Influence

From my point of view, there are 4 “big leadership” category skills that any person in a team should try to improve: self-awareness…

The quotes are General Dwight Eisenhower’s. The titles are my brief and imperfect interpretations. All quotes are from Eisenhower’s book…

Here are the best team building podcasts I'd recommend for HR and people leaders to learn the latest leadership strategies.

Develop “quiet confidence”

On February 16, 2022, 15Five held its second HR Superstars Summit, a virtual gathering where strateg ...

Great Place to Work® and Fortune have honored 15Five as one of the 2020 Best Small & Medium Workplaces™. The ranking is based on confidential survey

The concept of "being strategic" has become a bit watered down in the business world over the last few years. The phrase is often overused and

At a previous employer, I discovered I managed a group of employees who were all making more than me.

Everyone remembers their favorite manager.  Maybe it’s the person who took you under their wing when you were starting your career. Perhaps it’s

Telecommuting and working from home have been hot topics for several years now. According to a recen ...

An inspiring group of HR leaders from around the country recently gathered in Austin, TX, for Thrive by 15Five. At this year’s event, some of the

From 15 years of experience

As the HR industry continues to evolve from a primarily administrative field to a strategic one, mod ...

Whether you’re a long-established global enterprise or a newly emerging start-up, small teams are the secret to long term success.

Company culture can play a significant role in a transformation, this expert writes. Here are five strategies to leverage culture for growth.

HR leaders can take newfound knowledge collected at a conference and apply it to their organization with these specific actions.

Whether you’re a seasoned DEI professional or dipping your toes in for the first time, familiarizing ...

Elaine Lin Hering, author of "Unlearning Silence," on keeping authentic perspectives at the center of workplace culture.

Discover 7 lessons from Agile Coach Steve Martin to help attendees and facilitators transition smoothly to virtual workshops.

Are you leading a remote team during the COVID pandemic? These 8 stress management tips will help you and your team cope with stress and…

These last few years can be summed up with the word “unprecedented.” As much as we’ve used that word lately, it still rings true in 2022.

For the second year in a row, Gartner reports that leader and manager development is the #1 priority for HR leaders.

It sounds like a free day, but that is not it. It is actually even better than that.

Congratulations on your new leadership position!

If IQ was enough to make an amazing manager, every team would be led by rocket scientists and doctors.

The Vietnam war was just ending. North Vietnamese troops (the NVA) had descended upon South Vietnam and seized its capital, Saigon. The US…

Energy Saving Stickers…

Ready or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here and about to become a huge part of personal and professional life for people around the world. McKinsey

1. Establish artificial time constraints

The 6 Key Roles of an Exceptional Leader

Tactics to sustain change-makers in overwhelming times

In the fast-changing environment of our modern world, building and maintaining a thriving organizati ...

Must Be Present to Win Most people are familiar with drawings or raffles and some of these events require that you must be present to win. A highly

Agile leadership is, at its core, the ability to master multiple leadership styles to be able to adopt the one that fits the specific context and the

Navigate Agile transformations with the Outcomes-Driven Approach to Agility. Resolve challenges and fast-track progress with Path to Agility.

Gil Broza and I are thrilled to announce the updated version of our flagship workshop, the Influential Agile Leader.

Explore how Apple’s localized strategies contribute to over 60% of its revenue from international markets.

Architechure and Governance quotes AV Senior VP of Client Success, Erik Cottrell, in "Report Suggest ...

Everyone treats authority differently. Some of it is cultural, and some of it is personal, but how you treat authority impacts your ability to lead.

Why speaking up is essential for your, and your organization’s success

Engineering managers can enable software teams to learn and improve, and help them move problems and impediments out of the way.

Build Agile Leadership skills by learning to ask questions that open up new possibilities and options for you & your team.

Gary Gruver has led transformations at several enterprise IT departments. He spoke at IBM InterConnect #2015 about common executive DevOps mistakes

At one point in your leadership career, you’ve probably asked about how to become a better manager. Managers have a lot of responsibilities, and they

What does it mean to be an agile leader? Here's what I've seen work: The leader recognizes a problem the organization needs to solve.

To summarize: your agile transformation is stuck. You've thought about your why, as in Becoming an Agile Leader, Part 1: Define Your Why.

To summarize: your agile transformation is stuck. You’ve thought about your why, as in Becoming an Agile Leader, Part 1: Define Your Why.

