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When Someone Opens the Door, Walk Through It

Change Starts Here

About 14 years ago, there was a pivotal moment that started my journey to being a change practitioner. At the time, I was the industrial engineering manager for a manufacturing company. And I could have easily missed it.

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Why I Bailed on My STEM Career

Change Starts Here

There’s been a lot of talk lately in the US about building more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) capability in the workforce, and related conversations about how to increase the number of women in STEM programs, and how to keep women in those jobs once they have them. And it makes me feel a little guilty.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

1 To succeed with Agile, follow these steps: 1 The method in this book is primarily based on Extreme Programming, but it also draws inspiration from Scrum, Kanban, Lean Software Development, the DevOps movement, and Lean Startup. The manager was looking for someone to lead a small team. They may try to recruit you. You could try that.

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Managing to Solve An Elegant Puzzle with Will Larson

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

It taught him about different management styles, problem-solving, and more. But most employees don’t get management training, which can cause problems down the road. Marcus and Will discuss this, plus what it takes to handle leadership roles. Most coders don’t aspire to be managers. Welcome to Programming Leadership.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

Large changes—those that directly impact more than 30-70 people—require professional change management. Depending on the size of your organization, your HR department may have change management experts on staff who can help. Organizational leaders often underestimate the importance of change management.

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