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john coleman
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
SUPPORTS FOR
SUPPORTS FOR
SUPPORTS FOR
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
team
team of teams
agile role/accountability
lean role/accountability
product manager
product leader
manager
leader
agility coach
agility trainer
scaling practitioner/coach
de-scaling practitioner/coach
executive
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
if you're brilliant and talented you
don't need what I have to show you
#ignore
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
but do check out thought leaders
acknowledged here ...
SUPPORTS FOR
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
inpsired by conversations with ...
Angie Main, Andrzej Zińczuk, Andy Carmichael, Ben
Maynard, Bjarte Bognes, Brendan Wovchko, carolyn
mumby, Charles Bradley, christiaan verwijs, Daniel
Doiron, daniel russo, Daniel Vacanti, Dave Snowden, Dave
West, David Dame, denise pereira carvalho, Don McGreal,
Erich R. Bühler, Erik Weber, Fin Goulding, Haydn
Shaughnessy(RIP), Jackie Thoms, jared spool, Jill Graves,
joshua seiden, John Seddon, klaus leopold, Kurt Bittner,
Laurens Bonnema, Liz Keogh, Mark Noneman, Marshall
Goldsmith, marty cagan, Mike Burrows, Nader Talai, pia-
maria Thorén, Robert annis, rob kinnerfelt, Ron Eringa,
ryan ripley. Steve Porter, steve tendon, and Thomas
Power.
and wonderful leaders & coaches I worked with
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
owns the strategy or sets the direction of travel
justifies investment
Executive (n): Person or group appointed and given the responsibility to
manage the affairs of an organization and the authority to make decisions
within specified boundaries.
a person who:
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
someone at CxO level, someone reporting to a CEO, a chairwoman
a board member for a large organization (>1000 people).
a regional president or one of her reports for an overall 100,000
person + organization.
a board member of a Fortune 500 organization
a government minister/secretary
a chairwoman of a global non-profit organization
an executive leader for a chunk of the organization
a leader within a division of a large firm,
a leader within a small/medium-sized firm
her -1s
her coach
Executives for the context of this talk include:
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
the big lie
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
"you are empowered"
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
until you're not
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
"Deletion" in this context does not mean
completely remove
(although that would be nice:)




Deletion means far "less of"
to an extent it's rare
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
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Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Demands
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
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DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Demands
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
without these deletions teams
won't see the point of agility
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
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DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Demands
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
where to start?
immediate minutes
probabilistic forecasts
review flow analytics
9 minutes @ 9am learning
try
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DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Growth constraint blindness
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
"Inflicting help"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
promoting "the old guard"
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
without these deletions
it's one foot on the brake,
one foot on the gas
Growth constraint blindness
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
"Inflicting help"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Passive risk management
promoting "the old guard"
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Growth constraint blindness
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
"Inflicting help"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Passive risk management
promoting "the old guard"
where to start?
recruit/promote with agility in mind
listen, really listen
let non-experts start work
clear guidance for non-teams
get informed on complexity
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DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Growth constraint blindness
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Demands
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
"Inflicting help"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
promoting "the old guard"
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Short lived teams
Ruthlessness with people
Push system
Local optimization
Imposition
Short-term suppliers
Commitment = Guarantee
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Lack of cognitive diversity
Lack of goal orientation
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
without these deletions the
environment lacks humanity
Short lived teams
Ruthlessness with people
Push system
Local optimization
Imposition
Short-term suppliers
Commitment = Guarantee
Lack of cognitive diversity
Lack of goal orientation
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Short lived teams
Ruthlessness with people
Push system
Local optimization
Imposition
Short-term suppliers
Commitment = Guarantee
Lack of cognitive diversity
Lack of goal orientation
where to start?