To summarize: your agile transformation is stuck. You’ve thought about your why, as in Becoming an Agile Leader, Part 1: Define Your Why.

Sharing insights has helped me on my way to becoming a design leader.

Explore the many benefits of leadership development programs and learn how they can boost employee morale, productivity, and overall organizational success.

Discover effective leadership development tools to enhance your skills and drive team success. Learn strategies and solutions to become a better leader today.

How to gain leadership skills and climb the corporate ladder

Command and control leadership, utilized by military leaders for centuries, had fully evolved into “managerial” leadership by the middle of…

Building your team around a common vision is a complicated matter the larger your organization is and the more personalities are at the…

In this webinar, Enterprise Agility Coach Richard Dolman shares thoughts on the things leaders should watch for during an Agile transformation, based on lessons observed and learned in leading multiple organizations through change.

Making space for pain.

And how organising a dog running club was more like herding cats

And do you need to re-evaluate given the state of play today?

Many of my clients feel stuck with their component teams. They feel they must implement across the architecture, not through it.

A couple of months ago I asked about the biggest challenge or obstacle to success that small business owners have experienced. And whether…

Seek evidence that challenges your belief system

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. First, that makes no sense in a collaborative team.

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life

The text explores the paradox of control, emphasizing that while humans crave control for safety and predictability, true happiness and autonomy lie in accepting uncertainties and adapting to changes. It critiques the illusion of control, highlighting its limitations and negative impacts on relationships. Autonomy, defined as self-chosen and self-endorsed actions, is identified as the primary contributor to happiness. Ultimately, the text argues for embracing unpredictability and exercising intellectual humility to achieve genuine freedom and joy.

Segue abaixo uma apresentação utilizada para conversar sobre algumas técnicas descritas no excelente ...

To create good presentations is an art in my opinion, at the same time, it’s something you can easily build knowledge of, even if you…

Over the last few months, layoffs and reductions in force (RIFs) have hit tech companies large and s ...

As a manager, understanding and leveraging diversity on your team can lead to creativity, problem solving, and innovation.

Attracting great talent has never been more competitive, with companies understandably wanting to provide the most enticing compensation packages

More often than not, developers spend the majority of the time in solving problems. They are hard-wired to solve technical problems and…

As skills become increasingly vital to talent strategies, here's how top-performing companies are making the shift.

What is Digital Leadership, and ways we can break the wall of misunderstanding between business and technology.

At our 2nd annual HR Superstars Summit, 15Five’s growing community of strategic HR leaders came toge ...

We don't consider this enough as a first-time manager. Here are 6 critical questions to reflect on when considering if you should become a manager or not.

Do Results Matter?

3 tips to help you succeed when you feel overwhelmed

How to balance action and observation in the midst of a pandemic

Steve shares the secret sauce behind doubling productivity in a large enterprise. The key ingredients: Scrum at Scale framework and true agile leadership.

Enabling your managers with the tools, training, and development they need to be successful is one of the most effective ways to drive employee

The journey of leadership is, in many ways, a journey toward embracing our incompleteness

Daniel Goleman was the first to popularize the idea of emotional intelligence and demonstrate evidence of its impact within organizations.

Months ago, I had the pleasure of mentoring Tobe Nneji as part of Women in Agile’s Launching New Voices program.

Get out of bed, make your bed, and start getting things done.

Are you prepared to lead in our current world? Learn how to become an empathetic leader to improve employee engagement and business outcomes.

Equipes de produto são equipes multifuncionais  dedicados a um conjunto de funcionalidades, um produto ou uma linha de produtos.

“Pense grande comece pequeno e aprenda rápido” - Michael Dell

Executive presence coaching helps leaders build confidence and influence. Discover techniques to enhance your professional presence.

When coding prowess takes center stage, you get fired.

More and more federal agencies are announcing RTOs, such as the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) man ...

Abebooks was a unicorn before they were a thing. I share lessons learned from the early days of a high growth startup.

From a veteran teacher

People leaders who learn to embrace AI and leverage its power for good can make a real impact for their organizations and the people they represent. New

Reflections on prototyping the best workshop experience, and listening to the voice of the people. They have spoken.

Just a friendly reminder to never circle back to these phrases again, kiddo!

The problem with feedback assessments and exit interviews.

