step back

step back step up

Founder, AccelinnovaPresident, Evolutionary Systems

Director, Institute of Collaborative Leadership

Pollyanna PIXTON

leadership challenges

deliver

business

value

Build Trust?

deliver

the right

product

to lead

in the

marketplace

Leadership Influenceinnovate!

The way you will thrive in this environment is by innovating – innovating in technologies, innovating strategies, innovating business models.

- IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano

increaseproductivity

how ?

unleashing talent

develop great solutions

since…

Project Management

How Do We Deliver?

None of us are as smart as all of us.- Japanese Proverb

Unleashing Innovation

Collaboration Process

foster

collaboration

give ownership

let people

choose

provide meaningful

work

step aside, let them work

how

do you

step aside

?

open environment

right people

fosterinnovation

step back

collaboration process

agree to goals and

objectives

brainstorm

group

prioritize

individuals

volunteerfor

what

and by when

trust

Trust

create a

culture of trust

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Dependency Management

Remove Debilitating Fear

what do people fear ?

losing

identity

losing

intellectual mastery

losing individualism

to foster

trust in

teams

Leading Agile

Collaboration Model Collaboration Process

team based

measurements

people do what they are

measured by

measure results

let team evaluate

themselves

build team

confidence

Collaboration Model

short iterations …

early wins

protect team Boundaries

Protect Team Boundaries

step back summary

Leading Agile

Collaboration Model Collaboration Process

unleash talent through

collaboration

Motivate through

the 3 C’s:

Collaboration

Choice

Content - Alfie Kohn

“Punished By Rewards”

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Remove Obstacles

trust

wait!

what if…

when

should you

step up?

how do you know a team is struggling?

lack of interest

poor communication

lack of velocity

too much overtime

lack of focus

overloaded iterations

body language

and

experience

trust your

intuition

what to do ?

Getting Back on Track

Keep the

focus

maintain

team

integrity

Get more done by doing less

and problem solving

ability

how ?

ask

questions

bring team

together

Transaction

Costs

don’t ask what’s wrong

or where

stuck

ask

the

team ….

…to describe

their work

Protect Team Boundaries

… their approach

Stay Positive

…and why ?

help

discover a

new view

What would you ask?

tell stories, experiences

don’t

rescue the

teams

don’t give the answers

Summary

to lead change

to unleash innovation

Collaborate!

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Risk Management

trust

let people

choose

how,

what,

and when

step up ….

collaboratively

keep focus

step back and…

test for Success

ask Questions

your

tipping

point?

Stand Back and Deliver co-author, published by Addison Wesley, due out in early 2009

The Seven-Day WeekendRicardo Semler

Orbiting the Giant HairballGordon MacKenzie

Punished By RewardsAlfie Kohn

accelinnova.comevolutionarysystems.net

+1 . 801 . 209 . 0195p2@ppixton.com

Pollyanna PIXTON