Archive for October, 2007

Does Mastering Responsibility Require Total Replication?

As the next session of Global Educators Academy approaches Linda asks:
I've thought many times of attending your workshop. Would you tell me how attendees use the material when they teach. Do you require a total replication of your ideas, or can the material (with plenty of credit for your work) be incorporated into a broader […]

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Mission 38—Can you hear me now? Wireless exec introduces 100 managers to Responsibility Redefined

I'm the VP now and I get to decide what messages my people hear
I've just returned from the new South Point Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas where I spent two days with 100 managers of one of the major US wireless providers. It was Mission #38 for 2007 and turned out to be an […]

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It’s better to learn than be smart

The first October eTips went out last week. Subscribers received it 13 October. And it's already been posted in blogs elsewhere. Here's the beginning of the featured article with a link at the end to read the rest of it…
It's better to learn than be smart
Last week in Stockholm I presented a Responsible Leadership […]

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2007 Mission 36 — keynote impresses Agile Business Conference

The afternoon of 3 October found me in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference center near Trafalgar Square in London keynoting Agile Business Conference 2007. We'd been planning this Responsibility Redefined mission for many months. As you may know, the "agile" movement in software development, project leadership, and business is a major interest of mine.
My thanks […]

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Touring London with Chris Matts

Chris Matts tells me his recent InfoQ article "Real Options" Underlie Agile Practices is already translated into Chinese. And you can enjoy his Agile Toolkit Podcast interview on Real Options and their relation to agile practices. 
What is Real Options? It's about making decisions at the right time with the right information. Chris is a world-leading […]

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