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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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:
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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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SUPPORTS FOR
SUPPORTS FOR
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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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HYPOTHESIS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
executive agility is a key to unlock organizational agility
HYPOTHESIS
HYPOTHESIS
HYPOTHESIS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
executive agility is a key to unlock organizational agility
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
"Deletion" in this context does not mean
completely remove
Deletion means far "less of"
to an extent it's rare
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
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Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Fixed price Fixed Scope
internal Demands
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
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Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Fixed price Fixed Scope
internal Demands
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
without these deletions teams
won't see the point of agility
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Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Fixed price Fixed Scope
internal Demands
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
where to start?
immediate minutes
regular forecasts
review flow somehow
9 minutes @ 9am learning
ask people what is frustrating them
disagree and commit
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
try
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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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
promoting "the old guard"
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without these deletions
it's one foot on the brake,
one foot on the gas
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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"
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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
lead by example
get more informed on complexity
walk around regularly
common understanding of how work flows
get more informed on flow
get more informed on sense-making
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
Leader commits
Decisions with perfect information
Growth constraint blindness
Fixed price Fixed Scope
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
promoting "the old guard"
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
internal Demands
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Lack of cognitive diversity
Lack of goal orientation
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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
intentional & thoughtful reteaming
smaller outputs towards outcomes
see what difference outputs make, tweak
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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
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
Imposition
"Inflicting help"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
Short-term suppliers
Commitment = Guarantee
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Passive risk management
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Lack of cognitive diversity
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
Lack of goal orientation
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
internal Demands
promoting "the old guard"
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Project teams
Initiative budgets
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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 limited
because thinking is limited
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
without these deletions
we lose customers
New leadership positions
Dependency management
Thinking about the past
Targets
harming environment
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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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PACE
PACE
PACE
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
change at executive level - how slow/quick should it be?
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PACE
PACE
PACE
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
window of oppportunity
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
executive
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
organization
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Project teams
Initiative budgets
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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
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
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
harming environment
Lack of goal orientation
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
internal Demands
promoting "the old guard"
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
elements were inspired by conversations with ...
Angie Main, Andrzej Zińczuk, Andy Carmichael, Ben Maynard, bruce mccarthy,
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), indi young,
Jackie Thoms, jared spool, Jill Graves, Jim benson, joe justice, john carter,
John Seddon, joshua seiden, 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 other wonderful leaders & coaches I worked with
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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Q&A
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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"
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
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Project teams
Initiative budgets
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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
Delusions of
predictability
Utilization hurting flow
Imposition
"Inflicting help"
"Build it and they will come"
Focus on
"star performers"
Leader broadcasts
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
Lack of goal orientation
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
internal Demands
promoting "the old guard"
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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Project teams
Initiative budgets
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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
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
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
Lack of goal orientation
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
internal Demands
promoting "the old guard"
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
harming environment
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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
encourage technical coaches mob/swarm with teams
de-scale processes & flows
non-experts learning/doing crucial work
amp up discover-to-deliver
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AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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
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Project teams
Initiative budgets
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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
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
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 AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
Lack of cognitive diversity
People in the wrong seats on the bus
Complacency
in relation to
improvement
& learning
unpicking decisions
delayed minutes
harming environment
Lack of goal orientation
Lack of
prioritization
of the work
within capacity
internal Demands
promoting "the old guard"
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
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
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
the big lie
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
"you are empowered"
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
until you're not
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
if you're brilliant and talented
you don't need this so just #ignore
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HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
Thinking about the past
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY
but do check out thought leaders
acknowledged here ...
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  • 1. "hit delete" john coleman @johncolemanirl AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY linktr.ee/johncolemanxagility
  • 2. AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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:
  • 3. 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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:
  • 4. SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTS FOR AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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
  • 5. HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY executive agility is a key to unlock organizational agility
  • 6. HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY executive agility is a key to unlock organizational agility
  • 7. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY "Deletion" in this context does not mean completely remove Deletion means far "less of" to an extent it's rare Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 8. HYPOTHESES FOR HYPOTHESES FOR HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS DELETIONS DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY
  • 9. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Fixed price Fixed Scope internal Demands Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 10. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Fixed price Fixed Scope internal Demands Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes without these deletions teams won't see the point of agility Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 11. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Fixed price Fixed Scope internal Demands AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes where to start? immediate minutes regular forecasts review flow somehow 9 minutes @ 9am learning ask people what is frustrating them disagree and commit Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity try Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 12. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY promoting "the old guard" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 13. without these deletions it's one foot on the brake, one foot on the gas HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 14. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 lead by example get more informed on complexity walk around regularly common understanding of how work flows get more informed on flow get more informed on sense-making Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 15. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS Leader commits Decisions with perfect information Growth constraint blindness Fixed price Fixed Scope 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Complacency in relation to improvement & learning promoting "the old guard" unpicking decisions delayed minutes Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity internal Demands Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 16. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Lack of cognitive diversity Lack of goal orientation Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 17. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 18. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 intentional & thoughtful reteaming smaller outputs towards outcomes see what difference outputs make, tweak Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 19. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow Imposition "Inflicting help" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts Short-term suppliers Commitment = Guarantee AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Passive risk management C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Lack of cognitive diversity Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes Lack of goal orientation Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity internal Demands promoting "the old guard" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 20. Project teams Initiative budgets HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY People in the wrong seats on the bus Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 21. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 22. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 limited because thinking is limited Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 23. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY without these deletions we lose customers New leadership positions Dependency management Thinking about the past Targets harming environment Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 24. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 25. PACE PACE PACE AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY change at executive level - how slow/quick should it be? Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 26. PACE PACE PACE AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY window of oppportunity Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 27. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY executive Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 28. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY organization Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 29. Project teams Initiative budgets HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 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 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes harming environment Lack of goal orientation Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity internal Demands promoting "the old guard" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 30. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY elements were inspired by conversations with ... Angie Main, Andrzej Zińczuk, Andy Carmichael, Ben Maynard, bruce mccarthy, 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), indi young, Jackie Thoms, jared spool, Jill Graves, Jim benson, joe justice, john carter, John Seddon, joshua seiden, 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 other wonderful leaders & coaches I worked with
  • 31. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY check out the xagility podcast https://linktr.ee/johncolemanxagility Q&A
  • 32. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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" 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 Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 33. Project teams Initiative budgets HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 Delusions of predictability Utilization hurting flow Imposition "Inflicting help" "Build it and they will come" Focus on "star performers" Leader broadcasts 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes Lack of goal orientation Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity internal Demands promoting "the old guard" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 34. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 35. Project teams Initiative budgets HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 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 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes Lack of goal orientation Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity internal Demands promoting "the old guard" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 36. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY harming environment Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 37. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 encourage technical coaches mob/swarm with teams de-scale processes & flows non-experts learning/doing crucial work amp up discover-to-deliver Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 38. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 39. Project teams Initiative budgets HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 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 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 AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY Lack of cognitive diversity People in the wrong seats on the bus Complacency in relation to improvement & learning unpicking decisions delayed minutes harming environment Lack of goal orientation Lack of prioritization of the work within capacity internal Demands promoting "the old guard" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 40. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS 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 HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 41. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY 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 Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 42. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY the big lie Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 43. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY "you are empowered" Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 44. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY until you're not Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 45. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY if you're brilliant and talented you don't need this so just #ignore Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.
  • 46. HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS HYPOTHESES FOR DELETIONS AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AUTHENTIC SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY Thinking about the past C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY C-SUITE EXEC AGILITY but do check out thought leaders acknowledged here ... Copyright © Orderly Disruption Limited 2022 - All rights reserved.