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Fair Process – A Primer
INSEAD is big on “Fair Process”, a leadership mental model formulated by the creators of Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan … Read More
Conflict Resolution: Try This Simple Two Step Approach
Caught in an argument, tough negotiation or even a full-blown office battle? Try this simple two step conflict resolution approach. … Read More
What is a High Performing Leader?
At Agile Organization Development we regularly design and deliver High Performance Leadership Development Programmes for MNCs. The set up by … Read More
Coaching Fair Process to the Impatient Leader
“It’s not that they don’t get it. It’s that they’re resisting.” “I don’t get it. This plan makes so much … Read More
c2it to follow-through
As boss, how do we ask our team members “can you see to it?” without sounding hard-pressing and controlling? Getting … Read More
Remote and Hybrid Teamwork Success: “Asynchronous” Communication is the Key
Addressing the “Always On” Fatigue of Remote and Hybrid Working with Asynchronous Communication “I miss working in the office, at … Read More
Separating Thinking & Doing Time: Learnings from David Marquet’s “Blue & Red Work”
David Marquet’s “Blue & Red Work” Red Work: Doing Time We continue to be haunted by the ghosts of Taylorism … Read More
Team Alignment in VUCA”O” Times: Try W3 x 124A (What, So What, Now What x 1-2-4-All)
The situation is volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, overwhelming (VUCA”O”). We have an immediate, mission critical challenge to tackle. We need … Read More
Understanding the Science of Motivation for Leading with Inspiration and Purpose
Watch on YouTube References Transcript How do we lead with inspiration and purpose? It’s a good question and every leader’s … Read More
How to Influence, Not Manipulate (Follow-up post to “Aristotle’s Influence Model”)
Dear Eli, Frankie and team, thanks for the follow-up questions to our group coaching session on “Aristotle’s Influence Model”. What … Read More
Curious Active Listening Mindset (CALM) as a Leadership Modality
Directional Talk, or Dialogue? Previously I shared CALM for receiving critical feedback. You can also have a Curious Active Listening … Read More
How to Receive Critical Feedback in a Breeze: Try CALM – “Curious Active Listening Mindset”
Receiving critical feedback is dreadful. Our defensive routines get triggered and however we might understand that the feedback giver is … Read More
Feed-Forward Positive Feedback with the FFF Feed-Forward Formula
When we think of feedbacking, we tend to just do “corrective feedbacking”; i.e. feedbacking on things to improve. Don’t do … Read More
The Delegation, Empowerment Spectrum
“I don’t delegate, I empower.” The mantra of the modern enabling manager. I don’t disagree. Though caveat emptor. The delegation, … Read More
Classic Leadership Balance Still Holds for Agile Leadership
Again, it’s all in the balance. If it’s just all vision and empowerment, the team won’t move. Even as an … Read More
The Three Competencies of Mastering Complex Product Development
It’s mastery, so don’t expect it to be easy. As both a serial entrepreneur and agile coach to teams of … Read More
The Two Simple Traits of High Performing Teams
What do you do? The dreaded elevator pitch question. I fumble on it every time. Some days I will say … Read More
Let’s Talk About Fear of Failure
There’s one HBR article that I share but never hear back about. It’s Chris Argyris’ “Teaching Smart People How to … Read More
Kill the Zombies in the Eisenhower Matrix
My executive coaching client was being completely overwhelmed. After a download of a long list of things on his plate, … Read More
Disagreement vs Misalignment
“Shared understanding” is an everyday word in my team coaching. It’s so easy to get into positional talk and convincing … Read More
If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced
“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will … Read More
The many flavors of Experimental and Iterative approaches
The importance is to experiment and iterate. What approach you take is of secondary importance. Chose whatever approach that best … Read More
