by Esther Derby | Aug 5, 2020 | Coaching, Musings
The idea that we must set personal goals and work relentlessly to achieve them, bothers me. There’s an implicit valuing of perseverance over flexibility, adaptability, ingenuity. Sort of like following the plan–no matter what!–rather than adapting to... 
by Esther Derby | Jul 17, 2020 | Leadership & Management, Organizational Change
We are all experiencing change right now. Minor blips and stunning upheavals. Routines at home and work. Expectations, assumptions, institutions—all are up for grabs. People ask, “As a leader in my organization, what can I do? How can I support people through change?... by Esther Derby | Sep 24, 2024 | Collaboration & Teams
Esther Derby led two sessions at Agile 2017 – Creating an Environment for Successful Agile Teams and Change Artist Super Powers: Leading Change in an Agile Manner. In this interview Esther and Dave discuss her sessions at the conference, some of the abilities... by Esther Derby | Sep 24, 2020 | Collaboration & Teams
When you try something new, when to you expect to see results? How do you evaluate an experiment decided on in a retro to know whether your hypothesis was correct? This week I read a post that described a situation I see too often.The poster described a retrospective... by Esther Derby | Sep 11, 2020 | Leadership & Management, Organizational Change
When making a change or fixing a problem, we consider the outcome we want to achieve—what will be different. People usually consider how to measure those outcomes. Will cycle time go down? Retention go up? Customer satisfaction improve? Clicks go through the...
