Comments on: Agile Leadership http://www.bigvisible.com/mdwyer/agile-leadership/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:28:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jay Conne http://www.bigvisible.com/mdwyer/agile-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-13637 Jay Conne Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:10:48 +0000 http://www.bigvisible.com/?p=66#comment-13637 Mike - I like your summary perspective and agree completely. I like to view it in ethical terms as honesty about what we know and have yet to learn; honesty about what's inside and outside the speaker. In the case of SW development, it's specifically about not confusing specification with speculation, and then getting busy with cycles of learning and creating value. I find another distinction resonates well - the R&D vs manufacturing context. Most people find the R&D model compelling to explain our approach. Thanks, Jay Mike – I like your summary perspective and agree completely. I like to view it in ethical terms as honesty about what we know and have yet to learn; honesty about what’s inside and outside the speaker. In the case of SW development, it’s specifically about not confusing specification with speculation, and then getting busy with cycles of learning and creating value. I find another distinction resonates well – the R&D vs manufacturing context. Most people find the R&D model compelling to explain our approach.

Thanks, Jay

]]> By: Marjie http://www.bigvisible.com/mdwyer/agile-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-13425 Marjie Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:16:20 +0000 http://www.bigvisible.com/?p=66#comment-13425 I like this line.. I have thoughts along the same lines that distinguish traditional managers from leaders and the significant difference. There doesn't have to be but often is. A leader does not lead by power or title, they empower people, trust and trusting in people can make them rise to the challenge. Inspire people? Trust them to do the job. Agile controls the chaos and allows people to be valued as individuals who were hired to think and come up with creative solutions. Good leaders, agile or not, know this.. I can passionately recommend the following book, I think it will resound for many here: The Future of Work - Thomas W. Malone Had it on my shelf for a year before I read it. Describes leadership but could also be said to describe decentralized leadership such as those we now call agile. Great page turner. I like this line.. I have thoughts along the same lines that distinguish traditional managers from leaders and the significant difference. There doesn’t have to be but often is. A leader does not lead by power or title, they empower people, trust and trusting in people can make them rise to the challenge. Inspire people? Trust them to do the job. Agile controls the chaos and allows people to be valued as individuals who were hired to think and come up with creative solutions. Good leaders, agile or not, know this..
I can passionately recommend the following book, I think it will resound for many here:
The Future of Work – Thomas W. Malone
Had it on my shelf for a year before I read it. Describes leadership but could also be said to describe decentralized leadership such as those we now call agile. Great page turner.

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