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True Servant Leaders Live the Agile Principles The values and principles stated in the Agile Manifesto align well with servant leadership. Taken together, these ideals and standards can help managers understand their new role in organizations that have transformed to agile, and be guiding lights for both agile managers and team members. |
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Become an Estimation Leader Single-point estimates, whether they are for a budget or a schedule, are never correct. Things happen. Demanding that your team provide you an exact number and then treating that as a guarantee is not being a good manager—or being agile. What if you could provide a different estimation leadership? |
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Book Review: More Fearless Change It is not always easy to encourage people or organizations to adopt new ideas. More Fearless Change: Strategies for Making Your Ideas Happen can give you the tools to help you spread new ideas. This book has actionable advice you can apply as a change agent, regardless of your role or organization. |
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Cultivating the Growth Mindset To the fixed mindset, new ideas are either not important and easily rejected, or scary and different. It forces us to focus on our roles and learn in places that are already our strengths. Strive to cultivate a growth mindset, where what you don’t know is an opportunity to learn more and get better. |
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How to Criticize with Kindness The word "criticize" has such a negative connotation that it seems like a contradiction to talk about doing it with kindness. But being nice when giving feedback will make someone you disagree with more receptive to listening to your perspective. And that approach can help minimize conflict at work. |
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How Tech Leaders "Manage Up" While leadership and management are traditionally thought of top-down, there is a lesser-known aspect of leadership that's referred to as managing up. Managing up allows you to positively influence the boss—or even the boss’s boss. Anuj Magazine highlights how leaders in technology have managed up. |
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What Drives Your Behavior at Work? Do you know what drives your behavior at work? Is it the sheer fun of programming or testing? Is it about serving customers or finding solutions to problems? Think about your mission and consider your principles when you debate potential risks and outcomes. Then, you can start exercising leadership. |
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Managers Are Still Good for Self-Organizing Agile Teams When teams self-organize to deliver software and solve problems, they can be more robust, effective, and directed. But this begs the question: If agile teams self-organize, do they really need managers? Yes, they do. Managers help create conditions that help teams thrive. Read on to find out how. |
