Engage and Empower through Leadership Agility
David Hawks @austinagile
Leadership Coach
3 Problems with 9+ Solutions
Optimize for Output
The Workforce has Changed
We have an Engagement Problem!
Knowledge Workers want
Autonomy
Self-Organizing teams lead to better outcomes
Servant Leaders Support not Dictate
Human Knot
Daily Huddles drive Collaboration
Visibility is your Friend
Daily Huddle + Visual Board = Alignment
Regular Team Retrospectives
Servant Leadership +
Team Ownership +
Visibility =
Engagement, Innovation & Improvement
Drowning in a Sea of Opportunity
Is our Goal 100% Utilization?
How we Normally Assign Work
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Janet
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Project 2
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Project 3
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All High Priority!
How does Alex decide what to work on next?
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Project 2
How we should prioritize work?
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Prioritized Team Backlog
How we should prioritize work?
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Prioritized Team Backlog
How we should prioritize work?
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James
Camryn
Janet
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Prioritized Team Backlog
Project 2
How we should prioritize work?
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Project 3
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Camryn
Janet
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Prioritized Team Backlog
Project 2
Stop Starting, Start Finishing
We are working hard…
Why aren’t our stakeholders
happy?
Are your stakeholders engaged?
At what point do you get validation?
We need to iterate to develop a
shared understanding
Shorten the Feedback Loop
Concept
ImplementValidate
Outcome… …over, Output
Watch the Baton, not the Runners
David Hawks
www.AgileVelocity.comBlog: www.AustinAgile.com
Twitter: @AustinAgile
Engage and Empower through Leadership Agility
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