https://glennbolan.com/blog/ Glenn Bolan on purpose, leadership, teams and agile delivery. en-nz https://glennbolan.com/blog/purpose-meaning-energy-for-work-life-and-leadership/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/purpose-meaning-energy-for-work-life-and-leadership/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +1200 Join me fireside for a hot minute to chat about tapping into a fresh source of energy for work, life and leadership. https://glennbolan.com/blog/people-challenges-we-face-as-business-leaders/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/people-challenges-we-face-as-business-leaders/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +1200 Some reflections on the people challenges we face as business leaders and what some of the solutions might look like. https://glennbolan.com/blog/how-to-avoid-burnout/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/how-to-avoid-burnout/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +1200 A ten-video series on how to avoid burnout in your team or your business. Each video is under a minute. Because burnout creates terrible outcomes. https://glennbolan.com/blog/rant-alert-we-need-agile-and-we-need-to-be-adaptive/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/rant-alert-we-need-agile-and-we-need-to-be-adaptive/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +1200 I’ve seen it time and time again. “We should be delivering with Agile”. “We need to be more Agile”. “We need to be more Adaptive”. https://glennbolan.com/blog/information-radiators/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/information-radiators/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +1200 Want to increase stakeholder alignment? A tool you can use to help do this is INFORMATION RADIATORS. Essentially, a very large and very visible chart (in… https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-4/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-4/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +1200 MYTH #4: “Psychological safety depends on the personalities in the team.” Google did a study on this one. They called it “Project Aristotle”. https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-3/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-3/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +1200 MYTH #3: “Having Psychological Safety means we always agree and never have intense discussions.” It is actually quite the contrary! https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-2/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-2/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +1200 If you missed Myth #1, you can find it here. Now for MYTH #2 (drum roll please.): “Having psychological safety means we lower our standards and don’t have… https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-1/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/psychological-safety-myth-1/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +1200 The term “Psychological Safety” is thrown around a lot and, unfortunately, has more baggage than a pre-covid airport carousel! https://glennbolan.com/blog/how-to-create-team-ownership/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/how-to-create-team-ownership/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +1200 “If you want people to to think, give them intent, not instruction.” -David Marquet Wise words from a man who created the greatest nuclear submarine… https://glennbolan.com/blog/problem-deja-vu-when-familiar-problems-repeat-and-cascade-in-tech-digital/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/problem-deja-vu-when-familiar-problems-repeat-and-cascade-in-tech-digital/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +1200 You know it when you see it. A problem popping up in your department, your team, your process, your systems. One that you’ve seen before. https://glennbolan.com/blog/fire-hose-of-challenges/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/fire-hose-of-challenges/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +1200 Ever felt in your work like there were more problems around than problem solvers could actually tend to? Maybe you’ve been there, maybe you’re currently… https://glennbolan.com/blog/lasting-agility-goes-deeper-than-mindset/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/lasting-agility-goes-deeper-than-mindset/ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +1200 “Mindset: A mental attitude or inclination.” -Merriam Webster What has caused civilizations throughout the ages to fundamentally transform on a large… https://glennbolan.com/blog/how-we-started-agile-transformation-at-frucor-suntory/ https://glennbolan.com/blog/how-we-started-agile-transformation-at-frucor-suntory/ Fri, 31 May 2019 09:00:00 +1200 At Frucor Suntory we’ve been working on transforming our Business Technology organisation from a predict-and-plan, systems-focused way of thinking and…