let teams coordinate at value stream level
product teams
talk to customers/users regularly
ruthless with value, compassionate with people
invitation
focus on aging
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Leader commits
Short lived teams
Decisions with perfect information
Growth constraint blindness
Ruthlessness with people
Push system
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Local optimization
Demands
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
Imposition
"Inflicting help"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work
Short-term suppliers
Commitment = Guarantee
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Lack of cognitive diversity
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
promoting "the old guard"
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
Lack of goal orientation
Project teams
Initiative budgets
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
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DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Scaling
Individual meritocracy
Over-milking the cow
"Build it and they will come"
Big bet as the norm
"customer/
consumer
centric" bs
Long-lived impediments
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Efficiency tunnel vision
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
People in the wrong seats on the bus
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Project teams
Initiative budgets
Scaling
Individual meritocracy
Over-milking the cow
"Build it and they will come"
Big bet as the norm
"customer/consumer centric" bs
Long-lived impediments
Efficiency tunnel vision
People in the wrong seats on the bus
without these deletions
it's a feature factory
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Project teams
Initiative budgets
Scaling
Individual meritocracy
Over-milking the cow
"Build it and they will come"
Big bet as the norm
"customer/consumer centric" bs
Long-lived impediments
Efficiency tunnel vision
People in the wrong seats on the bus
where to start?
focus on fixing problems
more regular funding cycles
compassionate dissent
discover to deliver
get out of the building
experiment when risk is high
customer/user interviews
self-designing teams
Project teams
Initiative budgets
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Leader commits
Scaling
Short lived teams
Individual meritocracy
Decisions with perfect information
Growth constraint blindness
Ruthlessness with people
Push system
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Local optimization
Over-milking the cow
Demands
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
Imposition
"Inflicting help"
"Build it and they will come"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work
Short-term suppliers
Big bet as the norm
"customer/
consumer
centric" bs
Long-lived impediments
Commitment = Guarantee
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Efficiency tunnel vision
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
promoting "the old guard"
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
Lack of goal orientation
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Managerial only career path
Leaders pushing impediments
back down to teams
Data-less decisions
Ill-suited processes/workflows
100/100 over 80/20
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
"Better Faster Cheaper"
Lack of technical excellence
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Managerial only career path
Leaders pushing impediments
back down to teams
Data-less decisions
Ill-suited processes/workflows
100/100 over 80/20
"Better Faster Cheaper"
Lack of technical excellence
without these deletions
potential is more limited
than it could be
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Managerial only career path
Leaders pushing impediments
back down to teams
Data-less decisions
Ill-suited processes/workflows
100/100 over 80/20
"Better Faster Cheaper"
Lack of technical excellence
where to start?
treat initiatives as bets
data-informed decision making
technical coaches mob/swarm with teams
de-scale processes & flows
non-experts learning/doing crucial work
Project teams
Initiative budgets
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Leader commits
Scaling
Short lived teams
Individual meritocracy
Managerial only career path
Decisions with perfect information
Growth constraint blindness
Ruthlessness with people
Push system
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Local optimization
Over-milking the cow
Demands
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
Imposition
Leaders pushing impediments
back down to teams
"Inflicting help"
"Build it and they will come"
Data-less decisions
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work Ill-suited processes/workflows
Short-term suppliers
Big bet as the norm
100/100 over 80/20
"customer/
consumer
centric" bs
Long-lived impediments
Commitment = Guarantee
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
"Better Faster Cheaper"
Lack of technical excellence
Efficiency tunnel vision
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
promoting "the old guard"
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
Lack of goal orientation
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
New leadership positions
Dependency management
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
Targets
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
harming environment
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
without these deletions
we lose customers
New leadership positions
Dependency management
Thinking about the past
Targets
harming environment
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
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DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
New leadership positions
Dependency management
Thinking about the past
Targets
harming environment
where to start?
