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Storytelling – a key competence for project managers?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The actual TED talk principles are refreshingly simple and make me think of those that accompany the Agile Manifesto like, ‘Simplicity – the art of maximizing the work not done – is essential.’ Throughout the evening Stephen demonstrated his storytelling prowess and explained how the skill is a key part of project leadership.

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20 Years of the Agile Manifesto Part II

Scrum.org

Agile Manifesto Poster Today is THE big day, the Agile Manifesto is turning officially 20 years. Arie also talks about business agility and agile transformations which is something deeply anchored in the agile leadership course of scrum.org and the evidence based management workshop. . Ken Schwaber (2015).

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Review 12.5 years AGILE in the Netherlands

Henny Portman

Xebia published an interactive e-magazine Agile NXT ‘ 12.5 years AGILE in the Netherlands – more than a decade of agile captured in compelling stories and next steps for the future’. He doesn’t believe in agile leadership exists. It’s all about situational leadership and a greater focus on results.

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21st Century Leadership - Prologue

Scrum.org

A number of people inside and outside Scrum.org collaborated with me in 2018 and early 2019, to talk about 21st-century executive leadership. As a passionate optimist, I want to help organizations towards their direction of travel using agility as a strategy. 21st-century executive leadership, what to stop doing . Why agility?

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The Illusion of Velocity

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of ‘The Illusion of Velocity’ in agile contexts, peeling back the layers of traditional metrics as leadership tools. Moreover, I point to the advantages gained from leadership engaging directly with teams. Collins, T., Silverman, D., & Fussell, C.

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Agile Transformation – Success Factors part 2

Scrum.org

In the previous article, Agile Transformation – Success Factors part 1 , there was a strong focus on key levels that should be taken first into consideration. Agile Transformation efforts might be difficult. For instance: They create the agile transformation vision and act accordingly. They foster a positive, agile culture.

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Die Bedeutung Agiler Führungskräfte für Agilität im Unternehmen

Scrum.org

Das ist die mit Abstand häufigste Frage, die ich in meinem Professional Agile Leadership Training gestellt bekomme. Diese zweite Art von Führungskraft bezeichnen wir als Agile Führungskraft. Agile Führungskräfte stellen die Menschen an die erste Stelle. Da sich Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Apple und Co.

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