So much talk of changing the culture, but no one actually says how.
Now you've all heard about Walking the Talk, to make sure you as leaders 'do-what-you-say'.
So how about Talking the Walk, by telling the stories of the behaviours that have worked for your people.
Evidence your values, ways of working and changing…
Reasons for this behaviour?
No trust in the leaders No real care in the work Or a genuine priority
Are your people tuning in or zoning out? If it's the latter, share your vision and goals as a starter to get them interested and aligned. Two messages and a personal video shot on your…
My 3 standout comments from the #SAFeSummit last week:
Cofounder of Scaled Agile, Dean Leffingwell wondered how a company that believes a failed project is a bad thing can innovate.
Global Trust Expert, David Horsager said research shows people are more likely to trust their leaders when they share their mistakes and challenges.
Mattias Ulbrich,…
At the #SAFeSummit yesterday, Inbar Oren raised the point about how people in many orgs don't know the vision or the strategy. I've seen this myself and I'm sure you have too.
If you did a quick check right now, would your people know your org's vision and the point of the work they're doing?…
Just heard Dean Leffingwell at the #SAFeSummit share a great story. About a CEO he worked with work way back who always knew what was happening in the marketplace. Not because he was a psychic genius, but because he spent time with customers.
In this exact same sentiment, get among your people! I do this…
When your comms process is in place, it’s team building time. Sending out ad hoc updates and functional stuff isn’t enough. You need to:
Sending out ad hoc updates and functional stuff isn't enough to excite anyone! Yes, it's needed but you also need to:
tell your people's stories create a buzz about the things…
These 4 steps will get you started with a comms plan MVP:
Identify the purpose of the comms. Is it to drive an action, inform, engage and drive behaviour? Or to win hearts and minds? Choose the comms methods and channels. What do your people respond well to? Try a few. Decide what needs to happen. An…
In the process of writing blogs, I accidentally created something. Or more to the point, I ended up with a spin-off something else…. you might recognise it! I’ve called it The Agile Communications Manifesto For The New Normal. The tin says it all… 😉
Do have a look. I’d love to know your thoughts.
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I'm a recovering bank and IT workaholic. I’ll be honest, injecting effective communications into Agile transformation programmes over the last six years has been a tough gig.
A career break gave me time to step back, I mean really step back. And reflect. That’s how the Agile Communications Activities Plan© came about. It’s a high-level plan…
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