Keynotes
Leaders Are Made, Not Born
Leaders aren't born, they aren't hatched, and they don't apparate. Leadership is a journey, one that involves hard work, practice, and a deep understanding of not only your team members but also yourself. I've led teams large and small throughout my 30-year career and certainly made plenty of mistakes on the way, But I've learned to fail fast, iterate, and continuously improve to create high-performing teams across multiple verticals. In this session, I share what I have learned over the years being a leader and being led.
What you will learn:
- Qualities of effective leaders
- Ways to become an effective leader
- Mitigation for leadership blockers
Agile: You Keep Using That Word...
Much like the DOTCOM boom when everyone declared themselves a programmer, once David Norton (Gartner Research) declared agile mainstream on August 26, 2009, you can’t throw a stone without hitting someone who claims to be an Agilista. From the proliferation of “agile” frameworks and certifications to everyone who decided to hang out a shingle as a coach, it can be hard to remember the essence of being agile. In this talk, I remove the fluff and hyperbole and get down to the roots of what it means to be agile.
What you will learn:
- The four aspects of little "a" agile
- How to improve on being agile
- Mitigation of blockers
One Band - One Song: Building High-Performing Teams
Like the progression of a band moving from 5th grade to university, teams go through a series of growth steps. In this talk, I discuss the different phases of team dynamics, how to facilitate that growth, and what to watch out for. Plus, we will discuss some of the animals that can prevent that growth as well as how to corral them.
What you will learn:
- Tuckman's Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing
- How teams improve to the next level
- How to mitigate blockers
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