Too many people say, “With agile, we don’t need no stinkin’ managers.” However, modern managers create and refine the agile culture. Without modern management, any agile initiative will die. It’s time to invite managers to change their behaviors and create a real agile culture.
In this session:
- Learn 7 principles that create leadership (as opposed to management).
- Understand and overcome myths that prevent management from achieving leadership excellence and agility.
- Consider how managers can change their behaviors, realizing they don’t have to be perfect.
About the Speaker:
Johanna Rothman, known as the “Pragmatic Manager,” offers frank advice for your tough problems. She helps leaders and teams do reasonable things that work. Equipped with that knowledge, they can decide how to adapt their product development.
With her trademark practicality and humor, Johanna is the author of 18 books about many aspects of product development. Her most recent books are the Modern Management Made Easy series, From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams, and Create Your Successful Agile Project. Find the Pragmatic Manager, a monthly email newsletter, and her blogs at jrothman.com and createadaptablelife.com.