expand definition of the product/service
leadership without being a position
trends
congruent purpose
goals in multiple time horizons
"slice of cake" teams
Project teams
Initiative budgets
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Leader commits
Scaling
Short lived teams
Individual meritocracy
Managerial only career path
Decisions with perfect information
Growth constraint blindness
Ruthlessness with people
Annual budgets
Push system
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Local optimization
Over-milking the cow
New leadership positions
Demands
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
Imposition
Leaders pushing impediments
back down to teams
"Inflicting help"
"Build it and they will come"
Data-less decisions
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work Ill-suited processes/workflows
Short-term suppliers
Big bet as the norm
100/100 over 80/20
"customer/
consumer
centric" bs
Dependency management
Long-lived impediments
Commitment = Guarantee
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
"Better Faster Cheaper"
Lack of technical excellence
Thinking about the past
Targets
Efficiency tunnel vision
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
promoting "the old guard"
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
harming environment
Lack of goal orientation
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Backlogs
Unsustainability
Appreciation of ego
Any hint of a lack of
diversity & inclusion
Transformations
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
5-day week
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Backlogs
Unsustainability
Appreciation of ego
Any hint of a lack of
diversity & inclusion
Transformations
5-day week
without these deletions
we lose our best employees
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
where to start?
Backlogs
Unsustainability
Appreciation of ego
Any hint of a lack of
diversity & inclusion
Transformations
5-day week
appreciation of compassion
change & learning is part of what we do every day
4-day week
authentic recruitment
customer - what would you like next?
focus on customer/user jobs
Project teams
Initiative budgets
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
Leader commits
Scaling
Short lived teams
Backlogs
Individual meritocracy
Managerial only career path
Decisions with perfect information
Growth constraint blindness
Ruthlessness with people
Annual budgets
Push system
Fixed price Fixed Scope
Lack of (agility)
discipline
Local optimization
Over-milking the cow
Unsustainability
Appreciation of ego
New leadership positions
Any hint of a lack of
diversity & inclusion
Demands
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
Imposition
Leaders pushing impediments
back down to teams
Transformations
"Inflicting help"
"Build it and they will come"
Data-less decisions
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Lack of
prioritization
(sequencing)
of the work Ill-suited processes/workflows
Short-term suppliers
Big bet as the norm
100/100 over 80/20
"customer/
consumer
centric" bs
Dependency management
Long-lived impediments
Commitment = Guarantee
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
"Better Faster Cheaper"
Lack of technical excellence
Thinking about the past
Targets
Efficiency tunnel vision
5-day week
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
promoting "the old guard"
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
harming environment
Lack of goal orientation
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
executive
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
organization
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
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  • 2. SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS team team of teams agile role/accountability lean role/accountability product manager product leader manager leader agility coach agility trainer scaling practitioner/coach de-scaling practitioner/coach executive
  • 3. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS if you're brilliant and talented you don't need what I have to show you #ignore
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  • 6. SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS owns the strategy or sets the direction of travel justifies investment Executive (n): Person or group appointed and given the responsibility to manage the affairs of an organization and the authority to make decisions within specified boundaries. a person who:
  • 7. SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS someone at CxO level, someone reporting to a CEO, a chairwoman a board member for a large organization (>1000 people). a regional president or one of her reports for an overall 100,000 person + organization. a board member of a Fortune 500 organization a government minister/secretary a chairwoman of a global non-profit organization an executive leader for a chunk of the organization a leader within a division of a large firm, a leader within a small/medium-sized firm her -1s her coach Executives for the context of this talk include:
  • 8. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS the big lie
  • 9. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS "you are empowered"
  • 10. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS until you're not
  • 11. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS "Deletion" in this context does not mean completely remove (although that would be nice:) Deletion means far "less of" to an extent it's rare
  • 12. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
  • 13. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Fixed price Fixed Scope Demands Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes
  • 14. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Fixed price Fixed Scope Demands Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes without these deletions teams won't see the point of agility
