This deck was presented in Discuss Agile 2016 on 7th May. The the talk was about how to understand you your culture and design transformation for the better results.

1. Manage your culture before it
manages you!
Ebin John Poovathany
in.linkedin.com/in/ebinjp
ebinjp@hotmail.com
@ebinjohnp

2. Me!
• Addicted to Agile
• Interested in
– Agile and Lean Philosophy
– Social psychology
– Neuro Linguistic Programming
– Cognitive psychology
– Organization behaviour
• Profession
– Story Telling
– Agile Coaching
– Life Coaching
• Hobbies
– Learning
– Blogging
– Meeting people
– Running, Badminton
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ebinjp
ebinjp@hotmail.com
@ebinjohnp

3. Take away!
• Importance of culture in ‘Transformation’
• Tips to understand your culture
• Who/How can influence the culture
• Schneider model for Agile change agents

4. Let us work together

5. The law of two feet

6. Understand my audience
• How many of you practice Agile?
• How many of you think you are getting full
benefit of agile?

9. Source: https://hbr.org/2013/05/what-is-organizational-culture
Culture

10. Concern
“If you do not manage culture, it manages you,
and you may not even be aware of the extent to
which this is happening.” - Edgar Schein
Professor MIT Sloan School of Management

11. Look around
• Country
• State
• City
• Township
• Family
• Home
• Individual

12. @ Work
• Organisational
• Business Unit
• Product
• Team
• Individual

13. How culture influence change?

14. Avoid seductive fantasy
that Agile practices will
change your Culture.
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/michael.sahota/people-over-process-keynote-41068026

15. Transformation Vs Adoption
Adoption changes only what you do.
Transformation changes what you are!
Source: http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/agile-adoption-transformation

16. When will you give your best?

17. Understanding culture

18. 1. I know what is expected of me at work.
2. I have the material and equipment I need to do my work right.
3. I have the Opportunity to Do What I Do Best.
4. I get Enough Recognition and Praise
5. Someone at Work Cares About Me as a Person
6. Someone at Work Encourages My Development At work
7. My Opinions Seem to Count
8. A Connection With the Mission of the Company
9. Committed to Doing Quality Work
10. A Best Friend at Work
11. Talking About Progress
12. Opportunities to Learn and Grow
13. The Problem of Pay (Hygiene)

19. Good news
Cultures are dynamic. They shift, incrementally
and constantly, in response to external and
internal changes.

20. Who can influence your culture

21. Infecting/Influencing Culture
• It start with personal transformation of leaders
– Personal Alignment (Say and Do)
• Structural alignment
– Organization living the values (team work and rewarding
individuals)
• Individual value alignment
– People give their best
• Mission alignment
– Passion, joy,

22. Trust is fundamental

23. Agile Culture

24. Source: http://agilitrix.com/2011/03/agile-culture-is-all-about-people/

25. Source: http://agilitrix.com/2011/03/agile-culture-is-all-about-people/

26. Change agents should be
mindful about the
organization culture

27. Take away!
• Importance of culture in ‘Transformations’
• Tips to understand your culture
• Who can influence the culture
• Schneider model for Agile change agents

30. Me!
• Addicted to Agile
• Interested in
– Agile and Lean Philosophy
– Social psychology
– Neuro Linguistic Programming
– Cognitive psychology
– Organization behaviour
– Vedic Management
• Profession
– Story Telling
– Agile Coaching
– Life Coaching
• Hobbies
– Learning
– Blogging
– Talking
– Running, Badminton
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ebinjp
ebinjp@hotmail.com
@ebinjohnp

31. References
• https://ca.linkedin.com/in/michaelsahota
• http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/agile-adoption-transformation
• http://www.slideshare.net/michael.sahota/people-over-process-keynote-
41068026
• http://agilitrix.com/2015/01/laloux-culture-model/
• http://agilitrix.com/2011/03/agile-culture-is-all-about-people/
• https://hbr.org/2013/05/what-is-organizational-culture
• Drive by Daniel Pink: https://vimeo.com/15488784