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What´s the secret behind effective Tribal leadership? From Agile Alliance you can read an experience report describing " The journey of an agile leadership team - the power of three ". This report explains how ING in Netherlands introduces a new virtual leadership team to support the squads - the Product Owner (PO), the Chapter Lead (CL) and the Agile Coach (AC). The most interesting thing for me is how this leadership team split their responsibilities in order to create drive and motivation in the organisation. They use inspiration from one of my favorite books and authors; "Drive - the surprising truth about what motivates us" written by Dan Pink. This book explains the ingredients needed in order to create motivated employees in "modern organisations" - Purpose, Mastery and Autonomy . In short: The Product Owner is responsible for explaining the Purpose of everything the squad are doing linked to overall goals and vision The Chapter Lead is responsibl...

What is specific with Lean-Agile leadership ? From SAFe home page you can read more about the cornerstones of Lean-Agile leadership . I would like to emphasize three components that are close to my heart - emotional intelligence, growth mindset and organizational change management practices. First , as a Lean-Agile leader you need to "Lead by Example". In order to do this you need to " model behaviors that foster a generative culture ". The following behaviors create the foundation for this dimension of leadership: Authenticity Emotional Intelligence Life-long learning Growing others Decentralized decision making I have been interested in  Emotional Intelligence (EQ) since about 2005, starting out by reading the book "Emotional intelligence" by Daniel Goleman. I am a certified coach within the Emotional Intelligence framework EQ-i 2.0 and I strongly believe every leader has to understand this set of skills that has been defined within the positive psych...

Today is first of August. We have had a warm and sunny July in the south of Sweden - now it is time to think about autumn activities like going back to work.  One way af getting a good start after summer is to follow the Happiness calendar from Greater Good Science Center , part of Berkeley university. Science tells us that focusing on your personal well-being and happiness will support you in becoming more successful in life. Sounds good? If you are interested in the Science of Happiness , you can find more information here . Some examples from the August Happiness Calendar : Find your sense of purpose in life Take a walk outside Do something fun - play Find experiences of awe, beauty and wonder Take a nap Express warmth and compassion to your kids Make your partner  laugh Believe in human goodness Happiness is something you can measure. I found this video on Youtube from CNBC explaining why people in the Nordic countries are the happiest in the world (find more about " D...

In our last TietoEVRY global leadership call before the summer we had an inspirational session with Lucy Adams from Disruptive HR who has introduced the EACH model - "Employees as Adults, Consumers and Human Beings". Lucy has experience from leading in a disruptive world being the former HR Director at BBC.  My summary of the EACH model: Challenge - every leader is trying to create more : A gility P roductivity C ollaboration I nnovation the EACH model: EMPLOYEES ADULT CONSUMER HUMAN Treat employees as ADULTS - not too much caring - not too critical Start from a position of Trust Principles , not policies Employees can take responsibility Encourage innovation and agility Treat employees as CONSUMERS provide a tailored approach that meets each individual need: - how do I learn? - where do I want to work? - what makes me feel valued? Treat employees as HUMAN BEINGS Redesign your people processes so employees: - are encouraged to perform better - feel more included - feel mo...

This Sunday I had the opportunity to take part in a conversation related to Sustainability , Happiness and Authentic leadership . The host was my good friend Tomas Holasek from Abintus Consulting who had invited me to the Emprogage "Best For The World Broadcast" via Youtube. I contributed by explaining how the specific framework of Emotional Intelligence called EQ-i 2.0 can be used in order to describe which abilities that are preferable in order to act authentic and as a role model. We covered also the fact that happiness and well-being is a good starting point if you want to be successful in life. The EQ-i 2.0 framework from MHS describing the 15 subscales of emotional intelligence: In the video below you can among many things learn more about the six abilities that you can practice in order to become a truly authentic leader : Self-Actualization Reality Testing Self-Regard Emotional Self-Awareness Social Responsibility Independence I hope you will enjoy the session - r...

Sugen på ytterligare några heta tips på hur du leder på distans? Då ska du fortsätta läsa detta inlägg... Boken " Leading from Anywhere -The Essential Guide to Managing Remote Teams" skriven av David Burkus ger dig verktyg för att hantera utmaningar som kulturskapande, produktivitet och kreativitet.  Nedan axplock är en eX 4 Mat !v summering av Chef BOKEN #2 2021: Forskning visar att distansarbetare får mer gjort på kortare tid och dessutom har  lägre sjukfrånvaro Tre aspekter som ett team måste ha på plats för att distansarbete ska fungera: En gemensam förståelse för varandra - man behöver lära känna varandra och reda ut vilka beteenden och vanor som ska gälla för gruppen.  En gemensam identitet - klargör vilka vi är som grupp samt koppla individuella prestationer till gruppens överordnade mål Ett gemensamt syfte - ska svara på frågor som "Vad kämpar vi för?" eller "Vilket problem försöker vi lösa?" Den viktigaste aspekten för högpresterande team är:...

Today is the International Day of Happiness . It is an annual event organized by the United Nations to promote the idea that feeling happy is a global human right. The theme for this year´s International Day of Happiness is " Keep Calm, Stay Wise. Be Kind " and is in response to the COVID pandemic. Learn more about this day from United Nations or from the site  Happiness.com . Every year UN publish a World Happiness Report including among many things a global survey measuring  subjective well-being among countries, mainly using the Gallup World Poll which measures life evaluation and positive/negative emotions . For many years the Nordic countries have been in the top in this ranking and this is also true this year. Below picture shows the top 20 countries in Ranking of Happiness 2018-2020: To learn more about happiness in the Nordic countries, you can read my short summary of the book " The little book of Lykke (Happiness) " written by Meik Wiking. From this bo...