  • 15. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Fixed price Fixed Scope Demands Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes where to start? immediate minutes probabilistic forecasts review flow analytics 9 minutes @ 9am learning try
  • 16. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Growth constraint blindness Lack of (agility) discipline Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow "Inflicting help" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS promoting "the old guard"
  • 17. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS without these deletions it's one foot on the brake, one foot on the gas Growth constraint blindness Lack of (agility) discipline Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow "Inflicting help" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Passive risk management promoting "the old guard"
  • 18. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Growth constraint blindness Lack of (agility) discipline Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow "Inflicting help" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Passive risk management promoting "the old guard" where to start? recruit/promote with agility in mind listen, really listen let non-experts start work clear guidance for non-teams get informed on complexity
  • 19. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Growth constraint blindness Fixed price Fixed Scope Lack of (agility) discipline Demands Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow "Inflicting help" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Complacency in relation to improvement & learning promoting "the old guard" unpicking decisions delayed minutes
  • 20. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Short lived teams Ruthlessness with people Push system Local optimization Imposition Short-term suppliers Commitment = Guarantee AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Lack of cognitive diversity Lack of goal orientation
  • 21. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS without these deletions the environment lacks humanity Short lived teams Ruthlessness with people Push system Local optimization Imposition Short-term suppliers Commitment = Guarantee Lack of cognitive diversity Lack of goal orientation
  • 22. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Short lived teams Ruthlessness with people Push system Local optimization Imposition Short-term suppliers Commitment = Guarantee Lack of cognitive diversity Lack of goal orientation where to start? let teams coordinate at value stream level product teams talk to customers/users regularly ruthless with value, compassionate with people invitation focus on aging
  • 23. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Short lived teams Decisions with perfect information Growth constraint blindness Ruthlessness with people Push system Fixed price Fixed Scope Lack of (agility) discipline Local optimization Demands Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow Imposition "Inflicting help" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work Short-term suppliers Commitment = Guarantee AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Lack of cognitive diversity Complacency in relation to improvement & learning promoting "the old guard" unpicking decisions delayed minutes Lack of goal orientation
  • 24. Project teams Initiative budgets DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Scaling Individual meritocracy Over-milking the cow "Build it and they will come" Big bet as the norm "customer/ consumer centric" bs Long-lived impediments AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Efficiency tunnel vision C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS People in the wrong seats on the bus
  • 25. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Project teams Initiative budgets Scaling Individual meritocracy Over-milking the cow "Build it and they will come" Big bet as the norm "customer/consumer centric" bs Long-lived impediments Efficiency tunnel vision People in the wrong seats on the bus without these deletions it's a feature factory
  • 26. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Project teams Initiative budgets Scaling Individual meritocracy Over-milking the cow "Build it and they will come" Big bet as the norm "customer/consumer centric" bs Long-lived impediments Efficiency tunnel vision People in the wrong seats on the bus where to start? focus on fixing problems more regular funding cycles compassionate dissent discover to deliver get out of the building experiment when risk is high customer/user interviews self-designing teams
  • 27. Project teams Initiative budgets DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Scaling Short lived teams Individual meritocracy Decisions with perfect information Growth constraint blindness Ruthlessness with people Push system Fixed price Fixed Scope Lack of (agility) discipline Local optimization Over-milking the cow Demands Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow Imposition "Inflicting help" "Build it and they will come" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work Short-term suppliers Big bet as the norm "customer/ consumer centric" bs Long-lived impediments Commitment = Guarantee AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Efficiency tunnel vision Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning promoting "the old guard" unpicking decisions delayed minutes Lack of goal orientation
  • 28. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Managerial only career path Leaders pushing impediments back down to teams Data-less decisions Ill-suited processes/workflows 100/100 over 80/20 AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY "Better Faster Cheaper" Lack of technical excellence C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
  • 29. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Managerial only career path Leaders pushing impediments back down to teams Data-less decisions Ill-suited processes/workflows 100/100 over 80/20 "Better Faster Cheaper" Lack of technical excellence without these deletions potential is more limited than it could be