A Complete Goal System Can 10x Your Results

A new survey shows the professional services population is contemplating a future of work heavily influenced by artificial intelligence.

Rippling's Chief People Officer says HR leaders have a unique "360 view" of the organization, which they need to take better advantage of.

Healthcare HR professionals must play a more strategic role to guide teams and leaders into the future of the industry.

It took me 30 years to appreciate, but better late than never

A reader asked me this question: “How do I report on the 1000 (or so) defects in our system? I have 10 minutes on the status call.

Design management is a spectrum, not a single clear-cut role

A Guide to Using the Right Words in Wellbeing Discussions With Employees

A network structure allows for quick execution because leadership has empowered the teams to act without having to wait for a sign-off.

What do Jeff Bezos and Winston Churchill have in common? This is not a trick question; the answer is consistency. That is in their…

A recent coaching client was concerned about the progress his team was making—or really, the lack of progress his team was making.

As we embark on a new year, people leaders are looking for guidance on how to budget and plan strategically, to meet both internal needs and market

Women leaders are about to enter a changing workplace, where cultivating a few core characteristics can help move their careers forward.

Having a teaching background finally comes in handy

Maybe there are some ideas in here you can steal.

Here are 3 simple steps I used to overcome the objections of a leadership team at a financial services company to implement Lean UX

Being in service to people in crisis taught us this essential truth: trust transforms both parties

Once Simon Sinek's TEDx talk took off, it had an unexpected side effect: he didn't know who he could trust. This led him to new research...

You know you can make it.

To be extraordinary is to have a way of doing, thinking and/or communicating that is out of the ordinary.

Employees interact with customers, understand internal processes, and have a truly unique perspective on how everything occurs. Honestly…

Consider these pitfalls when developing an informal leader

Toxic bosses are everywhere, but everything can be ok. These tips will help.

Think back to a time when you were doing your best work–when you were killing it and knew it. Can you recall what was motivating you? ...

Have you ever had to do a job without the proper training? Unfortunately, many companies are setting ...

WeightWatchers' chief people officer describes the significant results she's seeing after boosting global collaboration at the company.

Authoritative leadership balances a clear vision and support. Learn its advantages, its drawbacks, and when it's most effective.

Three simple pieces of advice for managers to rethink their role during Covid-19 time

John Muir Health CHRO Lisa Foust describes how online coaching is driving employee wellbeing and leadership development.

At one point in your leadership career, you’ve probably asked about how to become a better manager. Managers have a lot of responsibilities, and they

Barney, a senior manager, said, “I need everyone to return to the office. I'm okay with what they're doing, although I miss the buzz of people doing the work.

Any good diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy starts with employees. After all, they’re t ...

You don’t need ping pong tables and napping pods to do it

In the past year, many employees left their companies in what is known today as The Great Resignation.

It’s all about the right incentives.

I was discussing with Pearl (our head of PR) how things are going for her and all and what her parents thought about her progression with…

‘Servant leadership’ is all the rage. But too many leaders aren’t actually serving their people — they’re managing job descriptions.  They’re

“But… where are you really from?” “You need to man up!” “You people are so aggressive.”  We’ve all heard phrases and sayings around the office that

According to Terhi Aho, experimentation is a way of thinking that guides action. By experimenting we can develop ways of working without a major change process.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a business executive today who doesn’t believe their people are the organization’s most valuable asset.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a hot topic in the workplace. Many businesses are starting to understand the benefits of a more diverse and

From major news publications to HR thought leaders to the guy standing in line behind you at Starbucks, everyone seems to be talking about the “Great

The month of October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), so let’s talk about ...

How does your business communicate its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts? Maybe you’ve got a few lines about DEI on an old about page, or

Almost everyone aspires to be influential and to persuade others to act according to their wishes. However, it’s crucial to recognise that…

Don’t be the boss from hell!

Legendary Truths

Managing an underperforming employee is tough. Here's advice from 1,000+ managers in Know Your Team on how to address poor performance.

From concert posters to Big Tech, our Executive Creative Director Josh Higgins shares his uncommon path to creative leadership.

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It isn’t a wise thing to comment publicly on the IQ and/or EQ of another person. And it certainly isn’t wise to say another person has a…

You don’t know how they got the job, and they don’t know how to do the job.

