Agile Practitioners virtual Special Interest Group

There's a serious problem—everyone on the team knows it, but no one feels comfortable bringing it up. This is what we call "an elephant in the room." Sound familiar?
An elephant in the room signals a lack of psychological safety within the team. Team members may fear taking personal risks or facing repercussions for speaking up. In such an environment, transparency—one of Scrum’s core pillars—cannot thrive, making inspection and adaptation nearly impossible. Without transparency, Scrum’s foundation is weakened, as its three pillars are essential for effectiveness. It's no surprise that Google’s Aristotle Project identified psychological safety as the #1 factor for team effectiveness.
Helping struggling teams build psychological safety is a challenging task, but there are techniques that can help foster a breakthrough.
Join my session to learn and practice the “failure bow,” a powerful technique that strengthens leadership and empowers teams to clear out those elephants in the room for good.

Does your organization struggle to get benefits from Agile? Have the governance models they've tried fallen flat? Is Scaling - Failing? How worthwhile would it be if, like the tumblers on the lock to a safe, you could help them tweak just a few cultural norms that lead to outsized Value creation?

Many organizational systems attempt to operate like a Machine. They were built for a world that changed gradually, one where excellence with planning and prediction were essential for success. Across many domains, the pace of change in the market continues to accelerate. And the pace of change in the technology (think AI and ChatGPT) to meet those market needs is also increasing.

To meet these challenges, many organizations apply Agile to get their 'Machine' operating faster. Instead, with a slight shift in focus, they could get so much more: abilities to respond nimbly, like a startup; expanding customer delight; and increasing employee engagement.

Come discover a few simple shifts, backed by research, that can help tip your organization from being "Ruled by Leaders" to being "Fueled by Leaders," increasing its ability to Respond to Change over Following a Plan, and get Twice the Value with Half the Stress.