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MANAGE AGILE 2020 CONFERENCE
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electronics
1983
business
1985
product manager
1987
Venture Capital
1995
consulting
2002
Kaizen
Lean
Agile
2010
20142017 2016201820202021
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GALLUP 6
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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT RESULTS AMONG RESIDENTS
WHO ARE EMPLOYED FOR AN EMPLOYER
Based on data aggregated from 2014-2016 Gallup World Polls*
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WORLD
USA/Canada
Latin America
Post-soviet Eurasia
Southeast Asia
Sub-saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
Australia/New Zealand
Middle East / North Africa
South Asia
Western Europe
East Asia
0 25 50 75 100
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16
18
11
14
14
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71
65
64
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10%ENGAGED
90%NOT ENGAGED
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ENGAGEMENT LOW, ACTIVE DISENGAGEMENT HIGH AMONG
EMPLOYEES IN SEVERAL WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Based on data aggregated from 2014-2016 Gallup World Polls*
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Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Malta
Portugal
Germany
Sweden
Ireland
Switzerland
Austria
Finland
Netherlands
UK
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Spain
Italy
0 25 50 75 100
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17
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15%ENGAGED
85%NOT ENGAGED
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“THE END OF
MANAGEMENT AS WE
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MAY 20, 2020
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Ranked y percentage of respondents Western Countries France Germany UK US China
develop skills and provide feedbac
k

1 4 3 1 1 3
eliminate obstacles 2 2 2 3 3 2
set clear goals 3 3 4 2 2 4
make decisions 4 5 1 5 4 5
create meaning and motivate teams 5 1 5 4 5 6
translate management decisions and
network with other departments 6 6 6 6 6 1
1 1 1
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2 2
3 3
3 3
3 3
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555
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EMPLOYEES INDICATE THAT THE IDEAL
MANAGER DEVELOPS SKILLS AND REMOVE
OBSTACLES
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AGILE TODAY AGILE INTENTION
how challenging is
it to leverage the
superpowers of
your team in that
context?
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COLONIZATION
A COLONIAL MENTALITY IS THE INTERNALIZED ATTITUDE OF ETHNIC OR CULTURAL INFERIORITY FELT BY
PEOPLE AS A RESULT OF COLONIZATION, I.E. THEM BEING COLONIZED BY ANOTHER GROUP.[1] IT
CORRESPONDS WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE CULTURAL VALUES OF THE COLONIZER ARE INHERENTLY
SUPERIOR TO ONE'S OWN. (WIKIPEDIA)
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REMEMBERTHETITANIC
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OOPS, TOO
LATE
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3 KMS
OMGHELP
OMGHELP
OMGHELP
OMGHELP
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=
THERE IS ANOTHER
WAY TO ADDRESS
THAT
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SPEEDBOAT
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WHAT’S THE
PROBLEM?
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crowd
Build a responsive organization to allow emergent behavior.
responsive organisations
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VARIATIONS next 27
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Sometimes, a black swan is an opportunity to spin off and improve your
structure
THE“ORGANIZATION”EVOLVES
ADAPTINGFROMONECHANGETOTHE
NEXT.
THERE IS ANOTHER
WAY
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GENGHISKAHN
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separation
alignment
cohesion
avoidance
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basics
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separation
alignment
cohesion
avoidance
fixed boundaries, fixed speed
coordinate with agents
(5-to 10 max)
Simple rules + no central coordination = emergent behaviou
r
 Moving in the same direction = same purpos
e

Remain clos
e

Avoid collision
from the hive
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swarming process
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PROBLEM
OPTIONS
PROTOTYPE
VIABLE
SOLUTION
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HUMANS ARE AGILE BY
NATURE. ONLY IF YOU
WANT ROBOTS YOU
DON’T NEED AGILE
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AGILE = DYNAMICS IN
A CONSTANT, NON-
LINEAR EVOLVING
SYSTEM
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MIT & BCG Alumn
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From whale to swarm