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Why the Elephant?

The Elephant connects to several aspects of our work and mission. We share how elephants represent our “why”

By Ronica Roth, 3 years3 years ago
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Author Interview Series

On Phoenixes, Unicorns, and DevOps: Author Interview with Gene Kim

As Elevate co-founders are working on writing a couple of our own books, we’re interviewing authors of books we LOVE. Eric and I interviewed Gene for this first installment of Elevate’s Author Interview series. Why We Interviewed Gene My top Read more…

By Christine Hudson, 10 months10 months ago
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Eric briefly elaborates on estimation

I generally try and stay out of conversations and debates about estimation techniques in general, because I have a set of strong opinions that are almost outside the context where the questions arise, and the mere hint of a #NoEstimate Read more…

By Eric Willeke, 1 year1 year ago
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Deliver with Confidence

7 Hidden Benefits of Big Room Planning (BRP)

By popular request: A blog post summarizing the many reasons you might choose to do “big room planning” (BRP) sessions. The secret is that practicing together creates powerful experiences that can change beliefs, actions, behaviors, results and, ultimately, your business Read more…

By Christine Hudson, 1 year1 year ago
Practice Makes Culture

How to facilitate leaders without decision authority

Guide to recommendations rather than decisions In a strategy workshop or other big room planning event, we are often trying to help a group of leaders make some hard choices–strategy should clarify what NOT to do as much as where Read more…

By Ronica Roth, 1 year1 year ago
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Using Habit to Combat Fixed Mindset and Imposter Syndrome

Lately I’ve been really appreciating the growth mindset of Eric, my friend, business partner and–this spring–skiing partner. In this, just his second season of skiing, he’s progressing quickly, and now he’s leading us down some of the hardest mogul runs Read more…

By Ronica Roth, 1 year1 year ago
Deliver with Confidence

A Small, Simple–and Critical–Move Toward Better Meetings

Look in your calendar. How clear is the desired outcome of each meeting you’ll attend today? How is each meeting setting the tone, the culture of your organization? Often our meetings have grown a bit stale; they often need a Read more…

By Christine Hudson, 1 year1 year ago
Lead with Heart

Icebreakers We Love and Why We Love Them

Not all icebreakers add value to a meeting. Here are some we love and why we love them. We frequently include icebreakers in our meetings, starting with the basic goals: Get people participating Help the humans see each other as Read more…

By Christine Hudson, 1 year1 year ago
Practice Makes Culture

20 Questions for Amazing Authors About Their Book Writing Journeys

The Elevate team is lucky to know some amazing humans who have written some of the books we most recommend to help leaders deliver practical, successful, sustainable transformation. What would you ask your favorite business book authors if you had Read more…

By Christine Hudson, 1 year1 year ago
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Lead with Heart

Five simple words towards effective transformational leadership

While chatting with a client over the weekend, I realized how much my time training and teaching martial arts continues to influence the way I engage with the world. We were specifically amused with the idea of a classroom full Read more…

By Eric Willeke, 1 year1 year ago
Deliver with Confidence

The Wrong Tool for the Job

I was speaking to a GM friend the other day and they mentioned that they’ve moved away from agile and are now using more design thinking. It’s another post entirely to share what they meant when they said that–but the Read more…

By Christine Hudson, 1 year1 year ago

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