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This week, Dan Neumann is joined by Andrea Floyd, colleague and principal consultant at AgileThought, to discuss different ways of helping Agile Practices to take root and thrive within organizations.

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In this episode, you will find an opportunity to reflect on your Agile Journey, identify the aspects where adjustments can be made, and reinforce the Agile Mindset for it to really take root, become sustainable, and have all the positive impacts possible.

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Key Takeaways

\\u25cf An Agile Journey needs tune-ups.

\\u25cb Taking care of things is action-oriented.

\\u25cb Taking a moment to reflect is part of practicing awareness.

\\u25cf What can impede an Agile Journey to thrive?

\\u25cb Not paying attention to accountabilities across the teams. It is important to take a moment to agree on accountabilities.

\\u25cf How can we create accountabilities when a gap is spotted?

\\u25cb Create a space where people can contribute.

\\u25cb Our words are important, make sure the words you choose to use are understood. Create a glossary of terms to help with that alignment.

\\u25cb Listen and observe the ways people are working together.

\\u25cf Find the whys behind what is being done.

\\u25cb Forecast rather than plan.

\\u25cf Tune-ups are about inspecting and adapting (and that needs to be visible).

\\u25cf We don\\u2019t succeed without our people.

\\u25cb Care for your people and do no harm.

\\u25cb Focus on empathy and safety.

\\u25cb People are not hired to be a widget in a machine, a safe environment should encourage people to share their experiences and thoughts.

\\u25cb Are we incentivizing the right behaviors and the mindsets that support them?

\\u25cf Business Agility is linked to Influential Leaders.

\\u25cb Agile Journeys have more opportunities to succeed if we have engaged leaders.

\\u25cb Andrea and Dan talk about the difference between engagement and support.

\\u25cb An inspiring leader creates communities to promote Agility.

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours, Shirzard Chamine

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\\u201cTaking care of things is action-oriented \\u201c \\u2014 Andrea Floyd

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\\u201cOur words are impactful, make sure the words you choose to use are understood.\\u201d \\u2014 Andrea Floyd

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\\u201cCreate safety for people to bring their past experiences to grow from them, people are not hired to be a widget in a machine.\\u201d \\u2014 Dan Neumann

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