Is your agile transition proceeding well? Or, is it stuck in places? Maybe the teams aren’t improving.

Show that company who you are. Yep, really.

The way you lead could make the difference

If you’re looking to leave your company to work for another, you’ll want to consider this. Recently, ...

How freight logistics unicorn Flexport and other evolutionary companies are embracing self-organization to respond to the novel…

For far too long, HR leaders have been viewed as just an administrative function of the business. 2020, however, was the year that proved that assumption all wrong.

You've been at your company for a while. You've hired a number of the people you work with, or you work closely with them.

Yes it can be done

In today’s fast-moving business world, effective leadership is about motivating and inspiring your team to excel. We’ll devolve into core…

Lead Your Agile Transition Through Influence I bet you’re transitioning to agile or something like it.

Nightstand notepads, missing rehearsal and scheduling your worry

Learn essential leadership skills that will help your teams adapt to volatile and distributed environments.

Stories are important for the survival of our species as they help us find meaning in life and help us find a way to organize for shared objectives.

In this interview, Geoff Watts shares his observations on how organisations have been impacted by COVID-19 and particularly how leadership has been affected by the shift to remote work.

Tony Hunter sat down with global trend hunter Jeremy Gutsche to discuss the convergent nature of his new book on creating the future and…

Tony Hunter converses with Jeremy Gutsche about his book, ���Create the Future,��� and its relevance to navigating chaos during COVID-19. Gutsche, a crisis expert, emphasizes the opportunities emerging from pandemics and economic recessions, highlighting concepts like potentialism and ecosystem awareness. He advises leaders to capitalize on disruption by reimagining strategies and embracing change. Hunter reflects on their collaboration at Chicago Tribune, underscoring the necessity of adaptability and consumer-focused innovation in turbulent times.

By Winston Tuggle, Director, HR Business Partnerships at HubSpot

Effective leadership is best understood through observation. As an HR Business Partner at HubSpot, I collaborate with various leaders, offering insights into successful leadership traits. Key lessons include: learning from mistakes, exemplified by our Chief People Officer���s response to the Black Lives Matter movement; rallying teams around clear goals, demonstrated by our Chief Marketing Officer���s diversity initiatives; and enabling others by leveraging their expertise, as practiced by our Chief Financial Officer. Leadership is a continuous journey, accessible at all levels.

For much of my career, I have heard the phrase, “You have to lead from the front,” echoed by many of the leaders I have worked with. It’s a…

The phrase “Lean Agile Leadership” is something of a buzzword at the moment, although if you unpack the concept there are actually a lot of useful

This is what he said and saw in Ghana and Nigeria, and 3 takeaways.

According to conventional wisdom, people tend to have a personality, thinking style, or way of doing things that are either left-brained or right-brained.

Slow Doesn’t Equal Passive

The Role of the Technical Leader as Mentor, Facilitator and Inspirer

Unlocking the power of OKRs: A strategic guide to aligning teams, driving innovation, and boosting performance

We were sharing stories in a recent CAL class . One of the students talked about the dynamics of release engineering related to gaining customer feedback.

Huge expectations have been placed on today’s people leaders, while inflation, tight budgets, and a ...

agile42 is Gold Sponsor of the Manage Agile 2020 conference taking place from November 23rd to 26th, 2020.

For 15Five’s latest research study, the team did a high-dive into the depths of manager effectivenes ...

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Employee career development is about more than skills training or even job promotions. It’s about su ...

Leaders, try using the “Ivy Lee Method” to accomplish more

Maternity leave in Israel typically lasts 3.5 months, but it can be extended to six months or even a year. As a mother of three boys, I’ve…

HR Executive™ and HR Tech™ debuted in Las Vegas today as the brands representing the future of global HR media and events.

10 action items to make meetings more meaningful

Segue a excelente explicação que o Rafael Magrin fez sobre modelos de time de arquitetura. Basicamen ...

The way you lead should be consistently challenged, improved, and communicated.

It’s time for me to share something about my next personal hero. I thought long and hard and it has to be Johanna Rothman .

At some point, I’m going to hand things over. Here’s how I’m planning to do it.

Going through layoffs or a reduction in force (RIF) can create a ripple effect through an organizati ...

In an era where technology is reshaping our world, staying ahead requires more than just technological prowess.

I am not sure we have been mapping the organisation structure correctly. By "we"  I mean these amazi ...