Post on 21-Dec-2021
Coaching Kanban Tribes Through Flow
Jay PoberJay@Pober.com
Lean KanbanNorth America 2017
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Wait, you saw the keynote
Go home, No really, I’m nervous
Hypothesis: By leveraging Tribal Leadership Principles combined with the Flow Model, teams and team members will improve, become more engaged and better products will be built.
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Today’s Roadmap
Story time Tribes
The topic is Flow,Discuss
Agile & Flow
Conceptual Model
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KEEP CALM
ITS
STORY TIME
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Physiological needs
Safety needs
Love and Belonging
Self - Esteem
Self-Actualization
Maslov’s hierarchy of needs
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Tribes
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Naturally occurring
Survival & MutualAdvantage
Eyes of beholder dictates behavior
Tribe culturedictates the tribe
2%
25%
49%
22%
2%
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5
TRIBE STAGESP op ula tio n
Stage 1: Life SucksMood: Despairingly hostileMindset: Street gangs, prison inmates Agile Indicators:
None
Stage 2: My life sucks
Mood: Apathetic victimsMindset: Victims, rebels without passionAgile Indicators:
Lack of commitment and accountabilityTeams look disinterested, bored and do not believe in what they are doingUse excuses for their failures instead of taking responsibility From the outside, they sometimes look like a group of people that do not want to work together
Stage 3: “I’m Great!” because you are not
Mood: Lone WarriorsMindset: Individualistic overachieversAgile Indicators:
All about individual performance and the lack of collaboration and teamwork.Because these teams have high performers that do not work well together and continually argue, it produces a culture of blame, lack of accountability and lack of transparency.Team members also hoard knowledge.
Stage 4: “We Are Great”
Mood: Tribal PrideMindset: Collective results, Shared values, tribe is aware of their existence Agile Indicators:
All about putting the team first, collective results, collaboration and teamwork.These teams focus on building their credibility by leveraging the strengths of each individual on the team to achieve high quality results.The teams enjoy working together and they trust their teammates to always have their backs.
Stage 5: “Life is Great”
Mood: Tribal members exist in a state of flow. Mindset: infinite potential.Agile indicators:
All about putting the world or others first, collective results, collaboration and teamworkConversations about how the idea will change the world in a positive way Team members offering help outside of the tribe (agile meetups, user groups)
Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Model
Csikszentmihalyi, M., Finding Flow, 1997.
Physiological needs
Safety needs
Love and Belonging
Self - Esteem
Self-Actualization
Csikszentmihalyi, M., Finding Flow, 1997.
7 Conditions of Flow
Knowing what to do Knowing how to do it Knowing how well you are doing Knowing where to goHigh perceived challenges High perceived skillsFreedom from distractions
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This is your code
Would you ask forhelp?
Do you trust yourOrganization?
Could you form a Triad?
Could you learn from it?
Does someone have your back?
Arousal, Flow, ……Boredom, ……Quit
Slow beginning
Steep acceleration
Plateau
Primary Mastery
Secondary Mastery
Performance
measure
# of attempts at learning
Flow
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TrustTransparencyHo
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Pober Agile Triangle
Patent pending triangle
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“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom”
Thomas Jefferson
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“A lack of transparency results in distrust and deep sense of insecurity.”
Dalai Lama
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"The most important trait of a healthy organization is communication based on trust”
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Good Business
Green Zone
Is it safe to fail?
Can you be great?
Can you innovate?
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Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Model
Csikszentmihalyi, M., Finding Flow, 1997.
This is where learning takes place
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Leave work earlyLeaves earlyLong lunchNot performingNot tryingPerforms well but punches the clock
ChoreTo do list
Volunteer Work
HobbySweet SpotExcited / ArousalPassion and excitement
Flow
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Your TurnTry it out on yourself
Where are you in the circles?What does the that spot feel like?What would get you in the Flow and Arousal spot?
Who are you going to tell?
Try it on someone else:
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Simple Right?
Big Rocks Theory
Hearts and Minds
Einheit
Emotional PunctuationPoints
Watch out for:
Tools to move a tribe:
Story Telling
Hypothesis: By leveraging Tribal Leadership Principles combined with the Flow Model, teams and team members will improve, become more engaged and better products will be built.
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References
• Csikszentmihalyi, Mihalyi. (1997) “Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life”(Basic Books, New York).
• Csikszentmihalyi, Mihalyi. (2003) “Good Business: Leadership. Flow, and the Making of Meaning” (Viking Adult)
• Logan, Dave, King, John, Fisher-Wright, Halle “Tribal Leadership” (Logan, King, Fischer-Wright)
• Email Jay@Pober.com
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Thank you
Please keep in touch and let’s talk more about this:
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