by Esther Derby | Apr 1, 2012 | Leadership & Management
I have seen situations where both senior level and middle level management saw the value in Agile. Moving towards a team-based organization and iterative incremental delivery brings benefits. In my experience, it’s a little more common for middle managers to... by Esther Derby | Jan 2, 2012 | Leadership & Management
Command and control isn’t just a mindset and a style of management (though it is both those things). What we don’t often talk about is the power that rests with people in management roles. Traditional managers have power, and that power comes from... by Esther Derby | Aug 12, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management, Systems and Complexity
How can managers support teams to truly support team responsibility? In the early days of Agile, some pundits (and developers) declared, “We don’t need no stinking managers.” They asserted that if teams were self-managed, management work was waste.... by Esther Derby | Jul 28, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
Every team needs leadership, even self-organizing teams. When I make this statement, some people assume I mean that every team needs a designated leader. I can’t blame them, most people are accustomed to thinking of leadership residing in a role or a charismatic... by Esther Derby | Jun 17, 2011 | Leadership & Management, Systems and Complexity
Some pundits proclaim that leadership rests on charisma, the ability to create a vision, or “presence.” Teams do need a vision and a compelling goal. But do teams need one charismatic leader? No.Teams need leaders of a different sort. Teams need leaders...
