Manage your culture before it manages you!

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Manage your culture before it manages you!

Ebin John Poovathany

in.linkedin.com/in/ebinjp ebinjp@hotmail.com

@ebinjohnp

Me! • Addicted to Agile

• Interested in

– Agile and Lean Philosophy

– Social psychology

– Neuro Linguistic Programming

– Cognitive psychology

– Organization behaviour

• Profession

– Story Telling

– Agile Coaching

– Life Coaching

• Hobbies

– Learning

– Blogging

– Meeting people

– Running, Badminton

https://in.linkedin.com/in/ebinjp

ebinjp@hotmail.com

@ebinjohnp

Take away!

• Importance of culture in ‘Transformation’

• Tips to understand your culture

• Who/How can influence the culture

• Schneider model for Agile change agents

Let us work together

The law of two feet

Understand my audience

• How many of you practice Agile?

• How many of you think you are getting full benefit of agile?

Source: https://hbr.org/2013/05/what-is-organizational-culture

Culture

Concern

“If you do not manage culture, it manages you, and you may not even be aware of the extent to which this is happening.” - Edgar Schein

Professor MIT Sloan School of Management

Look around

• Country

• State

• City

• Township

• Family

• Home

• Individual

@ Work

• Organisational

• Business Unit

• Product

• Team

• Individual

How culture influence change?

Avoid seductive fantasy that Agile practices will change your Culture.

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/michael.sahota/people-over-process-keynote-41068026

Transformation Vs Adoption

Adoption changes only what you do. Transformation changes what you are!

Source: http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/agile-adoption-transformation

When will you give your best?

Understanding culture

1. I know what is expected of me at work.

2. I have the material and equipment I need to do my work right.

3. I have the Opportunity to Do What I Do Best.

4. I get Enough Recognition and Praise

5. Someone at Work Cares About Me as a Person

6. Someone at Work Encourages My Development At work

7. My Opinions Seem to Count

8. A Connection With the Mission of the Company

9. Committed to Doing Quality Work

10. A Best Friend at Work

11. Talking About Progress

12. Opportunities to Learn and Grow

13. The Problem of Pay (Hygiene)

Good news

Cultures are dynamic. They shift, incrementally and constantly, in response to external and internal changes.

Who can influence your culture

Infecting/Influencing Culture

• It start with personal transformation of leaders

– Personal Alignment (Say and Do)

• Structural alignment

– Organization living the values (team work and rewarding individuals)

• Individual value alignment

– People give their best

• Mission alignment

– Passion, joy,

Trust is fundamental

Agile Culture

Source: http://agilitrix.com/2011/03/agile-culture-is-all-about-people/

Source: http://agilitrix.com/2011/03/agile-culture-is-all-about-people/

Change agents should be mindful about the organization culture

Take away!

• Importance of culture in ‘Transformations’

• Tips to understand your culture

• Who can influence the culture

• Schneider model for Agile change agents

Me! • Addicted to Agile

• Interested in

– Agile and Lean Philosophy

– Social psychology

– Neuro Linguistic Programming

– Cognitive psychology

– Organization behaviour

– Vedic Management

• Profession

– Story Telling

– Agile Coaching

– Life Coaching

• Hobbies

– Learning

– Blogging

– Talking

– Running, Badminton

https://in.linkedin.com/in/ebinjp

ebinjp@hotmail.com

@ebinjohnp

References

• https://ca.linkedin.com/in/michaelsahota

• http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/agile-adoption-transformation

• http://www.slideshare.net/michael.sahota/people-over-process-keynote-41068026

• http://agilitrix.com/2015/01/laloux-culture-model/

• http://agilitrix.com/2011/03/agile-culture-is-all-about-people/

• https://hbr.org/2013/05/what-is-organizational-culture

• Drive by Daniel Pink: https://vimeo.com/15488784

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