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LEARNING TO BE A
  MANAGER IN THE
  AGE OF AGILE


Giuseppe De Simone
Learning to be a manager in the age of Agile LESS2012
It is not the strongest of the species that survive,
             nor the most intelligent,
      but the one most responsive to change!
                                       Charles Darwin
ANTI-SOLUTION


Eliminate waste             Build integrity in     Create knowledge




Defer commitment     Deliver as fast as possible    Respect people




Optimize the whole
                                                            Warm-
                                                            Warm-up
Doing the same things over and over, but
expecting different results.
           Albert Einstein – Definition of Insanity
If you're not a front line engineer, there's
only one reason for you to exist: help your
team move faster
                                     Jan Bosch
TAKEAWAY #1


The better adapted you
 are, the less adaptable
 you tend to be
               Sir Ronald Fisher
ZEN STORY
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
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but
no one thinks of changing himself.
                                  Leo Tolstoy
TAKEAWAY #2


 Challenge the decisions
  you’re taking before
 putting them in action
Joe the
regular guy
              Warm-
              Warm-up
AGILE AMPLIFIER




Wisdom is knowing what to do next;
virtue is doing it.
                        David Starr Jordan
                                             Warm-
                                             Warm-up
HOW WILL YOU CHANGE
YOURSELF?
TAKEAWAY #3

     If you want your
  developers to be at the
 edge of technology, make
 sure you are at the edge
      of management.
EXPERIENCES




Leadership and learning are indispensable
to each other.
                             John F. Kennedy
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
REFLECTION AND
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT


               Baby
               Steps
Learning to be a manager in the age of Agile LESS2012
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
THANKS TO
• Marko Keba
  – mail: marko.keba@ericsson.com
  – Twitter: @MarkoKeba
  – web:
    http://hr.linkedin.com/pub/marko-keba




                                               Artwork
                                    by Francesca Marfia

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Learning to be a manager in the age of Agile LESS2012

  • 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 Warm- Warm-up
  • 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
  • 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 Warm- Warm-up
  • 13. AGILE AMPLIFIER Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. David Starr Jordan Warm- Warm-up
  • 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
  • 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