Reframing Rejection

This is a short post but an important one.  

I was in a Moose Herd session on March 8th, and Don Miller referenced a conference submission reaction that Christina Thomas posted on LinkedIn.

He brought it up as an example of how someone beautifully handled things by reframing and with an eye toward learning and the future.

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to do that when rejected. It often takes me quite a while to pivot from it.

I want to applaud Cristina for her vulnerability and for being a role model.

Here are a few related posts for those of you who want to submit for conference speaking opportunities—

• The Lost Art of Inviting Speakers – https://www.agile-moose.com/blog/2021/2/16/lost-art-of-inviting-speakers

• Lessons Learned for Submitting to Conferences – https://www.agile-moose.com/blog/2019/12/13/conference-submissions-lessons-ive-learned-the-hard-way

• A Pivot I’m Making WRT Public Speaking – https://www.agile-moose.com/blog/2021/12/16/my-public-speaking-pivotnext

Stay agile my friends,

Oh, and Christina, please keep submitting. Yours is a voice and a perspective that needs to be heard!

Bob.

Cowardly Escaping the Real Work

Matthias Orgler posting this on LinkedIn in October 2022— 

#Agile #values are not an add-on to agility, they're the bulk of what makes #agility work.

While most #transformations focus 90% of their effort on #frameworks, roles, processes, they run the risk of never reaping the benefits of agility. Because 90% of what makes agility actually work has nothing to do with frameworks.

I understand that values, mindset and changing your view of the world is scary and seems too soft for business. Frameworks and detailed descriptions of roles, organizational structures and processes mollify us. They're something tangible to hold on to and we feel as if we're making progress. But in reality, we're cowardly escaping from the real work: adopting a new view of the human being, agile values and an agile #mindset. We're escaping true agility and rob our companies of huge possible benefits. 

⚠️ Neglect #agileValues at your own risk.

What struck me most deeply in Mattias’ post was this statement—

But in reality, we're cowardly escaping from the real work: adopting a new view of the human being, agile values and an agile #mindset. We're escaping true agility and rob our companies of huge possible benefits.

You might say that this sounds too dramatic, too judgmental, too negative or critical, and too extreme.

I actually found it boldly courageous and an act of telling us (the agile consulting, coaching, and certification communities) that we have no clothes.

That we’re not focusing hard enough on what truly matters.

What say you, are you cowardly escaping by focusing on the easy bits? If so, what will you do to change that?

Stay agile (in mindset and values) my friend,

Bob.