Engineering Culture by InfoQ
What It Takes to Deliver Better Results
Feb 5, 2024
The podcast discusses the importance of upgrading agile practices and prioritizing people in decision making. They introduce a new book for senior leaders to assess and improve organization's performance. Understanding the value delivery system and optimizing processes through effective conversations are also explored.
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- Putting people first in an organization empowers teams to customize processes and make decisions that benefit the product and the entire system of value delivery.
- Achieving fitness for purpose requires system-wide changes and assessments to identify current level and strategies to improve performance.
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Putting People First
Putting people first in an organization means considering their well-being, opinions, and the effects of decisions on individuals, teams, management, stakeholders, and customers. By prioritizing people, teams are empowered to customize processes and make decisions that benefit the product and the entire system of value delivery. While downsizings and layoffs can happen even in companies that claim to put people first, psychological safety and social safety can protect employees who speak up for the benefit of the company. Effective engagement, transparency, and servant leadership are key aspects of putting people first.
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