Modern Management: Adapt How You Lead for Agile Success with Johanna Rothman

About session:
Agile approaches have downplayed the role of management. Too many people say, “We don’t need no stinkin’ managers.” On the contrary. We need managers to create and refine the agile culture and create leadership capability across the organization. Without modern management, any agile transformation dies a quick and ugly death. Instead, it’s time to invite managers to change their behaviors to transform to an agile culture. Learn to see and create management excellence for your agile culture.

Learning outcomes:
See the myths, traps, and illusions that prevent management from achieving leadership excellence and agility.
Learn actions to bypass several of these myths, traps, and illusions.
Learn which management behaviors to change, to serve the agile team or organization.
Learn ways to invite your or your manager's thinking patterns to change.

About Johanna:
Johanna Rothman, known as the “Pragmatic Manager,” offers frank advice for your tough problems. She helps leaders and teams see and adapt how they solve problems, resolve risks, and manage their product development.

Johanna was the Agile 2009 conference chair and was the co-chair of the first edition of the Agile Practice Guide. Johanna is the author of eighteen books and hundreds of articles. Find the Pragmatic Manager, a monthly email newsletter, and her blogs at jrothman.com and
createadaptablelife.com.