SPaMCAST 220 - Stephen Parry, Adaptive Thinking, Command and Control

Published: Jan. 13, 2013, 10 p.m.

b'Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 220! \\xa0\\xa0\\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 220 features an interview with Stephen Parry. \\xa0Our interview was far ranging covering adaptive thinking, command and control management and MUCH, MUCH more!\\nStephen\'s Bio . . .Stephen Parry is an organisational designer, international leader and strategist on the creation of service enterprises that are adaptive, innovative and engaging. He has a world-class reputation for passionate leadership and creating global organisations with superior service climates by changing the way employees, managers and leaders think about the business. He developed the Sense and Respond 3.0 principles and methods to bring about customer, employee, management and leadership b \\xa0ehavioural change and organisational development.\\n\\xa0He is the author of Sense and Respond: The Journey to Customer Purpose (Palgrave), a highly regarded book written as a follow-up to his award-winning organisational transformations. \\xa0His change work was recognised when he received Best Customer Service Strategy at the UK National Business Awards. \\xa0The judges declared his strategy had created organisational transformations which demonstrated an entire cultural change around the needs of customers and could, as a result, demonstrate significant business growth, innovation and success. In addition his Sense and Respond approach received awards from the European Service Industry for the Best People Development Programme and a personal European award for Innovation and Creativity for his work with organisational improvement and change.\\nHis transformation work is the feature of a BBC documentary, The Crunch: \\xa0Creativity, Innovation and Change and is often interviewed on national media for his views on outsourcing and customer service issues.\\xa0\\nStephen is now a judge at the National Business Awards and the National Customer Experience Awards. He is a senior partner at Lloyd Parry.\\nContact Data:Blog www.leanvoices.comTwitter @leanvoicesand on.\\n\\nShameless Ad for my book!\\xa0\\n\\xa0co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing.\\xa0We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or\\xa0your team."\\nNOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!\\xa0\\nHave you bought your copy?\\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: \\xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0+1-206-888-6111\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: \\xa0http://bit.ly/16fBWV\\n\\nOne more thing! \\xa0Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes! \\xa0It\\xa0helps people find the cast.\\xa0\\nNext:\\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 221 will tackle part 2 of my essay on Agile and Risk Management. \\xa0We will discuss techiniques I have used and ideas for next steps!'