Diving Into Courage

Kathy Thomson - Agile Consultant - Blue River Consulting

'Diving Into Courage'
Courage is recognised as a key quality present in innovative and successful organisations, and is even cited as a core value of some Agile frameworks. But what is at the root of courage, and how can we become more courageous as individuals and organisations?

Agile Scotland March 2020

Transcript

1. What lies beneath, and how can we dig deep? #RadicalThomson Diving into Courage Kathy Thomson
2. Why is courage so important? Why are we here? What stands in our way? How can we meet this challenge? Why is courage so important? What stands in our way? How can we meet this challenge?
3. We can only truly meet our potential and find our true path if we act with courage Why courage? We can only thrive, innovate and become fully productive if we create courageous cultures For ourselves For our organisations We can only truly meet our potential and find our true path if we act with courage We can only thrive, innovate and become fully productive if we create courageous cultures #RadicalThomson
4. What is courage? Dictionary definition Organisational courage The ability to do something that frightens one; bravery. Strength in the face of pain or grief The will to act in the face of fear or despair in order to enhance constructive and human growth #RadicalThomson
5. My journey #RadicalThomson
6. Inspiration Has a book ever changed your path? #RadicalThomson
7. A moment of choice A moment of choice #RadicalThomson
8. Our world #RadicalThomson
9. Moments of courage every day #RadicalThomson
10. Our frameworks value courage #RadicalThomson
11. Where have we come from? #RadicalThomson
12. Traditional backgrounds #RadicalThomson
13. The armour comes up #RadicalThomson
14. This all feels so hard but there’s no point speaking up Am I meant to fix all this? Don’t you worry, we have it all in hand #RadicalThomson ,
15. Courageous cultures research #RadicalThomson
16. This felt familiar What does Brené Brown say about courage in the workplace, and in particular the part leadership plays? #RadicalThomson
17. “A leader is someone who influences others to take effective action” - Francis Briers #RadicalThomson
18. #RadicalThomson What is needed for success in a complex world, to meet challenges and for innovation We need braver leaders and more courageous cultures Ref: Brene Brown, Dare to Lead #RadicalThomson
19. Ref: Brene Brown, Dare to Lead #RadicalThomson
20. Ref: Brene Brown, Dare to Lead #RadicalThomson
21. Ref: Brene Brown, Dare to Lead #RadicalThomson
22. How can we bring personal courage? #RadicalThomson
23. Noticing & curiosity In the moment: Sensations Thoughts Behaviours Patterns: Transactional analysis & ego #RadicalThomson (with self compassion)
25. I don’t always come back to you when I don’t understand something What’s behind that? #RadicalThomson
26. What can help teams to be courageous? #RadicalThomson
27. Rumble tools Leader language • What do you need to feel safe? • What does support from me look like? Permission slips #RadicalThomson
28. #RadicalThomson
29. Radical Candour Radical: overcoming our conditioning Candour: communicate your view clearly and humbly Care Personally: about the whole person with your whole self Challenge Directly: say what needs to be said to help others and the organisation to improve Radical candour Care personally Challenge directly Ruinous Empathy Manipulative insincerity Obnoxious aggression #RadicalThomson Ref: Kim Scott, Radical Candor
31. Thanks for listening! ” In the past, jobs were about muscles, now they are about brains, but in the future they’ll be about the heart ” Michael Shafik And to my heroes Brené Brown (inspiration) and April Hartley (creative) #RadicalThomson
32. Resources https://www.mindful.org/ #RadicalThomson