failure to change the organization’s culture. To me, those 3 answers really mean “I don’t know what happend and why it didn’t work so I’ll blame somebody else.” I experienced on many occasions the excitement change...
Read MoreIs it Possible to Manage Change?
AYE introduced me to the Satir Change Model. I remember feeling anxious about attending because it’s not one of those sit-in-front-of-a-projector conferences, it’s an experiential learning experience. The first session I attended was about managing change and it was hosted by Steve Smith. Since I’ve written about this before, I’ll give you the reader’s digest version. This post will make more sense if you have a basic understand of the “J curve”...
Read MoreYou Always Have a Choice
My 7 year old has a field trip today. My wife usually chaperones them but had a previous commitment so she couldn’t go. This morning my son, Owen, aske if I could go instead. He asked “daddy, do you have the police paper that says you can go on my trip” I replied, “no, I didn’t go to the police station to get it. I know you’re disappointed and I’m sorry.” So he asked mom again, even though he already knew she wasn’t coming. Kids are great...
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