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I use 1:1 conversations with our team coaches to create space for them to problem solve while I gather information, to re-engage in hands-on work, and be a connector across teams. () #RemoteLeadership,#TeamManagement,#RemoteWork,#ContinuousImprovement

Discovery and Delivery represent polarities to be balanced, not a tension to be resolved. Pursuing discovery ongoing while delivering enables product teams to realize the benefits of both without suffering the downside consequences of focusing on one at the expense of the other. #dualtrackagile #polaritythinking #productinnovation #businessoutcomes

Giving teams time to showcase their work and successes with each other during our monthly town halls creates a fulfilling way to share information. This has been so successful, we’ve begun sharing off-cycle in videos. (https://buff.ly/3zx2i0Q) #RemoteLeadershipm#TeamManagement,#RemoteWork,#EmployeeEngagement

As a leader of a remote first organization, attending each of our team’s recurring strategy sessions gives me context on every project in flight. (https://buff.ly/3zx2i0Q) #RemoteLeadership,#VirtualGemba,#EffectiveCommunication,#AgileLeadership

Recreating aspects of Gemba (現場) with our teams despite our remote world makes me more effective in my support for them and helps me identify areas for improvement. (https://buff.ly/3zx2i0Q) #RemoteLeadership,#VirtualGemba,#TeamManagement,#AgileLeadership

My founder and direct reports are at this moment discussing my talent review - my assessed proficiency in capabilities essential to our business and the CEO role. My mantra is embrace a learning mindset and trust in my resilience. I accept anxiety and dread as givens of who I am.

Make success visible. Make visible success measurable. Use measurable success to influence strategy. Use influence on strategy to create more beneficial outcomes (dollars and impact for people)

I watch premier league football. Thinking about managerial sackings and what that says about the time it takes to build something, the constant cycle of team formation and renewal, external disruptions and competition, and the challenge of performing while all this is happening.

Taking stock of how often I laugh out loud when I work with my fellow Striders… it’s a lot.

I’d rather face a economic downturn and a potentially disruptive technology (LLM) than just a downturn.

Remote Gemba: Gemba (現場) is a leadership philosophy that values being physically present where the work is done. As an executive leader in a remote world, I am adapting by attending recurring strategy sessions, setting clear goals, enabling teams to share their achievements, connecting with people one on one, and by coaching coaches. #RemoteLeadership,#VirtualGemba,#TeamManagement,#AgileLeadership