Marcus Raitner https://raitner.de/en/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:03:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://raitner.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-logo-2-32x32.png Marcus Raitner https://raitner.de/en/ 32 32 Trust is the Glue of Life https://raitner.de/en/2024/10/trust-is-the-glue-of-life/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=trust-is-the-glue-of-life https://raitner.de/en/2024/10/trust-is-the-glue-of-life/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=trust-is-the-glue-of-life#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:53:43 +0000 https://raitner.de/?p=14999 In the 1960s, psychologist Walter Mischel led a series of studies at Stanford that have become known as the Stanford marshmallow experiment. Children between the ages of three…

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2024/10/trust-is-the-glue-of-life/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=trust-is-the-glue-of-life/feed/ 0 Get your free PDF copy of the Manifesto for Human(e) Leadership! https://raitner.de/en/2023/09/get-your-free-pdf-copy-of-the-manifesto-for-humane-leadership/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=get-your-free-pdf-copy-of-the-manifesto-for-humane-leadership https://raitner.de/en/2023/09/get-your-free-pdf-copy-of-the-manifesto-for-humane-leadership/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=get-your-free-pdf-copy-of-the-manifesto-for-humane-leadership#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:55:11 +0000 https://raitner.de/?p=14547 In 2018, in the midst of the agile transformation of the BMW Group IT, we were deeply interested in the question of how leadership might look in an…

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2023/09/get-your-free-pdf-copy-of-the-manifesto-for-humane-leadership/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=get-your-free-pdf-copy-of-the-manifesto-for-humane-leadership/feed/ 5 Practice Makes Perfect https://raitner.de/en/2023/08/practice-makes-perfect/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=practice-makes-perfect https://raitner.de/en/2023/08/practice-makes-perfect/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=practice-makes-perfect#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:15:00 +0000 https://raitner.de/?p=14525 For abilities to become effective skills, we have to practice a lot, make mistakes, and gain experience. What is intuitively understood for riding a bicycle or for craftsmanship is grossly underestimated and sometimes completely ignored in the agile transformation of organizations. Popular models and frameworks are good starting points, but at the core it is about learning new skills of collaboration jointly.

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2023/08/practice-makes-perfect/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=practice-makes-perfect/feed/ 6 The Journey is the Destination https://raitner.de/en/2023/04/the-journey-is-the-destination/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-journey-is-the-destination https://raitner.de/en/2023/04/the-journey-is-the-destination/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-journey-is-the-destination#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2023 10:42:46 +0000 https://raitner.de/?p=14497 What do User Stories, Story Points, and Objective & Key-Results (OKR) have in common? The obvious answer that all three have something to do with Agile is too…

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2023/04/the-journey-is-the-destination/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-journey-is-the-destination/feed/ 1 On the Wise Use of Our Insultingly Short Lifespan https://raitner.de/en/2023/02/on-the-wise-use-of-our-insultingly-short-lifespan/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=on-the-wise-use-of-our-insultingly-short-lifespan https://raitner.de/en/2023/02/on-the-wise-use-of-our-insultingly-short-lifespan/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=on-the-wise-use-of-our-insultingly-short-lifespan#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:15:00 +0000 https://raitner.de/?p=14480 There is an absurdly wide gap between the human capacity to make many grand plans and the lifetime available to realize them. This brevity of life makes rigorous prioritization central to all time management and, at the same time, makes every choice painfully significant. Unfortunately, in our desperation, we tend to squeeze so much into our day until we are finally sufficiently overloaded to say no with a clear conscience.

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2023/02/on-the-wise-use-of-our-insultingly-short-lifespan/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=on-the-wise-use-of-our-insultingly-short-lifespan/feed/ 2 OKR, MbO, KPI – WTF? https://raitner.de/en/2023/01/okr-mbo-kpi-wtf-en/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=okr-mbo-kpi-wtf-en https://raitner.de/en/2023/01/okr-mbo-kpi-wtf-en/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=okr-mbo-kpi-wtf-en#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:52:37 +0000 https://fuehrung-erfahren.de/?p=14435 Objectives & Key Results, or OKR for short, originated in the 1970s under Andy Grove at Intel, who described it in his book “High Output Management” (Grove, 1983).…

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2023/01/okr-mbo-kpi-wtf-en/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=okr-mbo-kpi-wtf-en/feed/ 2 The Borg Effect: Assimilation Instead of Transformation https://raitner.de/en/2023/01/the-borg-effect-assimilation-instead-of-transformation/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-borg-effect-assimilation-instead-of-transformation https://raitner.de/en/2023/01/the-borg-effect-assimilation-instead-of-transformation/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-borg-effect-assimilation-instead-of-transformation#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:28:15 +0000 https://fuehrung-erfahren.de/?p=14415 When agile methods encounter encrusted structures of traditional organizations, one cannot automatically expect a sustainable transformation. It is much more likely that the new practices will be integrated into the existing structures as smoothly as possible through assimilation. As an Agile coach, you might feel as secure and effective as Jean-Luc Picard in the captivity of the Borg.

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2023/01/the-borg-effect-assimilation-instead-of-transformation/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-borg-effect-assimilation-instead-of-transformation/feed/ 0 The Art of Simplification https://raitner.de/en/2022/11/the-art-of-simplification/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-art-of-simplification https://raitner.de/en/2022/11/the-art-of-simplification/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-art-of-simplification#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:20:48 +0000 https://fuehrung-erfahren.de/?p=14367 Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when there is nothing left to take away. This standard, crafted by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, suggests some potential for improvement in public administration and large corporations. But what is the reason that the rules are becoming more and more and the processes more and more complicated? Perhaps, in the end, it is simply due to our tendency to seek solutions by adding rather than solving the problem by omitting, as demonstrated in recent research.

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2022/11/the-art-of-simplification/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-art-of-simplification/feed/ 1 The Cruel Side of Agile https://raitner.de/en/2022/11/the-cruel-side-of-agile/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-cruel-side-of-agile https://raitner.de/en/2022/11/the-cruel-side-of-agile/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-cruel-side-of-agile#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:27:53 +0000 https://fuehrung-erfahren.de/?p=14363 Longing for simple solutions on the individual level in the face of complex problems may be understandable and seem optimistic. Still, it is just cruel because the likely failure will also be attributed to the individuals and their "mindset."

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]]> https://raitner.de/en/2022/11/the-cruel-side-of-agile/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-cruel-side-of-agile/feed/ 6 Slow is smooth, smooth is fast https://raitner.de/en/2022/09/slow-is-smooth-smooth-isfast/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=slow-is-smooth-smooth-isfast https://raitner.de/en/2022/09/slow-is-smooth-smooth-isfast/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=slow-is-smooth-smooth-isfast#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:01:43 +0000 https://fuehrung-erfahren.de/?p=14325 Quickly check the emails. Send a few chat messages on the side. The technical possibilities tempt us to condense our time more and more and rush through the workday. But is faster always better?

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