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Boosting the skills of your agile managers
tips and tricks
from real life
examples
One day…
Why? You know
that is not good.
Tomorrow we are
not going to the
park any more
Today I
didn’t sleep
at noon
I always knew
• Whatever I’m doing good at work is
also good at home
• Whatever I’m doing good at home is
also good at work
• Whatever doesn’t work at my job will not
be better at home
• Whatever doesn’t work at home will not
be better at my job
Mediocrity
You have
almost failed the
biology test!But I’ve done
great to
Mathematics!
You should
do the same
for biology
Mediocrity
You are the best
programmer we
have.Yes, I love what
I do.
Now you will
become the team
manager. It comes
with a raise.
Theory X VS Theory Y
My team members
are ambitious, self-
motivated and
exercise self-control
My team
members are
inherently lazy
and dislike work
Theory X VS Theory Y
ThreatPunishment
MistrustHighly
restrictive supervision
Punitive atmosphere
Try &
learnWork is as
natural as
play
Trust
Intrinsic
motivation
Collaboration
• Near the team
• Has a vision and goals
• Helps the team getting things done
• Communicates
• Always learning
• Mirror and a coach
• Non-violent communication
• Is helping other people to discover
themselves
How does an efficient modern manager acts like?
EmpowermentWe work
agile now.
That is so
cool!
You must
have iterations
and all that…If we could only
make our
manager
understand we
need to use TDD.
ResponsibilityI trust you for
building the best
quality product!
We need time to
learn the new
API
No!
I want to
play with
Lego!
Ok. which one is getting
back to TODO? Chemistry
or Animals?
Explicit rules
• Happy
• A better person every day(parent, life
partner, manager, etc.)
• Always learning
• Self-awareness
• Goes in holidays (also the team)
• Doesn’t leave the office late
• Positive thinking
• System thinking
What does an efficient modern manager look like?