Francie Van Wirkus

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“We have so much to get done.”

By francievw April 18, 2018 Blog, Tumblr
“We have so much to get done.”

“We have so much to get done.” Stop. Your goal is to build less software, not more. Minimize the software you make, and maximize its impact.  

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Pile it On

By francievw January 8, 2018 Blog, Tumblr
Pile it On

It’s tempting to pile responsibility on top of agile and scaled agile roles. After all, you have some of your best and most productive people in these roles, and there…

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Ready (enough) for a Coach?

By francievw October 30, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Ready (enough) for a Coach?

Ready enough, because perfectly ready doesn’t exist. Maybe you are ready (enough), maybe not. So many times, coaches are hired before leaders and teams are ready for them. Honest personality…

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Leader Dojo

By francievw October 23, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Leader Dojo

A better leader in four days? Yes! But… can you and your team break away for four whole days for a leader dojo? If you are too busy to become a…

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That Moment

By francievw July 12, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
That Moment

Racing Ironman Triathlon has its share of challenges. The greatest ones are those I call Ironman Moments. When it’s incredibly difficult to continue on even one step more. When there are…

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Coach’s Notes: What vs. How II

By francievw June 29, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Coach’s Notes: What vs. How II

Excerpt from Permission to Lead, book 2 of The Dominant Gene series. Part two in a two-part series. “Leaders have the what. The ask. What is the goal, what needs…

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Coach’s Notes: What Vs. How I

By francievw June 28, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Coach’s Notes: What Vs. How I

Excerpt from Permission to Lead, book 2 of The Dominant Gene series, a business novel about leadership. Part one in a two-part series. “Ha,” Eve swirls her matcha, “so, what…

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On Growing Leaders

By francievw June 25, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
On Growing Leaders

Growing new leaders? Your organization needs them to learn new skills and contribute to customer value as soon as possible. So we start them with (hopefully) some formal training and…

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Agile Dojo: Clarity

By francievw June 5, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Agile Dojo: Clarity

  There are no tips and tricks to sustainable Agile adoption. The road is difficult, so it’s tempting to want to predict success, even to attempt to buy success. It…

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Agile Dojo: Cure for Attention Deficit Agile

By francievw May 25, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Agile Dojo: Cure for Attention Deficit Agile

You want great Agile teams, and you want them now. They learned Agile, but the corporate environment around them keeps pulling their attention away from practicing Agile. After all, those…

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