Francie Van Wirkus

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Collaborate the Wait

By francievw October 24, 2018 Blog, Tumblr
Collaborate  the Wait

  “We don’t need them to get it done. We need to them to tell us when it will get done.”   Two thoughts: 1. You don’t need to use…

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Fun Committee

By francievw March 14, 2018 Blog, Tumblr
Fun Committee

The moment you’ve got a committee organized in order to have fun at work, you are missing the mark. Engagement doesn’t just happen; it’s a product of your environment. What…

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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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Lead with Learning

By francievw January 3, 2018 Blog, Tumblr
Lead with Learning

When it doesn’t go well, should it all collapse in negativity, blame, and surrender? Of course not.     Yet this is exactly what happens when things go awry on…

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Agreeing on Good

By francievw December 13, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Agreeing on Good

As you plan work for 2018 with your teams, it might be a good idea to revisit the word good. Does everyone have the same definition of good… customer service…

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Specialist or Special Tools?

By francievw October 16, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Specialist or Special Tools?

Yes, you need tools. But…don’t mix up the identity of your team with your tools. Organize by outcome, not by tools or activity.

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Successful Leader Fortunes: 6

By francievw October 2, 2017 Blog, Tumblr
Successful Leader Fortunes: 6

A blog series tied a leadership YouTube video by AB2 Consulting Services, LLC. Imagine fortune cookies cracked open, the fortune is read, along with the statement “as a leader.” Then…

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Corporate Culture Vs. Agile: Reveille Sneak Preview

By francievw May 29, 2016 Blog, Tumblr
Corporate Culture Vs. Agile: Reveille Sneak Preview

Soon I will release Reveille, the first book of The Dominant Gene Series, a business novel series about the journey to become an Agile leader. You can read my blogs…

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