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LAST Conference 2019 – 3 Ways to Become More Self-Aware
Posted on July 30, 2019 Leave a Comment
Here are the slides from my LAST Conference Talk today. Self-awareness is about learning to observe yourself not only through your own eyes but through others people’s eyes too. When you are self-aware, you know your strengths and weaknesses and how to manage them in the workplace. The talk introduces a model for developing self-awareness […]
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Agile Transformation: Mastery, Autonomy & Purpose
Posted on August 5, 2018 Leave a Comment
In this guest post Michael Gibson – Agile Coach at ANZ, presents a slightly different way of viewing agile maturity, through Dan Pink’s lens of Mastery, Autonomy and Purpose; as a simple and useful way of fostering conversations and ensuring all relevant perspectives are considered. Mastery, Autonomy & Purpose Let me start by saying that if you […]
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Agile capability and skills no longer optional
Posted on October 17, 2017 Leave a Comment
If you are someone who have little or no experience in agile and other related ways of working, you should start considering learning about it now. A recent search at one of the largest job search sites in Australia, seek.com.au, reveals 6,661 jobs with the word ‘agile’. This has more than doubled in 2 years! This […]
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ANZ Agile Transformation To Create A Learning Organisation
Posted on September 19, 2017 Leave a Comment
The journey of transforming ANZ Banking Group into an awesome place to work has begun. It’s about three months since Shayne Elliott, CEO of ANZ publicly announced his vision and plans to make the bank agile as part of the transformation into a bank and brand people love. ANZ is a large enterprise with ~46,000 employees […]
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Webinar – The role of a BA in large agile environments
Posted on July 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
This webinar was recorded in June 2014. I was on a panel with Bernd Schiffer discussing the role of a BA in large agile environments hosted by Pete Cohen. I forgot to post this at the time and although it was two years ago the discussion is still relevant today. Thanks to Lynne Cazaly for capturing the […]
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LAST Conference 2016 – Agile Innovation and Thinking Like a Startup
Posted on July 21, 2016 Leave a Comment
My presentation at LAST Conference 2016 titled “Agile Innovation and Thinking Like a Startup” is available on Slideshare. Many enterprises are struggling to innovate whilst smaller startups are disrupting the market. Existing organisational business models work well in a known and predictable environment. However, these approaches fail when applied to an uncertain and changing environment. In this […]
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1st Conference 2015 – Evoking Excellence Through Agile Coaching
Posted on July 11, 2016 Leave a Comment
The presentation I delivered last year at 1st Conference 2015 titled “Evoking Excellence Through Agile Coaching” is available on Slideshare.
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LAST Conference 2016 – Pirate Metrics AARRR !
Posted on July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
My Lightning Talk at the opening session of LAST Conference 2016 titled “Pirate Metrics” is available on Slideshare. The talk is a quick 5 minute introduction to the Pirate Metrics based on Dave McClure’s startup metrics. Fans of Lucas Art’s game ‘Secret of Monkey Island’ would enjoy the inclusion in my talk. AARRR!!! Here’s some of the tweets […]
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Scrum Australia 2016 – Lean Discovery
Posted on July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
My presentation at Scrum Australia 2016 titled “Lean Discovery” is available on Slideshare. “The hardest part of building any software system is determining precisely what to build.” – Fredrick Brooks. Discovering exactly what customers, stakeholders, and sponsors want to create is often the most difficult part of product development. Getting everyone aligned can be fraught […]
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Leaders need to focus on providing Clarity and Competence, not control
Posted on March 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
Self-organising teams is the antithesis to hierarchical structures that exist in many organisations. Traditional leadership required a strong leader to take control, attract followers and make it happen. Modern leadership is about leaders giving control and creating leaders. Self-organisation requires autonomy and control to be given to teams. This includes trusting individuals to figure out how to solve problems, make […]
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