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Jurgen Appelo's avatar

I vividly remember people asking, "Why are there no managers here?"

I said, "because they don't want to attend open space agile events full of tree-hugging hippies with sandals and stickies. They want to attend exclusive summits with five-digit speakers among like-minded people wearing Corneliani suits and Santoni shoes."

If we want to influence the executives, we should go where they already are.

This was twelve years ago.

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Gunnar R. Fischer's avatar

And on the other hand: Elite clubs might not be the ideal audience for change to begin with. If 10% of managers are willing to change, losing as few as possible due to lack of support or connection is a much more worthwhile goal. Trying to convert everyone is for sects.

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Gunnar R. Fischer's avatar

Yes, and: This immediately shows the limits of every "modern" or "challenging" approach. You cannot be exclusive if everyone can achieve it with reasonable effort and dedication.

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chayote tacos's avatar

Good luck. Keep a journal of what you want to remember as you go further into their system they will attempt to make you invisible and gaslight you along the way very likely without lifting a finger. So maybe keep a journal to help yourself. Remember what you would like to remember as they attempt to change you more than you were able to change them. Speaking from experience.

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