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Impactful Organizations

“Impactful Organizations is a true game changer. Not only does it shine a light on what it takes to thrive in the face of change. It makes it real!
I can only recommend you buy this book."


Why should you buy this book?

If you’re seeking a comprehensive guide to transforming your company into a dynamic, adaptable organization, this book is for you. “Impactful Organizations – and how to become one” provides a unique blend of narrative and practical insights, drawing from over 20 years of experience in the field. Through the engaging story of Disruptive Recyclers Inc., you will explore proven methodologies and innovative strategies to navigate the complexities of today’s business landscape.

An Engaging Story

“Impactful Organizations – and How to Become One” takes you on a transformative journey with Disruptive Recyclers Inc., a fictional company facing real-world challenges. From the birth of the company to its evolution into a market leader, the story mirrors the common obstacles and opportunities encountered by modern businesses. Each chapter is packed with lessons on leadership, adaptability, and innovation, providing you with the tools and inspiration to drive impactful change within your own organization.

Testimonials

Whether you’re a seasoned executive or new to transformation, you will benefit from this book. You will learn how to lead people through complex deliveries and change the way your teams work. This is a practical tool and guide to help you make an impact. Allan’s coaching and techniques have had the greatest impact on my ability to lead and deliver, and I’ve been able to take his lessons to other organizations. Now, you can benefit from his coaching too. Enjoy the book!

Kara Richards, Banking Executive

Our Published Books

Impactful Organizations – And How to Become One!

By Allan Rennebo Jepsen

Change is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be a threat. 
Impactful Organizations – And How to Become One breaks the mold of traditional business books by combining a compelling narrative with actionable strategies. Are you prepared to answer the tough questions necessary to transform adaptability from a mere aspiration into a tangible and impactful outcomes?

Through the journey of Disruptive Recyclers Inc., a fictional company navigating real-world market dynamics, this book reveals what it truly takes to become an impactful organization. It delves into the market forces that make adaptability essential, the sometimes challenging consequences of this transformation, and how to set your organization up for success while minimizing risks.

Learn how purpose-driven leadership fosters good, autonomous decision-making and how to design a company optimized for adaptability and lasting impact. Discover practical ways to integrate experimentation into daily operations and what it takes to lead effectively in a rapidly changing environment.

If you’re a leader ready to embrace change and drive your organization toward lasting success, this book offers the insights and tools to make that outcome achievable.

Lead Without Blame

By Diana Larsen & Tricia Broderick

A detailed framework for leaders to move past outdated workplace blame and shame strategies to cultivate resilient teams capable of facing adversity and setbacks confidently.

Workplace finger-pointing stifles creativity, reduces productivity, and limits psychological safety. Although no one sets out to be judgmental, learning new habits is hard. Two experienced leadership and agilists coaches share a road-tested leadership model that continuously embraces humility and failure as part of the growth process to deliver results.

By facilitating blame-free retrospective meetings, leaders chart a productive path forward. They amplify three essential motivators of purpose, autonomy, and co-intelligence within their team. Layered on with four resilience factors: inclusive collaboration, transparent power dynamics, collaborative learning, and embracing conflict. After applying these strategies, learning leaders will help their teams and themselves become more resilient and better equipped to handle any unexpected and challenging tasks that comes their way.

Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams

By Diana Larsen & Ainsley Nies

Ready, set, liftoff! Align your team to one purpose: successful delivery. Learn new insights and techniques for starting projects and teams the right way, with expanded concepts for planning, organizing, and conducting liftoff meetings. Real-life stories illustrate how others have effectively started (or restarted) their teams and projects. Master coaches Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies have successfully “lifted off” numerous agile projects worldwide. Are you ready for success?

Every team needs a great start. If you’re a business or product leader, team coach or agile practice lead, project or program manager, you’ll gain strategic and tactical benefits from liftoffs.

Discover new step-by-step instructions and techniques for boosting team performance in this second edition of Liftoft. Concrete examples from our practices show you how to get everyone on the same page from the start as you form the team. You’ll find pointers for refocusing an effort that’s gone off in the weeds, and practices for working with teams as complex systems. See how to scale liftoffs for multiple teams across the enterprise, address the three key elements for collaborative team chartering, establish the optimal conditions for learning and improvement, and apply the GEFN (Good Enough for Now) rule for efficient liftoffs. Throughout the book are stories from real-life teams lifting off, as seasoned coaches describe their experiences with liftoffs and agile team chartering.

Focused conversations help the team align, form, and build enough trust for collaborating. You’ll build a common understanding of the teams’ context within business goals. Every liftoff is unique, but success is common!

Agile Retrospectives – Second Edition

By Diana Larsen, Esther Derby & David Horowitz

In an uncertain and complex world, learning is more important than ever before. In fact, it can be a competitive advantage. Teams and organizations that learn rapidly deliver greater customer value faster and more reliably. Furthermore, those teams are more engaged, more productive, and more satisfied. The most effective way to enable teams to learn is by holding regular retrospectives. Unfortunately, many teams only get shallow results from their retrospectives. This book is filled with practical advice, techniques, and real-life examples that will take retrospectives to the next level–whether your team is co-located, hybrid, or remote. This book will help team leads, scrum masters, and coaches engage their teams to learn, improve, and deliver greater results.

For nearly two decades, scrum masters, team leads, and coaches have relied on the first edition of Agile Retrospectivesas an essential resource to facilitate better retrospectives.

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