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The Culture Engine

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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The culture engine

Human-powered change for high-performance teams

Invisible impediments to performance

Why bad things happen to good agilists
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Performance =problem-solving

High-performing teams solve harder problems faster
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But often we are blocked

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Safety

How likely am I to participate in solving a problem if I don't feel safe?
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Respect

How likely am I to participate in solving a problem if you think I’m an idiot?
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Ownership

How likely am I to participate in solving a problem if I think it’s your fault?
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Intention

How likely am I to participate in solving a problem if I don't know what you want?
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Trust

We build trust by keeping agreements
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Confront

We fail to confront missed agreements
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How to confront

Check safety, check respect, check ownership, check intention

Then

Bring your whole self
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There is no trick

Tricks are manipulative

Simplicity

Agile practices are agreements between team members

The engine of culture change

Making, keeping, confronting, and renegotiating agreements

So what do I do next?

Confront a missed agreement and tell us how it went
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