Deliver Better Results: How to Unlock Your Organization's Potential | Gil Broza
May 28, 2024
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Author Gil Broza discusses achieving better results through Agile processes, system thinking, and mindful mindset adjustments. He highlights pitfalls leaders face, like viewing people as resources, and emphasizes the importance of a unified organizational mindset.
Focusing on improving systems as a whole is crucial for lasting change, fostering a coalition of leaders dedicated to systemic improvements reduces business risks.
Deliver Better Results' targets software development leaders seeking team effectiveness, promoting sustainable improvements through system thinking and holistic planning.
Deep dives
Improving Systems Holistically Leads to Lasting Change
Focusing on improving systems as a whole, rather than isolated parts, is crucial for lasting change. By understanding the boundaries and fostering a coalition of leaders dedicated to systemic improvements, the risk of changes not sticking or unintended consequences decreases. This approach ensures a comprehensive view of the organization, promoting sustainability and reducing business risks.
Enhancing Software Development with a Systemic Approach
Gil Browsa's book, 'Deliver Better Results', targets software development leaders seeking to enhance team effectiveness and efficiency. The book emphasizes the value delivery system within companies, highlighting the importance of collaborative processes from idea conception to product delivery. By offering a roadmap for holistic improvements and avoiding prescriptive methodologies, the book guides leaders in effective behavior and strategic planning.
System Thinking Shapes Effective Leadership and Strategy
Applying a system thinking approach empowers improvement leaders to understand the interconnected elements influencing outcomes. By prioritizing systemic causes over individual attributions, leaders can address issues from a broader perspective. This method enables leaders to identify root causes, optimize decision-making boundaries, and promote collaborative and sustainable solutions within the organization.
Sustaining Change Through Mindset and Continuous Assessment
Sustaining positive changes requires ongoing attention to the system, mindset, and behaviors within the organization. By fostering a culture of continuous assessment and empowerment, leaders can detect warning signs, address performance issues systemically, and prevent backsliding. Promoting a mindset focused on collaboration, value delivery, and holistic improvement ensures long-term success and organizational resilience.
Dan Lines is joined by Gil Broza, author of 'Deliver Better Results,' to discuss how you and your organization can achieve better results by focusing on processes. Gil shares his 20-year journey in the Agile field, focusing on product development, system thinking, prioritizing people, and mindful mindset adjustments.
The conversation covers the book’s target audience, the concept of the value delivery systems, and the roadmap for holistic improvement beyond traditional Agile methodologies. Gil also highlights common pitfalls leaders encounter, such as treating people as resources and the importance of a unified organizational mindset.
As a thank you to our listeners, we’re giving away the first chapter of ‘Deliver Better Results’ for free, check it out here.
Episode Highlights:
00:58 What led Gil to write ‘Deliver Better Results’, and who should be reading it? 06:20 Is there a certain size of team that would benefit from this book? 12:08 How can leaders identify the current state of their team? 17:01 How can engineering and product work better together? 20:49 What do leaders get wrong about people? 34:14 How can managers avoid finding someone to blame? 40:10 How can you avoid falling back to old habits after you make changes?