When to step up, leading collaboration when to step back
step back step up
Founder, Accelinnova President, Evolutionary Systems Director, Institute of Collaborative Leadership Pollyanna PIXTON
leadership challenges
deliver business value
Build Trust? deliver the right product
to lead in the marketplace
Leadership Influence innovate!
The way you will thrive in this environment is by innovating – innovating in technologies, innovating strategies, innovating business models. - IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano
increase productivity
how ?
unleashing talent
develop great solutions
since…
Project Management How Do We Deliver? None of us are as smart as all of us. - Japanese Proverb
Unleashing Innovation Collaboration Process foster collaboration
give ownership
let people choose
provide meaningful work
step aside, let them work
how do you step aside ?
open environment right people foster innovation step back
collaboration process
agree to goals and objectives
brainstorm
group
prioritize
individuals volunteer for what and by when
trust
Trust create a culture of trust
Project Management Dependency Management Remove Debilitating Fear
what do people fear ?
losing identity
losing intellectual mastery
losing individualism
to foster trust in teams
Leading Agile Collaboration Model Collaboration Process team based measurements
people do what they are measured by measure results let team evaluate themselves
build team confidence
Collaboration Model short iterations … early wins
protect team Boundaries Protect Team Boundaries
step back summary
Leading Agile Collaboration Model Collaboration Process unleash talent through collaboration
Motivate through the 3 C’s: Collaboration Choice Content - Alfie Kohn “Punished By Rewards”
Project Management Remove Obstacles trust
wait! what if…
when should you step up?
how do you know a team is struggling ?
lack of interest poor communication lack of velocity too much overtime lack of focus overloaded iterations body language
and experience trust your intuition
what to do ?
Getting Back on Track
Keep the focus
maintain team integrity
Get more done by doing less and problem solving ability
how ?
ask questions
bring team together
Transaction Costs don’t ask what’s wrong
or where stuck
ask the team ….
… to describe their work Protect Team Boundaries
… their approach
the path they went down
Stay Positive …and why ?
help discover a new view
What would you ask?
tell stories, experiences
don’t rescue the teams
don’t give the answers
Summary
to lead change to unleash innovation Collaborate!
Project Management Risk Management trust
let people choose how, what, and when
step up …. collaboratively keep focus step back and…
test for Success ask Questions your tipping point ?
Stand Back and Deliver co-author, published by Addison Wesley, due out in early 2009 The Seven-Day Weekend Ricardo Semler Orbiting the Giant Hairball Gordon MacKenzie Punished By Rewards Alfie Kohn
accelinnova.com evolutionarysystems.net Pollyanna PIXTON