Len Lagestee (@lagestee) header
Len Lagestee (@lagestee) profile picture

Organizational Change Coach, Blogger and Podcast Host at The Illustrated Agile Company.

The Whole Wide World
Joined February 2009
Average life expectancy of a bear: 20 years. Probably less due to all the smoke inhalation. Either Smokey switched to a Keto diet, or we have an imposter bear in our midst.
Smokey Bear turns 75 years old this week! We’d love to hear you sing ‘Happy Birthday’ for him between now and August 9th! Use #SingForSmokey and we’ll share Smokey’s biggest fans. #SmokeyBear75
2
10
1
75
Len Lagestee retweeted
I am really excited about a new frontier where an engineer can specify the "objective" of a product and then software can optimize on many dimensions to create it. Here's "generative design" optimizing a chair for stiffness and mass..
32
366
50
1,554
"No amount of skill or pride in workmanship can overcome fundamental faults in the system." W. Edwards Deming bit.ly/2FsXT2B
Bennett on hardships: "You certainly feel things and things bother you, but where does peace and perspective come from? I always tell our guys, it has to be something unconditional. I know I have that in the love of my family. And I know I have that in my faith." 🔶⚔️🔷 #GoHoos
143
2,753
1,020
8,600
Len Lagestee retweeted
Whatever you do has an impact on others. You get to choose what that impact is based on your behavior, and how it is received based on your message.
New Post: The Far-Reaching Impact of Leaders. Whether we care to admit it or not, the ripple effect of leadership behavior is profound and deep-reaching. illustratedagile.com/2019/02…
I’m working with a company early in their Agile journey. Leadership is starting to ask the right questions. This post from @lagestee is a great start to helping them find answers in a meaningful way. Thanks Len! illustratedagile.com/2012/09…
1
1
1
Len Lagestee retweeted
8 Ways to Measure Your Impact as an Agile Coach No not by the velocity! By: - “Proud Parent” moments - Language change - Shortest possible cycle-time - Quality - Ability to self-heal - Formal meeting reduction - Concept advancements - Coaching tree buff.ly/2rZCYxw
1
3
Len Lagestee retweeted
Change management psychology: First, they resist. Then there's confusion. Finally there's welcoming change. #innovation #changemanagement #leadership ow.ly/Je3k30lEy3U
The best thing I saw yesterday? This guy from the Baltimore Ravens Marching Band playing PERFECT air drums to Rush's "Tom Sawyer":
3,645
69,146
11,692
312,024
Nothing builds connection like experiencing the highs and lows of change together lnkd.in/dp_2bH4
1
1
Len Lagestee retweeted
" #FoodForAgileThought 156—shared w/ 18,778 peers: Servant Leadership, Pace of Change, The 7 Steps to Enterprise Business Agility" bit.ly/2wdFbbf W/ @thetravelchica @lagestee @InfoQ
1
1
"We all are learning, modifying, or destroying ideas all the time. Rapid destruction of your ideas when the time is right is one of the most valuable qualities you can acquire. You must force yourself to consider arguments on the other side." — Charlie Munger
7
373
17
952
Len Lagestee retweeted
“The Lord does not deal with us according to our sins. . . For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:10-12
25
276
14
1,015
The Ikea manual of the future looks amazing f-st.co/paAvExK
7
231
44
435
Len Lagestee retweeted
"As God is exalted to the right place in our lives, a thousand problems are solved all at once." AW Tozer #tozer
6
452
11
1,008
Even Happier #Product #Owners - I love the weekly plan ow.ly/9rei30e1eVX
Len Lagestee retweeted
Happy Product Owners: a week in the optimal life, from #Agile coach @lagestee bit.ly/2uE2B7s
1
1
Len Lagestee retweeted
This is the best video on the Internet currently. xitter.cf/stevosideways/status/8…
2,726
79,248
16,046
132,886
9 characteristics of happy #ProductOwners buff.ly/2mgZAGb @lagestee reflects on this challenging role in an #Agile organization