Material of workshop hel at LESS 2012 on how to find an effective path for a self transfromation from a traditional to a 21st century manager

1. LEARNING TO BE A
MANAGER IN THE
AGE OF AGILE
Giuseppe De Simone

3. It is not the strongest of the species that survive,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change!
Charles Darwin

4. ANTI-SOLUTION
Eliminate waste Build integrity in Create knowledge
Defer commitment Deliver as fast as possible Respect people
Optimize the whole
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5. Doing the same things over and over, but
expecting different results.
Albert Einstein – Definition of Insanity

6. If you're not a front line engineer, there's
only one reason for you to exist: help your
team move faster
Jan Bosch

7. TAKEAWAY #1
The better adapted you
are, the less adaptable
you tend to be
Sir Ronald Fisher

8. ZEN STORY

9. Adults are much more likely to act their
way into new way of thinking than to
think their way into new way of acting.
Richard Pascale

10. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but
no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo Tolstoy

11. TAKEAWAY #2
Challenge the decisions
you’re taking before
putting them in action

12. Joe the
regular guy
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13. AGILE AMPLIFIER
Wisdom is knowing what to do next;
virtue is doing it.
David Starr Jordan
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14. HOW WILL YOU CHANGE
YOURSELF?

15. TAKEAWAY #3
If you want your
developers to be at the
edge of technology, make
sure you are at the edge
of management.

16. EXPERIENCES
Leadership and learning are indispensable
to each other.
John F. Kennedy

17. TAKEAWAYS
1.The better adapted you are, the less
adaptable you tend to be - Sir Ronald
Fisher
2.Challenge the decisions you’re taking
before putting them in action
3.If you want your developers to be on
the edge of technology make sure you
are at the edge of management

18. REFLECTION AND
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Baby
Steps

20. CONTACTS
• Giuseppe De Simone
– mail: giuseppe.desimone@ericsson.com
– Twitter: @giusdesimone
– web:
http://it.linkedin.com/in/giuseppedesimone
http://evolutionaryagility.blogspot.it/
Artwork
by Francesca Marfia

21. THANKS TO
• Marko Keba
– mail: marko.keba@ericsson.com
– Twitter: @MarkoKeba
– web:
http://hr.linkedin.com/pub/marko-keba
Artwork
by Francesca Marfia