Agile and Beyond - 20: Change Management, Compensation, Engagement - Part 3 - Rose Fan and Molly Dishman

20: Change Management, Compensation, Engagement - Part 3 - Rose Fan and Molly Dishman

12/13/16 • 33 min

In part 3 of this 3 part conversation we discussed the importance of EQ in managing change, the openness of organizations to operate in new ways, the importance of vanguards, improving compensation systems, work-life balance, parental leave policies in different cultures, measuring employment engagement, and what gets Rose and Molly excited about the future.

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19: Journey Mapping, Startup Threats, and Building Inspiration - Part 2 - Rose Fan and Molly Dishman

Several weeks ago I interviewed Rose Fan and Molly Dishman of Thoughtworks. Thoughtworks is a global IT consultancy firm, “a community of passionate individuals whose purpose it is to revolutionize software design, creation and delivery, while advocating for positive social change”.In part 2 of this 3 part conversation we discussed Molly's biggest influence, the interview process at Thoughtworks, Lean Enterprises and post-agility, tech's fixation on labels, continuous deployment and a me-too culture, determining how to help the client, journey mapping, Conway's Law, collaboration and breaking down barriers, disruption and the threat of startups, and ways to build inspiration and excitement.

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21: The Benefits of Mob Programming: Team Learning and Communication

Last year Dawna Jones, host of the Evolutionary Provocateur and Insight to Action podcasts, attended Agile Games New England and the Mob Programming Conference that followed. She sat down with a group of ‘Moberators’ to learn why the team approach to coding creates faster and better quality, with the added benefit of skill development, learning, and communication.