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Leadership Gift Program Badge Design Winner

christopher — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:29:19 +0000

Here’s the winner of the badge design contest for the Leadership Gift Accreditation Program. This design was chosen from 63 entries (see contest post).

Four levels of accreditation are available. Leadership Gift Program members can apply for the designation of Recognized Leadership Gift Practitioner upon demonstrating proficiency in the core modules of study and application. Higher level accreditation calls on demonstrated experience, application, proficiency, and contribution to the Leadership gift community.

A good way to learn more about the program is through the Leadership Gift Program Free Preview webinar.

Leadership Gift Accreditation Design Contest Produces Rockin’ Choices

christopher — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:14:38 +0000

Nov. 9 Update -the poll is over, the link is gone. View some of the entries below. See the winner.

We’re hosting a contest at 99designs for the badge that will be used by accredited members of the Leadership Gift Program for leaders and their coaches. Already we’ve attracted some rocking submissions, and I expect there to be even more by tomorrow.

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I congratulate 99designs on the quality of my experience with them–good enough to recommend if you need a logo, badge, button, or icon designed.

Note, 99designs is not the only highly-regarded design contest site so do your own research and make your choice.

Team Leadership Answers: What Comes After Scrum Training?

christopher — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:58:31 +0000

Ronica Roth (public profile), Agile Coach and CST who leads coaching strategy at Rally Software, answers the question, “What comes after scrum training?”

Click the video below to see what Ronica says.

Want to know when and where you can attend Creating Results-Based Teams?

See more testimonials for this workshop.

German Translation of the Responsibility Process Poster Available

christopher — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:35:11 +0000

We just posted the download page for the German version of the Responsibility Process poster. You can download it–and a number of other languages–in full color PDF and make as many copies as you like.

Read more about the project to translate the Responsibility Process into more and more languages to reach every corner of the globe, especially if you want to help translate into your language.

Understanding Agile Teamwork Q&A with Dan Mezick

christopher — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:45:40 +0000

Dan Mezick

Last week Dan Mezick (agile coach, CEO of New Technology Solutions Inc., and AgileBoston volunteer extraordinaire) and I sat down “together” (on the phone) to talk about people and interactions at work. Dan wanted to pick my brain about the Creating Results-Based Teams workshop — why technical professionals should attend and what they will take away.

Listen to the Interview

If you just want the “meat and potatoes”of who should attend, why, and what they will take away, skip to Part 2 of 2. If you enjoy a wide-ranging dialog about people and interactions at work and human progress, then you will like Part 1 of 2.

Part 1 of 2 (23:55) (click to listen, right-click to download)

Part 2 of 2 (16:51) (click to listen, right-click to download)

Agile 2011 attendees rate Coaching Responsibility session #3 of 300

christopher — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:28:49 +0000

Imagine my delight when I saw Scott Dunn’s twitter post yesterday. I knew my topic last week at Agile 2011 was hot when 212 people crowded into a room with 200 chairs and then stayed energized for 3.5 hours!

The link in Scott’s tweet takes you to this chart.

I’m honored to be in the company of Chet Hendrikson, Ron Jeffries, Jeff Patton, Ashley Johnson (my scheduled co-presenter who gave this session last year), Jonathan Rasmusson, and Mary Poppendieck — agile rock stars.

To put this in perspective, 16oo people attended a reported 300 sessions over 4 days. That puts our session in the top 1%. What’s that mean? An ownership mindset and culture is on lots of people’s minds.

The Responsibility Cage

christopher — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:16:42 +0000

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Client and colleague Lloyd Glick uses design software for his machine tool business near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He sent me the attached graphic inspired by a heart breaking story.

Lloyd explains:

Artwork is usually based on a thought or inspiration…… maybe a struggle or victory. Or to keep it simple, based on a feeling. This ‘creation’ is based on a feeling I have.

He went on to tell a story of heartbreak for a relative who is struggling in life. Lloyd sees this person stuck in the position of justify which is reinforced by those around him. The artwork is a metaphor for being stuck in a cage of one’s own choosing.

Thank Lloyd.

Client Feedback 2: Creating Results-Based Teams Workshop

christopher — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:18:38 +0000

Wow! A second group of IT leaders from a major retailer in the San Francisco Bay area AGAIN valued the Creating Results-Based Teams workshop they attended. Here’s their internal survey results. Here’s the results from the first group.

Free Full-Color Responsibility Process Poster PDFs in Your Language

christopher — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:02:48 +0000

You can now download a free full-color PDF poster of the Responsibility Process™ in a number of languages. (Find them here)

Thank You!

We are grateful for the benevolence of multi-lingual friends around the world who want to share the Responsibility Process in their audience’s language. These friends have volunteered to provide translations. As each translation is posted for download, you can find the names of the translators on the download page.

Vote for — or offer to translate — your language

Check the translations page then let us know which language you want us to release next. If you want a language that you don’t see listed on that page, let us know. If you can help translate let us know that too.

Responsibility Without Authority – Your Family’s Groceries

christopher — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 01:28:15 +0000

I’m attracted to people who take hold of a space and relentlessly pursue change. I’ve never bought the claim that taking responsibility requires being given authority.

For USA consumers, this is too important to not watch. Watch one minute, then decide on the rest.

Sincere thanks to Lynne Ellyn for alerting me to this video of Robyn O’Brien. I’m now a fan and supporter. If you have a great example of responsibility without authority which is also a great cause, send it.