Nigel Thurlow presents "Bullshit Jobs" and "Fake Agile" at the World Agility Forum 2023.
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Inspired by the excellent work and books by David Graeber who coined the phrase "Bullshit Jobs", this talks examines the "Fake Agile" issue through this lens. The "Transformation Myth" and "Ill-Defined" problems are also covered as is "Agile Deja Vu" and leadership incentives that are driving the creation of bullshit jobs and causing Agile change initiatives to fail.
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Wonderful 20-minute summary of over 700 pages of hard work!
Nigel how refreshing your views are exactly on point, behaviour and knowing your business to make the required change is the key focus required to enable change with CQI great video bravo
Nigel at his best!
only 10... nice I have one :)
I've seen this many times. Further more the good people get frustrated and leave and the harmless plodders who dont upset anyone stick it out. This is how organisations die. Bullshit jobs change into bullshit organisations
This video points out a few problems but doesn't appear to offer solutions. Maybe those are in the book being advertised? Here are my $0.02 for tackling these issues: - Begin with the end in mind. Aka define your desired outcome (eg happy customers). Then align metrics, incentives and improvement programs around these outcomes, not the specific practices you think might achieve them. This allows teams and individuals to innovate and find solutions that work best for them. - Foster creativity. Teams may initially struggle to be innovative, because they have had little experience with thinking divergently and creatively. Encourage this so people feel safe and confident to come up with and explore new ideas. - Lead with empathy. Recognise change is deeply uncomfortable, and support people through this with understanding and kindness.
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Firstly the book. It is not a solution to the problem at all. It is a book. I do not get paid to speak at this conference, and paid my own travel and expenses to attend. I attend annually as a supporter of the event. I have written a previous book on this topic, and I was letting the audience who pay to hear me speak, and others, about the new book, which is actually pretty good. I agree with your comments. The thrust of my talk was the fact that many in control (leaders or manages) stifle the things you describe. This is why I refer to it as a behavior problem, and not a methodology problem. Most of what you advocate is indeed behavioral in nature.