  • 30. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Managerial only career path Leaders pushing impediments back down to teams Data-less decisions Ill-suited processes/workflows 100/100 over 80/20 "Better Faster Cheaper" Lack of technical excellence where to start? treat initiatives as bets data-informed decision making technical coaches mob/swarm with teams de-scale processes & flows non-experts learning/doing crucial work
  • 31. Project teams Initiative budgets DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Scaling Short lived teams Individual meritocracy Managerial only career path Decisions with perfect information Growth constraint blindness Ruthlessness with people Push system Fixed price Fixed Scope Lack of (agility) discipline Local optimization Over-milking the cow Demands Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow Imposition Leaders pushing impediments back down to teams "Inflicting help" "Build it and they will come" Data-less decisions Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work Ill-suited processes/workflows Short-term suppliers Big bet as the norm 100/100 over 80/20 "customer/ consumer centric" bs Long-lived impediments Commitment = Guarantee AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY "Better Faster Cheaper" Lack of technical excellence Efficiency tunnel vision Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning promoting "the old guard" unpicking decisions delayed minutes Lack of goal orientation
  • 32. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO New leadership positions Dependency management AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past Targets C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS harming environment
  • 33. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS without these deletions we lose customers New leadership positions Dependency management Thinking about the past Targets harming environment
  • 34. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS New leadership positions Dependency management Thinking about the past Targets harming environment where to start? expand definition of the product/service leadership without being a position trends congruent purpose goals in multiple time horizons "slice of cake" teams
  • 35. Project teams Initiative budgets DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Scaling Short lived teams Individual meritocracy Managerial only career path Decisions with perfect information Growth constraint blindness Ruthlessness with people Annual budgets Push system Fixed price Fixed Scope Lack of (agility) discipline Local optimization Over-milking the cow New leadership positions Demands Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow Imposition Leaders pushing impediments back down to teams "Inflicting help" "Build it and they will come" Data-less decisions Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work Ill-suited processes/workflows Short-term suppliers Big bet as the norm 100/100 over 80/20 "customer/ consumer centric" bs Dependency management Long-lived impediments Commitment = Guarantee AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY "Better Faster Cheaper" Lack of technical excellence Thinking about the past Targets Efficiency tunnel vision Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning promoting "the old guard" unpicking decisions delayed minutes harming environment Lack of goal orientation
  • 36. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Backlogs Unsustainability Appreciation of ego Any hint of a lack of diversity & inclusion Transformations AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY 5-day week C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS
  • 37. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Backlogs Unsustainability Appreciation of ego Any hint of a lack of diversity & inclusion Transformations 5-day week without these deletions we lose our best employees
  • 38. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS where to start? Backlogs Unsustainability Appreciation of ego Any hint of a lack of diversity & inclusion Transformations 5-day week appreciation of compassion change & learning is part of what we do every day 4-day week authentic recruitment customer - what would you like next? focus on customer/user jobs
  • 39. Project teams Initiative budgets DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO Leader commits Scaling Short lived teams Backlogs Individual meritocracy Managerial only career path Decisions with perfect information Growth constraint blindness Ruthlessness with people Annual budgets Push system Fixed price Fixed Scope Lack of (agility) discipline Local optimization Over-milking the cow Unsustainability Appreciation of ego New leadership positions Any hint of a lack of diversity & inclusion Demands Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow Imposition Leaders pushing impediments back down to teams Transformations "Inflicting help" "Build it and they will come" Data-less decisions Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Lack of prioritization (sequencing) of the work Ill-suited processes/workflows Short-term suppliers Big bet as the norm 100/100 over 80/20 "customer/ consumer centric" bs Dependency management Long-lived impediments Commitment = Guarantee AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY "Better Faster Cheaper" Lack of technical excellence Thinking about the past Targets Efficiency tunnel vision 5-day week Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning promoting "the old guard" unpicking decisions delayed minutes harming environment Lack of goal orientation
  • 40. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS executive
  • 41. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS organization
  • 42. DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO DELETIONS REQUIRED TO GET TO AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS C-SUITE EXEC CONSCIOUSNESS check out the xagility podcast https://linktr.ee/johncolemanagile Q&A