LEARNING TO BE A

MANAGER IN THE

AGE OF AGILE

Giuseppe De Simone

It is not the strongest of the species that survive,

nor the most intelligent,

but the one most responsive to change!Charles Darwin

Eliminate waste Build integrity in Create knowledge

Defer commitment Deliver as fast as possible Respect people

Optimize the whole

ANTI-SOLUTION

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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

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AGILE AMPLIFIER

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.

David Starr Jordan

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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

Baby Steps

REFLECTION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

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